Places for People combines human connection and evidence-based care to support and empower those living with mental and physical illness. You'll see changes rolling out in the next several months, including a complete website redesign and a new brand that reflects our passion to remove the stigma of mental health.
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Services Offered
Places for People provides a range of individual, group, and family therapies to meet the unique needs of each person living with mental illness. Staff receive extensive training to deliver therapeutic interventions backed by by scientific research, demonstrating they are effective methods of promoting recovery for people with specialized problems, including trauma, co-occurring substance abuse, and major mental illnesses.
Our therapy practices that have been identified as evidence-based practices include: Illness Management and Recovery (IMR): An intervention designed to help people with severe mental illness identify personal recovery goals and to learn how to manage their illness more effectively in pursuit of those goals. Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA):A comprehensive substance-abuse treatment which utilizes social, recreational, familial, and vocational reinforcers to assist consumers in the recovery process. Motivational Interviewing (MI): A goal-directed, client-centered counseling method which helps clients to explore and resolve unclear or uncertain attitudes relating to mental health, substance abuse, and recovery. Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment (IDDT): A philosophy of providing both mental health and substance abuse treatment concurrently and throughout all services and programs. Trauma Recovery and Empowerment Model (TREM): An intervention program designed for survivors of trauma to address issues of physical, sexual, and/or emotional abuse. Seeking Safety: A treatment model for clients with a history of trauma and substance abuse, focusing on coping skills and with a special emphasis on promoting safe behavior and thought processes.
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A community counseling agency is a group therapy practice that offers affordable mental health services. Most are independent non-profit agencies, state agencies, or publicly-funded agencies. A few may restrict who is eligible for services, so it is a good idea to check when you call.
Community counseling agencies are generally more affordable than other therapy providers, but how much more affordable they are will depend on whether you qualify for a discount or sliding scale fee (or if they accept your insurance). Many, but not all, have a policy that they won't turn away anyone due to inability to pay. You should ask about their fees when you first call.
Expect to talk to kind people who want to help you find the care you need. Most community agencies strive to connect you with a live person within 24 hours, if not immediately. If you're asked to hold or leave a message, don't give up; just leave a message and wait. You should hear back pretty quickly.
Most agencies try to set up an initial assessment appointment within a week (some do within 24 hours), though the waitlist to start therapy is usually longer—about a few weeks on average. If you're not eligible or if the agency is not right for you, it's usually still worth it to call or drop in, because staff are knowledgeable about local options and can often refer you to one.