The mission of the Christian Counseling Connection, Inc. is to provide biblically informed counseling to families and individuals with the goal of fostering psychological and spiritual wholeness. The Christian Counseling Connection, Inc. provides biblically informed counseling to families and individuals with the goal of fostering psychological and spiritual wholeness. The Connection also seeks to provide workshops and seminars to promote the healing process and enable Christians to effectively reach out to others.
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Services Offered
THERAPY - Let's dispel the myth that everyone who attends therapy is deeply troubled. We all have busy lives and sometimes we need the assistance of a professional to help us through the maze of life. Let's face it - we all could use some extra support to face the trials, triumphs, and transitions of life. Our world is fast-paced and often coming at us in so many ways that we don't have the time to sit, reflect, and choose the strategic direction that can help make our lives less complex. Therapy allows us to listen to our own speech (out loud) and provides time for reflection on life's circumstances in order for us to make more appropriate decisions. Maybe you need to just get things from your past or present out from the closet where they have been stored for years. Therapy allows you to release, in more ways than one, the hidden things that have made you feel guilty, ashamed, or hurt and hand them over to God.
Treatment Modes - We recognize the fact that each person, every couple, and all families are different requiring a customized model of counseling. Our counselors come from a wide variety of disciplines. They are all familiar with ethical and cultural issues that impact the counseling relationship. Some of the treatment modalities used by our therapists are listed below. (click on the modality for its description)
ART & PLAY THERAPY - Art and Play therapy is a non-threatening treatment that allows children to express their thoughts and feelings in ways best suited to their developmental level.
PARENT COACHING - Through Parent Coaching, we train and empower parents to manage challenges, shift behaviors, correct family dynamics and achieve their parenting goals.
COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY - Referred to as CBT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on how your thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes affect your feelings and behavior.
FAMILY SYSTEMS THERAPY - Through the use of Family Systems Therapy, we can help individuals resolve problems in the context of the family by enabling them to understand differentiation, triangulation, generational issues and other behavioral patterns.
TRAUMA FOCUSED THERAPY - Through Trauma Focused Therapy, our counselors assist individuals to develop skills designed help them cope with emotions, memories, and behaviors that are tied to trauma.
EXPOSURE THERAPY - Exposure Therapy is used with patients experiencing OCD or other phobias. Through the use of systematic techniques, a person is gradually exposed to the source of his/her anxiety in a safe environment.
DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY - Dialectical Behavior Therapy is treatment designed to help people regulate their emotions and thoughts by learning about triggers that lead to emotional reactivity.
ATTACHMENT-BASED THERAPY - The Attachment-based Therapy treatment is based on the four attachment styles and how they relate to one's current relationships.
SOLUTION-FOCUSED THERAPY - Solution-focused Therapy is a goal-oriented treatment that focuses on a person's present and future goals rather than on past experiences.
EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED THERAPY - Emotionally Focused Therapy is designed specifically for Couples. This is a treatment that helps to shift a couple's interactional patterns in order to foster greater bonding and more expanded emotional responses.
Fees and Payment
We participate with most insurances. We have a sliding scale based on your income for clients who do not have mental health insurance benefits.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
Special Groups: Faith-Based
Payment: Sliding Scale Medicaid
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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.