Advocates champions people who face developmental, mental health, or other life challenges. We partner with individuals and families to shape creative solutions to even the greatest obstacles.
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Services Offered
Youth and Family Counseling- Advocates counselors and specialists work in partnership with children and their families to determine treatment plans tailored to their needs. Our staff bring skill and compassion to families dealing with a wide range of needs including: *Anxiety and depression * ADD and ADHD * Challenging behaviors * Communication issues * Divorce * Illness, trauma, and loss * Relationships * Social skills
Mental Health Recovery - At Advocates, we believe that people in mental health recovery are the foremost experts on their own lives. Ultimately, we strive to help people harness that expertise to lead healthy and fulfilling lives of their own design. Through our residential and outreach programs, community-based counseling and psychiatry services, and peer supports, Advocates promotes hope, recovery, and communities where all can thrive.
Addiction Counseling- Advocates Community Counseling provides individual and group therapy to those struggling with addiction at our locations in Framingham, Marlborough, and Harvard. Our compassionate and skilled counselors support individuals on their journey to recovery.
Fees and Payment
We accept MassHealth and most private insurance plans. (Youth and Family Counseling; Addiction Counseling)
Participants in Advocates Mental Health Residential and Outreach programs are most often referred by the Department of Mental Health (DMH). Some private pay opportunities may be available. (Mental Health Recovery)
This is a non profit agency.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual
Payment: Sliding Scale Medicare 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.
