Ridgeview is a private, not-for-profit community mental health center based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Since its inception in 1957, Ridgeview has expanded services to over 23 sites in a five-county geographic area, including Anderson, Campbell, Morgan, Roane, and Scott counties.
Services Offered
Outpatient Therapy
Ridgeview offers comprehensive outpatient therapy (counseling) services for children, adolescents, and adults at each of our locations. Our highly trained and caring treatment professionals, including psychologists, clinical social workers, professional counselors, and marriage and family therapists, provide individual and family therapy, marital/couples counseling, and group therapy.
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is also offered at several of our locations to assist families in learning to better manage difficult child behaviors. Ridgeview also specializes in trauma-informed care, providing treatment in a safe and supportive enviornment for children and adults who have experienced traumatic events. Treatment components from Trauma Focused - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) are utilized to assist children in learning to manage thoughts, feelings, and behaviors related to past trauma, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is available at some locations.
Fees and Payment
We accept most major insurances and accept and care for all regardless of ability to pay.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
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.