The LSU Health Child & Family Counseling Clinic is an outpatient mental health clinic designed to provide mental health services to children, adolescents, and their families. It is affiliated with the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and is housed in the School of Allied Health Professions in the Department of Clinical Rehabilitation and Counseling as a teaching, training, and research facility. The Child & Family Counseling Clinic provides individual, group, and family mental health services as well as psychological/psychoeducational evaluations. Appointments may be scheduled by calling 504-556-3451 or emailing [email protected]. Appointments will be scheduled based on clinician availability and scope of practice.
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Services Offered
The LSU Health Child & Family Counseling Clinic provides individual, group, and family mental health services as well as psychological/psychoeducational evaluations. Additionally, the clinic provides supervision and consultation services to students and professionals seeking to earn continuing education hours toward licensure/certification as well as professional development trainings and mental health consultation to local area preschools and schools. Supervision is also offered for licensure and certification.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
Payment: Sliding Scale
Online Counseling: Yes
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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.