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Center for Community Counseling
What We Do
We provide counseling to low-income adults by linking them with professional counselors who
volunteer their time and expertise. In fact, nearly 90 professional therapists in our community
donated 4,329 hours ($259,740 worth) of mental healt services.
Our sliding scale, one of the lowest in Lane County (starting at just
$7.00 per session) enables us to provide counseling to people on fixed or limited incomes.
Counseling is Not a Luxury
Mental Health is just as important as physical health. Problems, however large or small, can
lead to stress and difficulty in the workplace and at home. Counseling develops skills
for coping with these pressures.
Our Clients Are:
- Survivors:
- 98% of our clients report being abused as children. The long-term effects of
abuse bring them into counseling. Many are currently trying to free themselves from violent partners.
- Low-income:
- Our clients' average income is about $500 per month. They do not have health insurance and
are not eligible for counseling services under Medicaid.
- Mothers & Fathers:
- Two-thirds of our clients are parents, and over 80% are women.
- In Need:
- Our clients struggle every day with severe depression, anger, isolation, low self-esteem,
anxiety, and the stress of parenting.
Counseling Works
Counseling is preventative. Counseling helps people to:
- become better parents
- leave violent relationships
- manage anger
- find and maintain employment
- improve their self-esteem
Counseling is cost-effective because it prevents or reduces the incidence
of child abuse, domestic violence, suicide, and loss of productivity. Through
counseling and classes, our clients become more constructive members of the community.
Center for Community Counseling is particularly cost-effective because committed
professional therapists in the community volunteer their skills to help clients
become productive individuals.
Changed April 2, 1997. This space donated by Oregon Internet Properties LLC) . E-mail: dwork@dwco.com
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