Mental Health & Counseling Services

We recognize that the challenges in our lives may lead to isolation, anxiety, depression, and other health problems, especially in the LGBTQI population. It sometimes takes focused and knowledgeable professionals to assist in the recover process.

The Center LB desires to assist people to enhance their relationships, improve healthy communication, decrease violence, address substance abuse, improve self-esteem and provide for a greater sense of safety and well being in their lives. As a result it created a Mental Health & Counseling Services Program in February 2009

Who Are We
Ongoing Clinical Supervision is provided to MFT and MSW graduates, Interns & Clinical Trainees who are registered in the State of California or assigned to gain clinical experience while in an accredited master-level or doctoral-level University program.

All interns & trainees are supervised per the Board of Behavioral Science regulations and Ethical Guidelines respective to their registrations and field.

Counseling Services
– Individual Therapy
– Couples Counseling
– Family Counseling
– Psycho-Educational Groups
– Therapy Groups
– Workshops

Intake/How to Begin
An intake session is required where you will meet with a counselor who will assist you in determining the best course to take based on the issues you wish to address. To set this up you can do one of two things:

Call (562) 434-4455 ext. 237 to set up an intake appointment. OR you can walk in and fill out a confidential form that will be submitted to the program supervisor and you will be contacted as soon as is possible.

INTAKE takes about 30 minutes and costs $15 per person. You will be assigned a regular Counselor, schedule a first visit, establish your fee, and be informed of policies regarding your rights as a client. Most clients are scheduled to begin seeing a regular Counselor within seven days of the Intake.

Fees
These services exists at a lower-than-customary cost and fees are determined by the ability of clients to pay. Fees are established at the time of the intake and specific individual situations are taken into consideration.

The Counseling Center does not receive any grants to supplement fees to clients, but we maintain a policy to turn no one away for lack of ability to pay.

Services to Professionals
Pending approval, The Center LB will provide Continuing Education Units for licensed professionals (LCSW/MFT). If you wish to be on our email for notification of upcoming opportunities, please email your interest to: counseling@centerlb.org

Upcoming Workshops
– Intimacy & Relationships
– Co-Dependency
– Alternatives to Violence in Relationships
– Parenting and C-Parenting
– Coping with Financial Transitions
– Responding to Effects of Homophobia
– Children of Same-Sex Parents
A full workshop schedule will be published soon.

If you have topics you would like see presented by The Center LB, please email your ideas. They are welcomed & appreciated.

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