Does your employer offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)?
Contact the HR dept. Through your work and ask if they offer an EAP. Some places will cover multiple counseling sessions and direct you to covered providers.
Do you have insurance? Most insurance companies have a providers search engine on the insurance website.
Google the name of your insurance provider and find providers.
Example: “Find providers for Blue Cross Blue Shield:
Once on the website you can search by provider type: “Counselor”, “Pediatrician”, or “Psychiatrist”
Providers in the area that accept our insurance will pop up in a list.
You can click on each provider and it will tell you if they are accepting new clients or other specifiers (such as specialities or other languages spoken).
Below are some of the free, sliding scale, and insurance-accepted counseling resources:
Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children
Call the hotline for more information at 254-752-7233 or toll free at 888-867-7233
Website: https://advocacycntr.org/
Provide crisis intervention, counseling (individual and group), case management,and family and community education, services are free for anyone who qualifies.
The Center for Children & Families
Call 254-772-8055 to schedule an appointment
Website: https:www.children-families.com
Offers a full range of psychological services to children, teens, and adults including individual, family, and marriage counseling. There are multiple different therapists on staff with a wide range of specialities. Most major insurance policies accepted, including Medicaid.
The Family Health Center
Call 254-313-4500 to schedule an appointment
Website: http://www.wacofhc.org/services/services-behavioral-health.
Offers a full range of psychological services to children, teens, and adults including individual , family, and marriage counseling. There are multiple providers on staff with a wide range of specialties. Accepts insurance, sliding scale pay (meaning they will work with you and will not turn you away regardless of ability to pay).
STARRY Counseling Services
Call 254-399-6522 to schedule an appointment
Website: http:www.starry.org/site/services/Counseling-Program/
STARRY Counseling Services are free to families with children up to 17 years old (or youth older than the age of 17 who are still enrolled in high school in Texas). Counseling services include individual, group, and family counseling, as well as parenting classes.
Klaras Center for Families
Call 254-752-7889 to schedule an intake appointment
Call 866-752-3451 for 24-hour Mental Health Crisis Emergency Line
Website: https://www.hotrmhmr.org/services/child-and-adolescent-mental-health/klaras-center-for-families
Klaras assists children and adolescents ages 3 to 21 who have emotional and/or behavioral difficulties. They can provide screening, referrals, counseling, case management, skills training, parent education and support, psychiatric services, and medication support for those that qualify. Most insurance plans are accepted, including Medicaid and CHIP. Fees for services are based on a sliding scale. If ineligible for insurance, other payment arrangements can be made so that no one is turned away due to inability to pay.
Methodist Children’s Home - Family Outreach Program
Call 254-750-1263 to schedule an intake
Website: https://www.mch.org/locations/waco-campus/
Provides free of cost wrap-around services to families in need of case management, parenting classes, skill building, support and education for caregivers, and referrals to outside services if needed.
Waco Psychological Associates
Call 254-751-1550 to schedule an appointment
Website: https://wacopscyholgical.com/
Offers a full range of psychological services to children, teens and adults including individual, family and marriage counseling. There are multiple different therapists on staff with a wide range of specialities. Most major insurance plans accepting, including Medicaid.
24 Hour - Crisis Hotline: 1-866-752-3451
If you have questions regarding counseling options or the process of getting your child into counseling please contact the school counselor on your campus by calling the front desk.