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Counseling
Birthline/Lifeline
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Counseling Programs Therapy for adults, children, families, couples and groups is provided in 5 locations. The therapy deals with problems such as depression, loneliness, grief and loss, anxiety, stressful relationships, child and adolescent problems and other life stressors. |
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Fees are offered on a sliding scale. Spanish-speaking counselors are available at some locations.
Generally, clients are served in the county where they live. Counseling services are NOT provided to those who are actively abusing drugs or alcohol or who are physically abusive. Persons that the agency cannot serve will be referred to a more appropriate resource.
Diann Jasinski, LCSW, Division Director
1040 S. Federal Highway, Ste 101
Delray Beach, FL 33483
Phone: (561) 274-0801; Fax: (561) 274-7056
Email: cc_db1@hotmail.com
Counseling Program Locations:
1040 S. Federal Highway, Suite 101
Delray Beach, FL 33483
Phone: (561) 504-5097; Fax: (561) 274-7056
Email: Cc_db1@hotmail.com
Contact Person: Diann Jasinski, LCSW, Division Director
900 54th Street, P.O. Box 8246
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
Phone: (561) 842-2406: Fax: (561) 863-5379
1111 S.E. Federal Highway, Suite 218
P.O. Box 2687
Stuart, FL 34995
Phone: (772) 283-0541; Fax: (772) 220-9894
Contact Person: Helen Kelly, MSW
Century Professional Plaza
7401 S. U.S. Hwy, 1, Ste. 306
Port St. Lucie
Phone: (772) 873-0015
St. Helen Catholic Church
2025 20th Avenue
Vero Beach, FL 34960
Phone: (772) 562-5957; Fax: (772) 562-2209
Contact Person: Mary LaMarr, MSW
Specialized Counseling Programs:
Maurawood Community Outreach provides supportive services for single moms and their children in Palm Beach county. Individual and family counseling, provided by licensed clinicians, are offered free of charge to empower single moms who are struggling with poverty to become emotionally healthy and to provide a stable and nurturing home for their children.
In addition, the Maurawood Work Preparedness
Program offers supportive services, to include in-home counseling
and case management, for single moms who are transitioning from
welfare to work. Counseling encourages decision making skills,
communication skills, assertiveness and additional life skills.
Also, Maurawood offers support group meetings to provide a family
social activity as well as a variety of speakers to present on
topics most important to the single working mom. The goal is to
provide the single, working mother with a support network to empower
her to achieve her goals as well as the goals for her family.
900 54th Street, P.O. Box 8246
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
Phone: (561) 842-2406; Fax: (561) 863-5379
This program provides a team approach to working with couples who are in crisis. The couples may be in jeopardy of separating or divorcing. The clinical team provides an intensive 3-hour session to try to save the relationship.
900 54th Street, P.O. Box 8246
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
Phone: (561) 842-2406; Fax: (561) 863-5379
A children's therapist provides counseling to children and their families in the St. Lucie County area.
Century Professional Plaza
7401 S. U.S. Hwy, 1, Ste. 306
Port St. Lucie
Phone: (772) 873-0015
Contact Person: Maria Duboy, LMHC
Cooperative Parenting & Divorce
This is a group workshop and educational program designed to help divorced or divorcing parents learn how to minimize their own conflict and build the skills needed to support their children's emotional well being. Each workshop includes 6 weekly sessions. One or both parents may attend the same workshop. Grandparents, step-parents, and other involved caregivers may also attend.
900 54th Street, P.O. Box 8246
West Palm Beach, Fl 33407
Phone: (561) 842-2406; Fax: (561) 863-5379
Contact Person: Bobbi Kolp, LMHC
Other Programs in Counseling Division
Birthline/Lifeline offers compassionate help to
women who find themselves in a crisis pregnancy by providing them
alternatives to abortion. We offer free pregnancy testing, with
referrals to the Health Department for Medicaid clearance. The program
provides clothing (maternity, baby through toddler), infant car seats,
strollers, formula, cribs, etc. at no charge.
Referrals are given for pre-natal care, housing, emergency assistance,
adoption, post-abortion counseling and other assistance.
Birthline
Mary Rodriguez, Administrator
1040 S. Federal Highway, Suite 101
Delray Beach, FL 33483
Phone: (561) 278-0894; Hotline: (561) 278-0880;
Fax: (561) 274-7056
Lifeline
900 54th Street, P.O. Box 8246
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
Phone: (561) 842-5301; Fax: (561) 863-5379
Contact Person: Mary Rodriguez, Administrator
In case of an emergency when offices are closed, clients should call the Mobile Crisis Team; Northern Palm Beach county number (877) 435-4740 or Southern Palm Beach County number (877) 858-7474. Clients can also call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. For those persons who need someone to talk to or for referrals to community resources, call 211.
Other community agencies that provide counseling on a sliding scale are:
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Center for Family Services in West Palm Beach or Boca (centralized intake number (800) 404-7960.)
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Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service in Boca (561) 852-3333
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Alpert Jewish Family & Children’s Services in West Palm Beach (561) 684-1991
There are also several agencies now providing in-home therapy to children and their families. For more information, call the Delray Beach or West Palm Beach offices of Catholic Charities.