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~ To help build and support emotionally strong families, individuals and community through confidential, affordable counseling and advocacy ~
Community Counseling
Center is a non-profit, community organization staffed by qualified, state-licensed,
volunteer therapists or graduate level, supervised interns. The primary
purpose is to assist individuals and families to develop the ability to
find choices and make changes when life becomes difficult during times
of transition, confusion, depression or grief.
Our program
provides short-term psychological counseling services and counseling information
to San Luis Obispo County residents whose circumstances are not appropriate
for existing public mental health resources or who cannot afford private
services. Fees are based on sliding scale according to each client’s
ability to pay. Persons who are financially able, through income or insurance
coverage, to use private services are offered referrals. No one is denied
service on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin,
age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability.
We provide up to ten
(10) sessions of family, couple, or individual counseling for relationship
issues, bereavement issues, parenting problems and life transition situations,
all of which are suitable for short-term treatment. It may be necessary
to refer our clients whose conditions are not appropriate for short-term
counseling such as: substance abuse, sexual abuse, domestic violence,
custody cases and chronic mental illness.
Community Counseling Center
was founded in 1968 by five local ministers who saw a need in the community
for affordable counseling. It soon became a 501(c)(3) non-profit and has
been a leader in mental health services ever since. It created Hotline
in 1970 and operated Warmline (a parenting advice line) from 1978 to 1996.
Over the years CCC (formerly Family Services Center) has participated
in child abuse prevention education, inmate counseling at the county jail,
literacy classes, and a variety of workshops and support groups.
PRESIDENT
Nick
Thille
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VICE
PRESIDENT
Al Amaral |
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Shannon McOuat |
TREASURER
Scott Doi |
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Anne Appel, MFT
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Mary Ellen Lewis |
Santos Arrona |
Maegen Loring |
Lucinda Borchard
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Ann Schiebelhut |
Alyson Buttery
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Pam Stein, MFT |
Carol Kingery
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Binah Polay
Executive Director |
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Jeff Bringle
Administrative Assistant
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Marla Lipshin
Bookkeeper |
Ann Clements
Clerical Assistant |
Community Counseling Center
is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. It is funded by the United Way,
the San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation, the County and City of
San Luis Obispo, Central Coast Wine Classic, and various foundations and civic
organizations. Client fees account for 20% of our budget.
Corporate and individual donations
are encouraged. Help us help others by sending your donation to Community
Counseling Center.
We would like to thank the
following for their support.
Please contact
us if you would like to add the logo for your organization.
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