COMMUNITY COUNSELING AND EDUCATION SERVICES

Catholic Charities recognizes that there are times in life when everyone, young and old, rich and poor, single and married, must cope with problems that seem overwhelming. Professional counseling can help people through these rough times. Counselors at Community Counseling and Education Services help people make lasting changes in their lives that will help them cope with future problems.

Services

•   Individual Counseling: Helps with stressful situations, depression, grief, anxiety, physical and sexual abuse, HIV/AIDS issues, work related problems, relationship issues, substance abuse, domestic violence, court ordered counseling or anything else that disrupts daily living.
•   Marriage/Couple Counseling: Helps solve problems involving communication, conflicts, domestic violence, sex, money management, lack of affection, etc. Premarital counseling is also available.
•   Family/Parent-Child Counseling: Helps families overcome conflicts, troublesome behavior by family members, poor communications, the difficulties of single parenting and more.
•   Group Counseling: Gives people with similar problems a safe and supportive place to help one another find solutions to life's difficulties.
•   Psychiatric Services: Are available for children who are on Medi-Cal and in need of psychiatric screening and diagnosis, medication evaluation, prescriptions and medication monitoring. Psychiatric services are not offered through the sliding-scale component of the program.
•   Educational Services: Provide educational presentations and workshops to schools, church groups, businesses and others. CCES provides a variety of presentations and workshops that include: stress reduction workshops; communication; conflict resolution; family violence; blended and extended families; and sexual abuse.
•   Hotline for pregnancy and adoption services: Catholic Charities USA, in conjunction with Catholic Charities offices around the United States, has established a national toll-free telephone number to provide confidential pregnancy and adoption counseling for pregnant teens and other women in crisis pregnancies. The toll free number is (800) 227-3002. Those who call will be directed to professional counselors at whatever Catholic Charities agency is located closest to their dialing area. A major emphasis of the program is to present adoption as a positive option.
  
  

Professional

Counseling is provided by professional counselors with advanced degrees in social work or counseling. Staff are either licensed or license eligible.

Affordable

Fees are based on the income of the individual or family and adjusted to the number of family members. many insurance plans cover these services. We also accept Medi-Cal/Short-Doyle funds for children. Fees are tax deductible.

Accessible

Community Counseling and Education Services is available to anyone who needs our services. We welcome people from all religions, races and ethnic groups. Spanish speaking counselors are available.