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Chapter 5-A - Counseling: Individual, Group and Family

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Related Topics: Domestic Violence | Eating Disorders | Medical Information and Referral | Support Groups | Substance Abuse | Suicide

While family and friends are usually the best support people, they can't help if they are part of the problem. Sometimes the people we are closest to, either family or friends, are the most difficult for us to get along with or understand.

If you need help in dealing with a personal relationship, you might want to consider talking to someone not involved in the situation, such as a minister, priest, or rabbi or a professional counselor. Asking for help doesn't mean that you are weak or mentally ill. It indicates rather that you are accepting responsibility by seeking direction in dealing with a problem situation.


Outpatient Individual and Family Counseling:

Baltimore County Department of Social Services - Services to Families with Children
6401 York Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21212
410-853-3000
Service is targeted to low-income families under stress related to family or financial problems, parenting issues, or risk of homelessness; Also serves women over eighteen with pregnancy related concerns and parents requesting the out of home placement or adoption of a child. Services include counseling, group work and case management.

Baltimore County Police Department - Youth and Community Resources Section - Counseling Team
700 East Joppa Road
Towson, Maryland 21286
410-887-5823
Skilled counselors provide individual, group and crisis counseling and assessment intervention for returned runaway and ungovernable or incorrigible youth up to age eighteen and their families. Services available by referral from the County Police, the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services, or to those who seek services on their own.

Black Mental Health Alliance for Education and Consultation, Inc.
733 West 40th Street, Suite 10
Baltimore, Maryland 21211
410-338-2642
Promotes a holistic, culturally relevant approach to developing and maintaining mental health programs and services for African Americans and other people of color. Links individuals to psychiatrists and therapists of color.

Dundalk Youth Service Center
Dundalk Church of the Brethren
2660 Yorkway
Dundalk, Maryland 21222
410-288-4356
Individual and family counseling for youth ages four to eighteen and their families. Fees are based on a sliding scale.

Family and Children's Services of Central Maryland - Woodlawn Office
3104 Lord Baltimore Drive, Suite 206
Baltimore, Maryland 21244
410-281-1334
General counseling for families to help individuals and parents solve vexing problems or to prevent issues from becoming disabling. Domestic violence counseling for women and children in both individual and group sessions. Court accompaniment, case management, outreach and emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence. Outreach and case management for victims of crime.

First Call for Help - United Way of Central Maryland
P O Box 1576
Baltimore, Maryland 21203
Dial 211 which is not available on cell phones or 410-685-0525 for Greater Baltimore area; 1-800-492-0618 toll free throughout Maryland; TTY: 410-685-2159 Monday-Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. All other hours dial Maryland Relay 711.
Statewide, twenty-four hours, seven days a week, comprehensive information and referral service. Experienced staff members help callers connect to the resources and services that can help them. This service is free and confidential. Callers may remain anonymous

First Step Youth Services Bureau
Individual, groups and family mental health counseling and psychiatric evaluation. Also offers drug and alcohol information and counseling for youth age six up to twenty-one years of age and for youth whose family members are using drugs or alcohol.

Health Care Associates
1021 Ingleside Avenue
Catonsville, Maryland 21228
410-455-0404
A mental health clinic for children, adolescents and adults. Provides case management, family therapy, group therapy and individual therapy and intensive outpatient services.

Hope Health Systems, Inc.
6707 Whitestone Road,  Suite 106
Baltimore, Maryland 21207
410-265-8737
Outpatient mental health clinic serving children, adolescents and adults. Provides geriatric services, family therapy, groups and individual therapy, and psychiatric rehabilitation services.

Jewish Family Services
5750 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21215
410-466-9200
Professional family, personal and group counseling for Jewish children, adolescents and families, serving a wide range of needs. Call for information and an appointment.

Kennedy Krieger Institute
707 North Broadway
Baltimore, Maryland 21205-1890
443-923-9400 Local Referral Line TTY: 443-923-2645
A facility dedicated to children, adolescents and young adults with a wide range of learning, emotional, physical, neurological, and developmental disabilities. Services include over forty outpatient clinics; neurobehavioral, rehabilitation, and inpatient units; plus several home and community programs providing services to assist families. Take a look at Resource Network for information on developmental disabilities and resources in Maryland or call 1-800-390-3372.

Key Point Health Services Inc.
Provides psychiatric evaluations, medication monitoring, and individual, family and group therapy to adults and children.

Lighthouse, Inc. - Youth Services Bureau
60 Mellor Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21228
410-788-5483
Counseling for children, youth and their families for various emotional and social issues. Information and referral to other agencies as needed. Special programs for families dealing with divorce and separation, anger management, violence prevention, ADHD and substance abuse.

Main Street Community Mental Health Center
37 Main Street
Reisterstown, Maryland 21136
410-654-6658
Mental health clinic for children, adolescents, and adults. Provides geriatric services. Offers case management, family therapy, group and individual therapy. Intensive outpatient services available, including a mobile treatment program.

Mental Health Association of Maryland - Metropolitan Baltimore Branch
711 West 40th Street, Suite 460
Baltimore, Maryland 21211
1-800-572-6426 or 410-235-1178
An advocacy group that provides information and referral services on mental illness, finding a support group, or a mental health provider.

Mosaic Community Services
Three Behavioral Health Centers provide a broad range of services for children, adolescents, adults experiencing mental illness and or other behavioral impairments. Focuses on the development or restoration of age appropriate independent living and social skills.

NAMI or National Alliance for the Mentally Ill - Metropolitan Baltimore
5210 York Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21212
410-435-2600
Provides information and referrals, and information on peer support groups and on education for persons with mental illness and their families.

Pastoral Counseling Services of Maryland - Referral Services
5407 North Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21210
410-433-2241 or 800-427-4027
Individual, child and adolescent and family counseling to people who are troubled with problems and personal distress. Fees are based on a thirty-five dollar minimum. Call for locations and an appointment. Offers counseling and guidance.

Pathfinders for Autism Resource Center
120 Allegheny Ave, Second Floor
Towson, Maryland 21204
410-769-9500
Talk to an experienced staff person and learn about early intervention, recreation, education and medical options. Provides resources, including online resources through their website, that enables families and individuals to locate a wide range of health and human service information as it relates to autism spectrum disorders.

Sheppard Pratt Health System - Therapy Referral Service
6501 North Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21285-6815
410-938-5000 or 410-938-3800 after hours
A referral service for the public providing information about services for mental health and substance abuse and services. This is not a counseling hotline. Provides referral information for programs and locations within Sheppard Pratt Health System in addition to community resources.

Villa Maria Behavioral Health Clinics
Provides community-based outpatient therapy to children, ages 4 years and up, and their families. Offers psychiatric evaluation and consultation; psychological assessments; individual, family and group therapy; case management; parent effectiveness training, including behavior management; after care services for children leaving residential treatment and general information and referral. Most insurances accepted, Maryland Children's Health Program, Medical Assistance and sliding fee available.

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