You will find Samaritan Interfaith Counseling Center
to be a safe and caring environment, staffed by highly trained,
licensed and credentialed counselors.
The goals of counseling - to help you effect change and relieve
pain and anxiety - can be met through mutual trust, respect,
patience and hard work. The following will be helpful as you
begin your journey of understanding, healing and personal growth.
Successful therapeutic relationships must be based on good communication.
We encourage you to discuss any questions, problems or concerns
you might have with your counselor.
Schedule An Appointment
Each counselor keeps his or her own schedule and arranges appointments
directly. Counseling sessions, usually scheduled weekly, last
about 50 minutes. Counseling appointments can be scheduled weekdays
until 9:00 p.m., with some weekend appointments available. The
Center’s Administrative Office is open from 8:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. weekdays. During times when the Administrative Office
is closed, you may leave a private voice mail message for your
counselor who will return your call the next business day.
Missed Appointments
Samaritan’s policy is to charge your
usual fee for appointments missed or cancelled with less than
24 hours notice. Of course, extenuating circumstances may be
discussed with your counselor at your next session.
Payment of Fees
Samaritan Interfaith has established fees for service which compare favorably
with standard counseling fees in the community. Payment is expected
at the time of service.
We will help you access reimbursement from your insurance company
or managed care provider, where possible. (Please note that Managed
Care plans involve direct clinical management by the provider
company. This will impact confidentiality.)
Fee subsidy, based on income, expenses, dependents and extenuating
circumstances, may be available upon request. Your counselor
can help you with any questions you might have about fees.
In An Emergency...
If you experience a life-threatening emergency, please call 911.
The Center has counselors on-call 24 hours a day. If you have
an emergency that needs to be addressed outside of business hours,
you can page the counselor-on-call by dialing (630) 357-2456
Extension 50. The counselor on-call will return your call as
soon as possible.
Beginning the Counseling Process
After you have scheduled an appointment with a counselor, you
may print and fill out the intake form by using the link below
and take it with you on your first visit. Doing this ahead of
time will expedite procedures during your first visit.
*** Intake
Form ***
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