The Center for Family Counseling features a special area for children.
For Collin County and other North Texas residents feeling the emotional strains of the sagging economy, stressful relationships or everyday life, a new source of affordable help is available at the SMU-in-Legacy campus.
The Center for Family Counseling, part of SMU’s Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, opened in October at its facility in Plano. In addition, SMU also recently opened a counseling center in the Oak Lawn area, in partnership with the Resource Center of Dallas.
“When our Master of Science Degree in Counseling was approved almost three years ago, we made a promise that we would deliver a state-of-the-art family counseling center that would serve us in all walks of life,” says Tony Picchioni, chair of the School’s Department of Dispute Resolution and Counseling.
The Centers will serve residents of all income levels by providing individual and group counseling services. In addition, the Centers will offer bilingual counseling services. A sliding-fee scale (with a maximum of $35 per session) ensures that services are affordable to all, regardless of circumstances.
Counseling is provided by graduate students in SMU’s Master of Science in Counseling Program, which prepares individuals for professional practice as counselors. Experienced doctoral-level licensed faculty and staff members direct the center and supervise the students.
Judge John Roach of the 296th State District Court in Collin County says the sliding scale will enable families to get the help they need but could not otherwise afford.
For more information, visit the Center for Family Counseling Web site or call 972-473-3456.