• Local Counseling Resources 

    Counseling Center of Denton

    (Family Tree Program)

    1512 Scripture St.

    Denton TX

    940-382-5328 ext. 7 then 2 for Cynthia Easley

    http:// www.counseling.com

    Provides 6 free counseling sessions, 6 free parent skill classes/groups, 6 free life skills groups.  Available to families of youths 0 -1 7.  Problems dealt with include:  runaway, truancy, family conflict, child misbehavior.  Payments accepted:  sliding scale, insurance, and self-pay; some services free

    SPANISH-SPEAKING THERAPISTS AVAILABLE

    TWU Counseling and Family Therapy Clinic

    TWU Campus

    Human Development Building, Rm. 114

    940-898-2600

    Counseling with individuals, couples, families.  Problems dealt with include child misbehavior, truancy, school failure, runaways.  Play Therapy is also available for children 3 – 12.  Sessions cost $10, $20, or $30 based on income.  Call for an intake appointment.

     UNT Child and Family Resource Clinic

    UNT Campus

    1180 Union Circle

    Denton TX

    940-565-2066

    http://www.coe.unt.edu/child-and-family-clinic

     Services offered include play therapy for children 3 – 12, interdisciplinary assessment, counseling for children, teens, adults, family counseling, and parent education classes.  Sliding scale fee available.

    Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home

    909 Greenlee

    Denton TX

    940-382-5112, ext. 252

    http://www.cpch.org

    Open to anyone needing services.  Family Services provides individual, marital, family, and play therapy.  Parenting and pre-marital education classes for a nominal fee.  Fees for counseling are charged on an income-based sliding scale.

    Denton County MHMR Center

    Child and Adolescent Program

    2509  and 2519 Scripture

    Denton TX

    940-381-5000 or 1-800-762-0157

    Children, adolescent and adult psychiatric services, psychiatry and medication, crisis services, case management, skills training, cognitive behavior therapy and family partner wrap-around services.  Accepts Medicaid and CHIP.

    Psych Triage:  940-381-9965

    Cook Children’s Behavioral Health

    3201 Teasley Lane, Ste 202

    Denton TX 76210

    940-484-4311

    Child and adolescent therapy, parenting and life skills, medical and health issues, developmental issues, psychological and neuropsychological evaluations.  Accepts CHIP, Medicaid, and most other insurers.