Insight Counseling Group assists those who need help with challenging life transitions and/or traumatic events. Counseling is available for adults, teens, and children (six years of age and above). Also available are therapy options for groups, couples, and families. All counseling is trauma-informed.

Insights Counseling Group Services

• Relationship counseling
• Individual therapy
• Children and teens counseling
• Grief and loss
• Mom squad - including prenatal and postpartum depression
• EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing
• Groups, including 8-week teen art group offered quarterly

Free Counseling Programs

• Veterans - 8 free sessions for residents of Nevada and Placer Counties. Call for availability.
• Mothers and families with kids age 0 through 5 - 12 free sessions for Placer County residents only 

Fees

• Sliding scale available to eligible clients – call 530-887-1300

Insurance

• Medi-Cal through Partnership HealthPlan of California (Nevada and Placer Counties)
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Sierra Therapy Center provides individual counseling services, child and teen therapy, marriage and couples counseling, and intern supervision for MFTs and EMDR to Grass Valley, Nevada City, Auburn, Truckee, and surrounding areas.
 
STC accepts most insurance including Medi-Cal: Anthem & CA Health & Wellness. They are in network with Blue Cross Insurance, Health Net, TriCare and other insurances. A sliding scale fee may be available.

OFFICE LOCATIONS
South Auburn Street Offices:
673 South Auburn St., Suites A, B, & D
Grass Valley, CA 95945
Tel: 530-913-5054
Fax: 844-396-7627
Email: sierra@sierratherapycenter.com​
 
Spenceville Road Office:
10524 Spenceville Rd
Penn Valley, CA 95946

Kirsten Livak, who owns Indigo Waters Counseling Services, offers bilingual services and sliding scale fees.

She specializes in working with those who have Child or Adolescent Behavioral Issues or Emotional Disturbance.

She works with all ages, from preschool to adulthood.

The issues she has worked in are:

• ADHD
• Academic Underachievement
• Anxiety
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Developmental Disorders
• Family Conflict
• Parenting
• Parenting GATE children
• Relationship Issues
• Self Esteem

As well as mental health related issues such as:

• Mood Disorders
• Thinking Disorders

Anew Day provides free lay counseling and discounted professional therapy for individuals of all ages, couples and families. They also offer a variety of support groups, therapeutic art classes, and training classes. Current listings can be found on their website.

Counseling
Anew Day counselors can counsel clients on issues relating to: addiction, eating disorders, abuse, relationship conflict, depression, anxiety, trauma, post traumatic stress, social anxiety, boundaries, communication, etc. They aim to teach skills that help their clients navigate life’s challenges in a healthy way.

Support Groups
Visit the Anew Day website for currently offered support groups. 

Web pages

• Home - https://www.anew-day.com/
• Counseling - https://www.anew-day.com/counseling-services
• Support groups - https://www.anew-day.com/groups-classes-workshops

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BeWellLine provides free non-clinical social, emotional, and crisis support via phone or chat to Californians age 12 and older. Services are also available in Spanish.

In addition to support for adults, BeWellLine counselors are well trained to help middle school, high school, and college students with situations such as family conflicts, homelessness, isolation, problems with friends, bullying, school pressures, suicidal ideation, navigating the online world, academic and financial pressures, or mental health issues. 

Counseling available via chat on website at https://www.bewellline.com/ or by phone at 866-649-0911.  

The BeWellLine emotional support line is part of the CalHOPE Connect initiative which is a partnership of the California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) and Alter Health Group.

Web pages:

• Home page - https://www.bewellline.com/

Sierra Community House offers Crisis Intervention - https://sierracommunityhouse.org/our-services/crisis-intervention-prevention/

24-hour Help Line at 800-736-1060.

You may also call the national Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988. For more resources please visit the Tahoe Truckee Suicide Prevention Coalition at www.tahoelifeline.org.

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Formerly known as Tahoe SAFE Alliance, Sierra Community House’s Crisis Intervention is dedicated to serving victims of intimate partner / domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse. All services are free and available in multiple languages. Sierra Community House will not discriminate against anyone based on actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender, or disability. All of our services are designed to empower victims in reclaiming their rights and to provide the tools individuals and families nee… [read more]

Call 9-1-1 if You Are in Danger or to Report an Emergency Situation
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If you or someone you know has a behavioral health crisis or emergency call
24-hour crisis line 530-265-5811
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Crisis Services
The Crisis Team provides 24- hour services to any individual adult or child in the community in a behavioral health or emotional crisis. 

• 24/7 mobile crisis services
• Phone counseling for individuals in a mental health crisis or urgent situation
• In person assessment for individuals during a behavioral health crisis at the local emergency room
  • Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital in Western Nevada County
  • Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee
• Admittance to Psychiatric Inpatient Services under Welfare and Institutions Code 5150
• After hours referrals for behavioral health services and other county services
• Crisis services are contracted with the Sierra Mental Wellness Group.

Mental Health Urgent Care - Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU)
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Community Beyond Violence provides many services for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, stalking, and dating violence.

24-HOUR CRISIS LINE - 530-272-3467
Text - 530-290-6555 
Chat - rc.chat/cbv
Business line - 530-272-2046

Services include

• 24/7 crisis counseling
• Shelter and safe housing (pet friendly) for up to 90 days
• Support groups
• Food, clothing, and transportation
• Accompaniment and advocacy
• Legal services - CBV assists with preparation of Domestic Violence Temporary Restraining Orders (TROs) and accompanies clients to court and mediation appointments. Accompanies victims through the court process and connects them with support systems such as the Nevada County Victim Witness.
• Referrals to additional services
• SART (exam following sexual assault, rape kit, etc) - ​SART stands for Sexual Assault Response Team

Web pages from above with visible url links

• Home - https://cbv.org/
• Services - https://www.cbv.org/our-services

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Wayfinder Family Services has four programs serving Placer County. Three are direct referrals and one requires a call to the Placer County Mental Health Access line.

Kinship Support Services Program – call directly for referral. Wayfinder’s Kinship Support Services Program (KSSP) supports grandparents, extended family members or close family friends who step up to raise children so they avoid the trauma of separation from their birth family. KSSP is free of charge to families.

Home to Stay – can call directly or be referred by a provider. Home to Stay offers counseling and support services to kinship and birth families who are at high risk for out of home placement in Placer County. Wayfinder provides short-term in home counseling and parent education to enhance parenting skills, building supports and mitigating behavioral health risks to youth and families. For more information, call 530-722-2233 or email hometostay@wayfinderfamily.org.

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Stanford Sierra Youth and Families offers programs in Nevada County.

• Family Preservation - The Family Preservation program provides a “safety-net” for youth and their families who require specialized mental health and family support services. Trained clinicians provide individual, family, and group therapy, including comprehensive mental health services, with the goal of nurturing and strengthening families, so youth can remain safe and together with their families.
• Family Advocacy and Support
• Pathways to Permanency (Foster Care & Adoption) 

Web pages from above with visible url links

• Family Preservation - https://www.ssyaf.org/family-preservation-0
• Family Advocacy and Support - https://www.ssyaf.org/family-advocacy-support
• Pathways to Permanency (Foster Care & Adoption) - https://www.ssyaf.org/pathways-permanency-1
• Pathways to Permanency Fact Sheet - https://www.ssyaf.org/sites/main/files/different_pathways_to_permanency_factsheet.pdf