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Great New Resource for Children Needing Therapy

Great New Resource for Children Needing Therapy

"People House is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization providing a variety of services to people in the Denver/Boulder area who are interested in furthering personal and spiritual growth. Our unique community is dedicated to fostering conscious awareness of body, mind and spirit in individuals, couples, and families through counseling, group activities, and training."

People House is now offering low-cost therapy for children. Check out their website at http://www.peoplehouseorg/childrens.html

"People House is pleased to announce the opening of a new affordable child-counseling program this spring. The program is meant to target low-income families in the Denver metro area as well as any families without mental health insurance.

“We felt that there was a need not being sufficiently addressed in the community for quality counseling for families that otherwise have to go without.” • Jim Mascolo, PH Marketing Director.

The Affordable Child Counseling Program will also offer internships for master level and post-master level counselors. Its goal is to serve children ages 0-12 and their families.

The Program will offer counseling for children and families in the following areas: depression, anxiety/phobias, anger management, conflict resolution, grief, self esteem issues, sexual abuse, eating disorders, and attention problems.

The interns responsible for the counseling will be master-level counseling students as well as graduates acquiring experience for professional licensure with the State of Colorado. They will be selected based on life experience, personal development, and prior training in issues related to children. In addition to supervision, the People House program will serve as a training seminar on issues of child development, play therapy, and the special ethics of working with children.

The program will be supervised by Dominique Tavernier MA, LMFT. who brings an extensive background in child therapy to People House. She was the founding director of the East Bay Agency for Children’s Therapeutic Nursery Program in Oakland, California. She also directed a home visitation program for the same agency. She is certified as a Marriage and Family Therapist and has worked as a trainer for Early Head Start. Dominique Tavemier has a private therapeutic practice and may be reached at 303-654-2555.

The Affordable Children’s program is one in a group of People House programs offering low-cost counseling and therapeutic treatments. The cost of counseling ranges from $15 to $40 per hour. Clients choose the appropriate fee based on income and life circumstances.

The mission of People House in providing this service program is to offer affordable counseling to adults, children, and families with limited resources who are sincerely interested in improving their lives.

To inquire about PH children’s counseling services, please contact the People House office at 303-480-5130."

This is a GREAT resource for families who do not have insurance!

People House is located in NorthWest Denver - their website has directions.