Our supportive and educational programs and services focus on serious mental health disorders including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression), major depression, borderline personality disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, severe anxiety disorder and co-occurring brain disorders and substance abuse disorders.
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New Beginnings Counseling Center offers youth, individual, couples, groups, and family counseling in both English and Spanish. Services are available via tele-health and in person at our center in downtown Santa Barbara. We can provide therapy to all ages, including elementary school-aged children. Our current wait time is typically one week. We provide low-cost counseling services on a sliding scale and turn nobody away due to an inability to pay.
Crisis Hotline: 866-HELP-TEEN Crisis Text: 805-698-6701 [Crisis short-term intervention for youth]. Youth and Family Services (YMCA) operates programs [Noah' Anchorage, St. George Youth Center, My Home] that provide a continuum of care to underserved at-risk youth, young adults and families experiencing homelessness, neglect, and abuse in the greater Santa Barbara area. Youth, young adults, and families in high-risk environments that participate in our services experience greater safety and well-being while they work toward the future. Our staff work alongside those in need to provide case management, education, life skills coaching, counseling and much more all free of charge.