Counseling available in Kingsville, Falfurrias


Christian-based counseling is now available in Kingsville and Falfurrias.
Church Based Counseling Services are specifically for people who don’t have any or not enough health insurance coverage for counseling.
Besides First UMC, Corpus Christi, counseling sites are now open at First UMC, Kingsville, and First UMC, Falfurrias.
The program is offered by Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas. Counselors and clinical social workers provide confidential counseling and psychotherapy to individuals, families and couples.
The counseling is provided by experienced, licensed professional counselors and licensed clinical social workers. The objective is to offer a variety of counseling/psychotherapy services that are person-centered and solution-focused, with a cognitive/behavioral orientation. Each participant receives a goal plan to assess progress in treatment.
Church Based Counseling Services are available to all people within the community regardless of faith, religious affiliation, ethnicity or heritage. You don’t have to be a member of The United Methodist Church to participate.
Fee per session after the initial free consultation is tied to income and household size and ranges from $1 to $15. The cost is based on federal poverty income guidelines.
In the Rio Grande Valley, where the program was initiated in June 2003, the average client pays $2. No one is denied service because of an inability to pay.
For more information or to make an appointment, call Carlton Harrison, LCSW, at (361) 548-3801 or George Phillips, LPC, at (361) 442-3670.