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We Are Accepting New Clients

 

Before you proceed, please take a moment to review our

5-Question Telephone Counseling Readiness Test to determine your readiness for Telephone Counseling.  Thank you.

 

The Advantages of CCS Telephone Counseling:

Easier Access and Availability (Some clients wouldn't get help without the option of telephone services):

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Available to ambivalent, reluctant, or embarrassed individuals

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Comfortable venue for people to discuss topics they are otherwise uncomfortable discussing because of the personal or embarrassing nature of the problem

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Clients often feel less guarded and inhibited when talking in a comfortable environment in which they felt at ease and anonymous

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Geographical distance to counseling offices is no longer a barrier for people who live in locations where there are no counselors

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Anxiety about driving that can cause fear of traveling to the counselor’s office is no longer a barrier

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Temporary or permanent medical issues that can cause difficulty accessing services is no longer a barrier

Convenience:

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Efficient use of client schedule with no time spent in travel or traffic

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Talk to your counselor from anywhere, based on your needs

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Flexible appointment times for client’s with very full lives with work childcare, eldercare, and other responsibilities

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Relieves the apprehension of being seen by others entering a counseling office

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Can be a supplement to our clients who receive in-office counseling services

 

Our Telephone Counseling Disclaimer:

While known to be effective in many cases, telephone counseling is not always a replacement for face-to-face counseling or crisis counseling. Therefore CCS Training Services, its counselors, associated counselors, and staff cannot be held responsible for any actions of its clients before, during, or after receiving telephone counseling services.

CCS Training Services, its counselors, associated counselors, and staff are not responsible for any client liabilities that may occur. By agreeing to purchase our counseling services, each client holds harmless CCS Training Services, its counselors, associated counselors, and staff.

CCS Training Services is not a crisis center; and CCS Training Services, its counselors, associated counselors, and staff are not providers of clinical crisis services. If any client has a critical situation -- a crisis -- or is in need of suicide prevention or deem themselves or others to be in danger of any kind, clients are hereby directed to contact the nearest crisis center or law enforcement authorities. In many regions of the United States clients may call 911 for emergency response. 

Even though CCS Training Services uses high quality security measures, CCS cannot guarantee nor be held responsible for a compromise of information. We hold all client information strictly confidential and never share any information with any third party.

Purchase of our counseling services at any time is considered agreement to this disclaimer.

 

To Get the Most Benefit From Telephone Counseling
    a.  Be honest about your life situation, your thoughts, and your feelings
    b.  Be willing to change your long-standing habits and ways of thinking
    c.  Accept the challenge of taking the risks necessary to make lasting change
    d.  Value the counseling process by being present, on time, and ready for your sessions
    e.  Do the homework assignments
    f.  Keep any commitments that you make in session
    g.  Be self-motivated and consider what was discussed in session after the session is over
    h.  Be a good listener and accept direct and honest feedback
    i.  Adapt the information, ideas, and recommendations to your particular life situation

 

If you would like to begin Telephone Counseling, or would like to discuss the service with a counselor, please provide the following contact information. 

Your information will be held confidential:

First Name
Last Name
Street Address
Address (cont.)
City
State/Province
Zip/Postal Code
Country
Work Phone (optional)
Home Phone and/or Cell Phone
 

If you are currently receiving care from a Primary Physician or Psychiatrist, please provide the following contact information (your provider will NOT be contacted without your specific knowledge and consent):

Provider's First Name
Provider's Last Name
Provider's Office Phone
Reason you are seeing provider (medical, mental health, etc.)

Please describe yourself:

Age (in years and months)
Gender Male Female
Height
Weight

Select any of the following options that apply:

  I have read, and agree to, the Telephone Counseling Disclaimer
  I answered "NO" to every question on the Prospective Client Questionnaire
  I have read, and agree to, the Client Consent Agreement
  I have reviewed the Frequently Asked Questions (optional)
 

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