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Youth & Family Counseling
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About Youth & Family Counseling at Advocates
Growing up is complicated, and there are times in many children’s lives when professional help dealing with issues, emotions, and behaviors can improve well-being. Our supports for youth and families are designed first to help stabilize and then to foster coping skills that will help them strengthen and grow.
Advocates counselors and specialists work in partnership with children and their families to determine treatment plans tailored to their needs. Our staff bring skill and compassion to families dealing with a wide range of needs including:
- Anxiety and depression
- ADD and ADHD
- Challenging behaviors
- Communication issues
- Divorce
- Illness, trauma, and loss
- Relationships
- Social skills
Advocates Youth & Family Counseling services are provided at locations in Framingham, Harvard, Marlborough, Lawrence, Peabody, Plymouth, Waltham, Whitinsville, Worcester, and in schools and homes.
Our Services
Individual and Family Counseling
We offer traditional talk therapies, cognitive behavioral therapy, play therapy, and other skill-based approaches tailored to support youth of all ages and their families, while prioritizing individual needs and preferences.
Medication Management
Once enrolled in counseling services with an Advocates therapist, our clinical nurse specialists and psychiatrists may provide evaluations and ongoing pharmacological treatment. We believe medication works best in conjunction with therapy. Therefore, it is only an option for individuals who also meet regularly with a therapist.
Mobile Crisis Intervention
Mobile Crisis Intervention is available 24/7 when a young person poses a safety risk, either to themselves or others, due to suicidal or homicidal behaviors, self-injury, an inability to sustain healthy relationships, or other difficult behaviors. Learn More
Children's Behavioral Health Initiative (CBHI)
Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative programs support youth who are dealing with mental health, emotional, and behavioral challenges. These services are covered by MassHealth for youth up to age 21, and by many commercial insurance plans up to age 18. Learn More
Eligibility
We accept MassHealth and most private insurance plans. To find out if we are in your network, please contact your insurance company or our office.
Related News
Congresswoman Katherine Clark Visits Advocates
Congresswoman Katherine Clark recently visited the Advocates Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC) made possible by her work. The Center, which is located on Route 9 in Framingham, was renovated and opened thanks to Community Project Funding secured by Clark.
Framingham's Advocates was picked by state to open community behavioral health center
FRAMINGHAM — Seeking to provide regular and emergency assistance to residents going through mental health struggles, Advocates will open the doors of its new community behavioral health center to the public on Monday.
MAMH Awards Grants to Support Behavioral Health Urgent Care in Schools
Mass General Brigham and the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health (MAMH) have awarded five Community Behavioral Health Centers (CBHC) grants to better support students with urgent mental health and substance use needs.
