Who We Are
We work with adults and children as young as age two. We provide services that include individual, group, and family counseling and also psycho-education. These programs offer comprehensive, coordinated, and defined services that may vary in level of intensity according to to need.
In an outpatient setting, we address a variety of needs. For example, people come to us needing assistance with situational stressors, family relationships, interpersonal relationships, depression and anxiety, life span issues, psychiatric illnesses, alcohol or other drugs, sexual disorders, and trauma or abuse.
We provide these services primarily in our office setting located at 2712 S. Calhoun Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In some cases, we provide services in alternative locations if it meets the needs of the persons served.
When appropriate, and with the consent of the person served, we will coordinate treatment with other services within our agency as well as other services in the community. We use treatment interventions that are recognized in the behavioral health field. All persons served are initially assessed to determine their strengths, needs, and goals for treatment. The person served takes an active part in this process.
Our direct service staff consists of master-level therapists, and Ph.D.'s who facilitate the assessment process. Exceptions may include graduate students who are under the direct supervision of a licensed therapist.
Person centered therapy is a process that helps clients with their own self-discovery, self-acceptance and growth. In person centered therapy, the therapist is a compassionate facilitator who provides support, and guides the therapeutic process without interfering with the client’s process of self-discovery. We believe each person is the expert of their own story. Our therapists enjoy the privilege of walking alongside a client as they heal and grow. In person centered therapy each client helps to develop their own treatment plan and goals for therapy. There is a special focus on strengths as well as needs.
- We are NOT a government agency. (Although we are often confused with the Department of Child Services, we are undoubtedly NOT the same agency.)
- We have been helping women, children & families attain stability in their lives since 1873.
- Our staff has approximately 220 years of combined clinical experience.
- All of our therapists hold Ph.D. or Master’s level degrees and are licensed or are in the process of obtaining their licensure. Some have two licenses one in general therapy and the other in addiction therapy.
- Headwaters Counseling serves over 2,500 people each year.
- We are nationally and internationally accredited.
- We serve clients of all ages and backgrounds.
- Headwaters Counseling is located centrally in the city. We are on the city bus route and many clients walk to our agency.
- Our therapists are trained to work on substance abuse issues in tandem with mental health issues (dual diagnosis) when appropriate.
- All clients are treated with respect, regardless of their specific life circumstances or reasons for needing counseling.
We have staff specially trained in the following categories:
- Addiction Counseling
- Parenting
- Marriage and Family Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Trauma
- Crisis Response
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- And more
- We provide therapy for children who have been physically and/or sexually abused, including those children who have been removed from their homes due to abuse and/or neglect by their parents or caregivers.
- We offer a constant in the lives of children who are often moved around from one foster home to the next and have little stability otherwise.
- We can teach a child that they are valued, they can be happy, they do not need to fear adults, they can have healthy relationships, and they do not deserve to be hurt by grown ups.
- We have two play therapy rooms and an Art Therapist on staff.
- We have several therapists who are wonderful at connecting with teenagers!
- We offer much-needed counseling at a reduced fee for families who are just trying to survive and wouldn't be able to afford counseling otherwise.
- We can help strengthen families and give them tools to improve their relationships.
- We provide counseling services to help families to process grief and loss, make necessary life changes, and address substance use issues.
- We offer classes and counseling to address parenting issues.
- We offer services to those who have been abused, as well as abusers, helping to end the cycle of abuse from both sides.
- We actively work to remove barriers to counseling such as stigma, access, and affordability.
- We provide outreach services at multiple locations. These services include prevention, counseling and didactic education.
- We participate in the United Way Day of Caring annually.