Marriage counseling that Heals in Bridgeport, CT. Restore Your Relationship.

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Bridgeport, Connecticut, situated on Long Island Sound, is a great place for families of all types. Teenagers and older children will have a great time while learning at the Discovery Museum and Planetarium. For a grand time outdoors, take the family to historic Newfield Park. If you enjoy live shows in an intimate setting, you're sure to enjoy the fare at the Klein Memorial Auditorium. With a variety of shows including theater, symphony, opera and dance, mothers can share the culture with their children. Older children will enjoy the extensive displays at the Housatonic Museum, featuring artwork from the last three centuries, along with a display of ethnic works. If your gang is feeling adventurous, rent a boat and head out to Pleasure Beach, home of Connecticut's largest ghost town and a wildlife refuge featuring several threatened bird species. Regardless of what you like to do, your whole family is sure to find something to love in Bridgeport.

Marriage and Couples Mental Health in Bridgeport

The Lighthouse Program is an expansive after school program offered by the City of Bridgeport.² The program is both educationally and recreationally focused, and its goals include providing a safe and secure after school environment. Services offered are designed to support academic, physical, emotional, and cultural well-being. Some of the activities offered include homework assistance, tutoring, health and nutrition awareness workshops, arts and crafts, swimming, baseball, theatre, chess, and karate. The Lighthouse Program also offers summer services for working parents. Cost is determined on a sliding scale based on income. To find out more or to enroll in The Lighthouse Program, call (203) 576-7252.

The Family Enrichment Service Program (FES), offered by the Child and Family Guidance Center in Bridgeport, is an in-home parenting workshop.³ The workshop assists in educating parents whose children are or have been put at risk by neglect, abuse, or other similar problems. More than 6 million children are subjected to mistreatment on a yearly basis in America, and parenting education may play a key role in reducing this number.⁴ Appropriate discipline techniques and communication skills are the focal points of the program. FES also assists parents in connecting with resources in the community that can help them bring stability to their family. To contact the Family Enrichment Service Program, call (203) 394-6529.

Family Services and Assistance Programs

Action for Bridgeport Community Development (ABCD) is an anti-poverty agency located in Bridgeport that provides families with resource networking services, as well as direct assistance in a number of different areas.⁵ Energy assistance, pre-employment training, employment services, and help with applying for other benefits is provided free of charge upon assessment. To contact ABCD, call (203) 338-0306.

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References

1. The Discovery Museum and Planetarium. (2017). About the Discovery Museum and Planetarium. Retrieved from http://www.discoverymuseum.org/about/about.html
2. The Lighthouse Program. (2017). Welcome. Retrieved from http://www.thelighthouseprogram.org/
3. The Child and Family Guidance Center. (2017). Family Enrichment Service Program. Retrieved from http://www.cfguidance.org/PEP.aspx
4. Childhelp. (2017). National Child Abuse Statistics. Retrieved from http://www.childhelp.org/pages/statistics
5. Action for Bridgeport Community Development. (2017).Family Services. Retrieved from http://www.abcd.org/family-services.html

Bridgeport is located in Fairfield County, Connecticut. It has a land area of 16.05 square miles and a water area of 3.36 square miles.  The population of Bridgeport is 147,629 people with 50,367 households and a median annual income of $41,801. .

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Mental health treatment and therapy in Bridgeport is sometimes a struggle to afford for families and individuals without proper insurance coverage. Finances for many in Bridgeport are not able to cover long term weekly counseling sessions without a budgetary plan in place. The good news is that therapists are often willing to work with you if accessibility is an issue. Low cost therapy and sliding scales are just some of the options that therapists can offer. Insurance may cover your sessions as well. Talk to your counselor to learn more. Low cost counseling and affordable therapy are also sometimes offered by listed city and university level clinics, check with your local Bridgeport public health department.