Counseling in Lake Worth, FL. Find the Right Therapist.

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Lake Worth, FL bills itself as the place “where the tropics begin.” Located in Palm Beach County on the southeastern shore of Florida, Lake Worth offers a number of family friendly facilities and activities. The Lake Worth Municipal Beach is one of the last remaining large open beaches in southeast Florida. Children and teenagers in Lake Worth can find something to interest them at the South Florida Science Museum which features dozens of hands-on interactive exhibits demonstrating how to create clouds, generate electricity and build and control your own robot.¹ The museum offers summer camps for children aged 6-11 and an annual engineering competition for older children and teenagers. Included in the science museum is the Marvin Dekelboum Planetarium, one of the most technologically advanced planetariums in the country. Every Saturday, the planetarium offers a special star show for children aged 3-6 at noon. Each day at 2 p.m. children, teenagers and adults can view a show called “Night Skies above the Palm Beaches.” Public schools in Lake Worth are administered by the Palm Beach County School District. A separate private school (pre-K through 8) is run by Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church.

Mental Health in Lake Worth

Palm Beach Habilitation Center in Lake Worth provides developmentally challenged adults the opportunity to lead a more independent lifestyle.  PBHC offers several areas of vocational training, job placement, housing assistance and programs specifically designed for levels of individual learning.  For more information please call, 561-965-8500.²

Lake Worth has two homeless shelters that provide much needed resources for medical care with treatment facility resources.  Clean Time Inn is a substance free men’s halfway house, working hard to help individuals maintain sobriety.  Through support groups, nightly AA meetings and clean living, CTI makes it their goal to teach its residents how to live sober in real life settings. Call 561-547-4357 for more information.³

JEWEL is, a Journey to Empowerment for Women with Exceptional Lives and is an organization dedicated to support female caregivers. This program offers training & special services to help alleviate the chronic stress caring for a disabled family member can bring.  Common signs of “caregiver burnout’ are:

• Overindulgence of food or substance abuse
• Declining health
• Depression or anxiety
• Short temper
• No Energy
• Unfocused

If you are having any of these signs, please contact, 561-702-1618.⁴

Current Initiatives

Compass is a gay and lesbian center that offers: social support, mentor programs for youth groups, and open discussions, as they strive to increase awareness of the positive portrayal of gender or lifestyle differences.  Compass also provides resources for medical help, HIV testing, and athletic fitness including: two women’s softball leagues and one tackle football, as well as offering yoga.  They have a ‘Coming Out’ support group that meets every Thursday at 6:30.  For more information please call, 561-533-9699.⁵

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References

1. Homeschool Buyers Co-op. (2017). South Florida Science Museum, Inc. Retrieved from http://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org/homeschool-curriculum/south-florida-science-museum-inc-.html
2. Palm Beach Habilitation Center. (2017). Home Page. Retrieved from http://www.pbhab.com/index.php
3. Clean Time Recovery. (2017). Home Page. Retrieved from http://cleantimerecovery.com
4. A True Jewel. (2017). Home Page. Retrieved from http://www.atruejewel.org/Home_Page.html
5. Gay & Lesbian Community Center. (2017). Home Page. Retrieved from http://www.compassglcc.com/home.html

Lake Worth is located in Palm Beach County, Florida. It has a land area of 5.87 square miles and a water area of 0.79 square miles.  The population of Lake Worth is 37,498 people with 12,784 households and a median annual income of $36,739. .

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Counseling in this region can be difficult to afford for many people without insurance. Most people in Lake Worth are not able to commit to a weekly therapy session without proper budgeting. The good news is that counselors in Lake Worth may offer sliding scale fees or low cost options. Insurance may cover your sessions as well. Talk to your therapist to learn more. Low cost counseling and affordable therapy are also sometimes offered by listed city and university level clinics, check with your local Lake Worth public health department.