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Welcome to the Moore Street Clinic, the university-based brief therapy center for the Marriage and Family Therapy graduate program. The Moore Street Clinic trains graduate students in family therapy and provides brief therapy to people who come from all over south Georgia and north Florida, most commonly Valdosta, the VSU campus, and surrounding communities. To schedule an appointment, call (229) 219-1281 Monday through Friday between 9:00 am and 11:00 am. If you cannot call during these times, call anytime and leave a message. Let us know the best time to reach you and an intake coordinator will call you back. Many common questions about family therapy and the Moore Street Clinic are discussed below.
Dr. Martha Laughlin, Director of Clinical Training
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What is Family Therapy?
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Who can come to the Moore Street Clinic?
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Who are the therapists at the Moore Street Clinic?
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Can I get medication at the Moore Street Clinic?
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How are sessions conducted?
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Will sessions be confidential?
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How much do I have to pay?
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How do I make an appointment?
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Where is the Moore Street Clinic located?
| What is Family Therapy? |
Family therapy is an approach to individuals, couples, and families that takes into account the many aspects of clients' lives. |
Any individual person, married or unmarried couples, children, elderly, couples who are or are not living together, families of all varieties, regardless of legal status, roommates, transgendered, gay, lebian, and bisexual persons--all are welcome at the Moore Street Clinic. Family therapy, sometimes called systems therapy or relational therapy, is a particular way of thinking that helps people make the changes that they want to make. Even though the word, "family" suggests that family therapists work only with whole families, this is not the case. Family therapists work with individuals, couples, groups, and families. Family therapy has been found to be helpful to people with many different kinds of problems. These might include:
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| Who are the therapists at the Moore Street Clinic? |
The therapists are advanced standing graduate students enrolled in the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at Valdosta State University staff the Moore Street Clinic. Each therapist has undergone a screening process prior to being accepted into the MFT Program. All therapists are under the direct supervision of experienced, state licensed, qualified members of the MFT Program faculty. |
Some clients who come to the Moore Street Clinic are already on medication. You can see a Moore Street Clinic therapist while you continue with your psychiatrist or other medical doctor for medication. Some clients who come to the Moore Street Clinic do not have, but would like, medication. While your Moore Street Clinic therapist cannot dispense medication, talk that over with her or him, and, if you decide you would like a referal to a psychiatrist, your therapist will give you some referrals. If you are a registered VSU student, we will refer you to the VSU Counseling Center, where both a psychiatrist and a psychologist are on staff. |
| You may have a single therapist, two therapists working together, or a team of therapists. If you have a team, one therapist will be in the therapy room with you for each session, and your team will be working for you behind a one-way mirror. |
| Will sessions be confidential? |
Our services are confidential to the fullest extent of the law. All of our therapists adhere to the highest ethical and professional standards in their relationship with their client, and they fully comply with the Code of Ethics of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. |
| How much do I have to pay? |
| The Moore Street Clinic is a not-for-profit clinic. Our mission is two-pronged: to provide low-cost services that are available to everyone, regardless of ability to pay and to train advanced level graduate students in the art and science of brief therapy. As a result, we charge for each session according to a sliding scale that is based on family size and income, so fees can begin at $0. No one will be denied services based on their inability to pay. When you call for the first appointment, someone will talk with you about your fee, so that you will know what it is prior to your first meeting with your therapist. If your circumstances are such that you can't pay anything at all, just let us know. |
| How do I make an appointment? |
| To arrange an appointment with a therapist, simply call us at (229) 219-1281. We have therapists available at a variety of days and times, including days, evenings, and weekends. We will make every effort to find a time that works best for you and your family. |
| Where is the Moore Street Clinic located? |
The MSC is located in Valdosta at 210 West Moore Street, between Patterson and Oak Streets. Martha Laughlin, Ph.D. Kate Warner, Ph.D. |