Pacific Counseling Center

Something feeling off?
Therapy could help.

Pacific Counseling Center offers counseling services for university students, children, teens, families, individuals and couples.

Our professional counselors help individuals, couples and families grow towards more healthy and functional lives.

If you notice that you're not feeling like yourself for more than a week at a time or you're experiencing changes in your normal level of functioning, it might be time to seek therapy.

If your relationships are suffering, if you suspect that hurts from your past are lingering, or if you want a safe place to process difficult situations or stressors, counseling could help.

PCC counselors respect the diversity of our community and welcome clients of all faiths or no faith. PCC does not discriminate based on age, gender, race, religious affiliation, sexual orientation or disability.

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Common reasons people seek therapy …

• Adjusting to school
• Life stress
• Loneliness
• Relationship problems
• Depression and anxiety
• Anger and irritability
• Emotional fatigue
• Grief and loss
• Family problems
• Unhealthy coping patterns
• Adapting to changes

Service options

12 Free Therapy Sessions Per Year

12 Free Therapy Sessions Per Year for registered FPU students

It’s easy to get started:

1. Contact us via the website at Pacific.Counseling@fresno.edu, bookings link or voicemail at (559) 453-8050.
2. Complete a brief phone consultation.
3. Start therapy.

The therapist will work with the student to develop an individualized ongoing care plan after the initial 12 free sessions.

Important: PCC does not provide crisis or emergency services. In case of a mental health emergency, please notify FPU Campus Security and call 911.

Where:

PCC offices are available at multiple locations:

• FPU Seminary Campus in Southeast Fresno – Offices located in North Hall (NOH), on the corner of Chestnut Ave. and Butler Ave.
• FPU North Campus
• FPU Visalia Campus
• Reedley – Offices of Mennonite Central Committee

*In-person and Telehealth sessions are available using HIPAA-compliant Zoom accounts.

Cost:

Traditional Undergraduate, Degree Completion/Regional, Graduate and Seminary Students:

• 12 FREE therapy sessions (50 minutes each); individual care plan offered.
• Additional sessions: $80 per 50-minute session (some insurance accepted).

*For financial difficulties, speak with your clinician about an ongoing care plan.

Campus Support:

Contact us if interested in scheduling the following for your department:

• Consultation
• Staff/Student Trainings
• Presentations
• Group Sessions (available at a fee)
• Collaboration

Fee-for-Service Therapy Sessions

Fee-for-service therapy sessions

For individuals, couples, children, teens and families in the community.

1. Contact us

2. Complete a 20-minute phone intake

3. Start therapy

*Sessions available in English, Spanish and Hmong.

Cost

• Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee: $80 per 50-minute session
• Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist: $80 per 50-minute session
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist / Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor: $125 per 50-minute session
• *Fresno Pacific University students receive 12 free sessions, $80 per 50-minute session thereafter.

Insurance

We currently have therapists contracted with Aetna, Cigna, Blue Shield and Blue Cross of California. For all other insurances, we can provide an invoice for you to submit to your insurance company for possible reimbursement.

Payment for services are due immediately following a session. Ask your clinician for further details about making payments.

• Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee: $50/50-minute session
• Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist or Registered Associate Professional Clinical Counselor: $80/50-minute session
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist: $125/50-minute session

California Victims Crime Board

We provide therapy services for pre-approved victims of crime and can work with you to have your services covered in part or whole by CalVCB (please mention this at the onset of treatment).

Contracted Services

PCC provides social-emotional support services to local businesses, schools, churches and NGOs. Contact the Director of PCC to design a program that meets the unique needs of your campus or site. PCC can provide the following:

• Individual, family, group and crisis counseling
• Case management
• Assessment and referral services
• Psychoeducation
• Presentations and trainings
• Consultation

For details and to learn more, contact:
Angela J. Turner, MA, LMFT | Executive Director
(559) 453-8060 | Angie.Turner@fresno.edu

Contracted Services

PCC provides social-emotional support services to local businesses, schools, churches and NGOs.

Contact the Director of PCC to design a program that meets the unique needs of your campus or site. PCC can provide the following:

• Individual, family, group and crisis counseling
• Case management
• Assessment and referral services
• Psychoeducation
• Presentations and trainings
• Consultation

For details and to learn more, contact:
Angela J. Turner, MA, LMFT | Executive Director
(559) 453-8060 | Angie.Turner@fresno.edu

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I know when it’s time to seek therapy?

• If you notice that you’re not feeling like yourself for more than a week at a time or you’re experiencing changes in your normal level of functioning. If your relationships are suffering, if you suspect that hurts from your past are lingering or want a safe place to process difficult life situations or stressors.

Do all FPU students receive free services?

• Yes, all* FPU students – TUG, GRAD, and DC – have access to 12 counseling sessions per academic year paid for out of student fees. At the end of the free sessions, the student and therapist will work together on a care plan for the student to continue to access supports that fit their circumstances. Students may choose to continue working with their therapist and be responsible for payment for services.
• *The only FPU students who cannot receive services from PCC are graduate students in the Marriage and Family Therapy program because they will work with PCC as part of their academic training.

How much do services cost?

• The first 12 sessions are free to FPU students. Private pay rates range from $80–$125, depending on the experience of the therapist. PCC accepts several forms of insurance, Victims of Crime funding and third-party payers. Please contact us for more information.

What is a care plan?

• A care plan is a collaborative plan between the FPU student and their therapist that identifies other supportive services and strategies to continue to help the student after they have utilized the 12 free sessions of therapy.

Do I have to be a student at FPU to receive services?

• Yes and no. Only enrolled FPU students have access to 12 free sessions with PCC. However, PCC provides services to the public, and anyone is welcome to come to us for services. We see children, adolescents, adults, couples and families. Churches and other Christian nonprofits often refer people to PCC because of our connection to FPU and training in integrating faith and therapy.

Do I have to be a Christian to receive services?

• No. While PCC therapists are trained in the integration of faith in therapy, we work with the whole person—body, mind and spirit. PCC therapists respect the diversity of our community and welcome clients of all faiths or no faith. PCC does not discriminate based on age, gender, race, religious affiliation, sexual orientation or disability.

How do I get started?

• It’s easy to get started! Fill out the contact form on our website at pacificcounselingcenter.org , or leave us a voicemail at (559) 453-8050, and a referral line clinician will contact you to schedule a consultation phone call. During the consultation, they’ll ask questions to understand what is bringing you to therapy, what you hope to get out of it and what your availability is. With that information, they’ll match you with a therapist who will contact you to schedule your first session.

How can I connect my friend/student to PCC?

• If your friend or the student is over the age of 18, provide them with PCC’s contact information and ask them to call. If you are staff or faculty at FPU and have the permission of the student, you may send an email to connect the student with PCC by emailing our referral line at pacific.counseling@fresno.edu. Be sure to cc the student in the email so we can reach out to them directly.

Is it confidential?

• Yes. Services at PCC are classified as health care and are regulated by state and national law. PCC maintains clinical records that are only accessible by PCC personnel and are kept separate from academic records. PCC does not release the names or identifying information of patients without explicit written permission from the patient. PCC is a HIPAA-compliant counseling agency.
• Therapy at PCC is completely confidential except in limited situations which are explained at the outset of counseling.
• PCC counselors are mandated reporters of child abuse, elder abuse and dependent adult abuse.

Tell me about PCC.

• PCC is a training agency for therapists. Our clinicians are actively learning the newest research-based techniques and are in weekly supervision, where they continue to sharpen their therapeutic skills. For clients, this means the clinician they are working with is invested in the treatment process and motivated to provide the best experience possible.
• PCC therapists seek to deliver services with multicultural sensitivity and spiritual integrity. PCC therapists who completed their graduate studies in Marriage and Family Therapy at FPU Biblical Seminary have specific training in integrating Christian faith and counseling. If this integration is of particular interest to you, please mention it to the referral line team member at the time of the initial phone call. That way, we can place you with a therapist who has specialized training.
• PCC does not discriminate based on age, gender, race, religious affiliation, sexual orientation or disability. PCC counselors respect the diversity of our community and welcome clients of all faiths or no faith. PCC counselors provide services within the scope of practice for Marriage and Family Therapists, Clinical Social Workers and Professional Clinical Counselors. Clients with issues outside that scope of practice will be referred to more appropriate services. PCC follows the rules and guidelines of the profession set forth by the CA Board of Behavioral Sciences and the CA Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.