Children and Youth Services

Children and Youth Counseling Services

No Child Should Have to Suffer Alone

Children with Social & Emotional Difficulties (CSED)

Under contract with the County of San Diego, this comprehensive behavioral health and family support service is offered to children, ages 0 to 5, and their families. The program offers youth counseling to address challenging behaviors and improve school readiness, coaching and support to improve parent-child relationships, and a full continuum of services to ensure family stability.

Clients must be Medi-Cal beneficiaries or uninsured.

The County of San Diego issued a notice of significant changes to the Beneficiary Handbook. The notification (February 10, 2023) and Summary of Changes can be found here: Beneficiary Handbook – Notification of Significant Changes – 2-2023.

For more information regarding our children with social and emotional difficulty counseling services, contact Analia Chapero, LMFT.

School Based Counseling Services

In partnership with local school districts, this program serves students who are struggling socially, emotionally, and/or behaviorally.

Services tend to be short-term (8 – 10 sessions) and are offered individually or in small groups. Coordination and consultation with parents, teachers, and school staff occur as needed to best support students.

In the Fallbrook area, school-based student counseling services are offered as a part of the Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds program funded by the Fallbrook Regional Health District.

For more information regarding our student counseling services, contact:

Patti Christensen, LCSW
or

Elizabeth Nua, LMFT

Full Service Partnership

Under contract with the County of San Diego, this service is offered to children, teens, & young adults whose behavioral health challenges are significantly impacting their daily functioning. These youth counseling services are more intensive and require a higher level of family engagement.

Clients must be Medi-Cal beneficiaries or uninsured.

The County of San Diego issued a notice of significant changes to the Beneficiary Handbook. The notification (February 10, 2023) and Summary of Changes can be found here: Beneficiary Handbook – Notification of Significant Changes – 2-2023

For more information regarding our full-service youth counseling services, contact: Jody Erickson, Program Director

Educationally Related Mental Health Services (ERMHS)

Palomar Family Counseling Service is certified by the California Department of Education as a Nonpublic Agency in the North Inland area to provide Educationally Related Mental Health Services to students receiving special education services. When added to a student’s Individual Education Plan (IEP), the student may receive counseling to help academic performance by improving emotional well-being, school engagement, and attendance.

Designated Instructional Services (DIS)

DIS are youth counseling services that an IEP Team determines are necessary for a student to benefit from his/her special education program. An assessment is done to identify need and to guide the type, duration, and frequency of service.

Other Counseling Services for Children & Youth

We also offer fee for service counseling for children, youth and families. Visit our counseling page for more information.