ABOUT USStraight Talk Counseling has offered affordable, high-quality counseling and prevention services to the community since it was founded in 1971. Over the last 49 years, we have assisted hundreds of thousands of individuals in need. ​MISSIONThe mission of Straight Talk Counseling is to make available a variety of mental health, substance abuse, and rehabilitative services to individuals and families in need, for whom access or utilization of such services is limited, restricted or otherwise unavailable. PHILOSOPHYMental illness is not a character defect. At Straight Talk Counseling, staff are committed to reducing stigma around seeking mental health services. Our goal is to remove the barriers in our community's ability to seek mental health treatment ensuring that each and every individual has the opportunity to receive quality mental health supportCounselingTwo outpatient clinics offering psychological counseling on a sliding-scale fee basis:• Adult and Adolescent Anger Management • Family Counseling• Parenting Education Groups• Child and Adolescent Counseling• Adolescent Sex Ed./Appropriateness• Phase of Life Adjustments• Personal Growth and Awareness • Relationship Coaching• Couples Counseling• Grief Counseling• Psychological Testing• Impulse Control• Anxiety & Stress Reduction• DepressionSchool-Based CounselingCrisis intervention, prevention, growth mindset, and resiliency services for K-12 students.College Support ServicesPlacement of counselor in local Orange County Junior Colleges to address the increased need for stress/anxiety support and college sustainability/resilience services.Gerry HouseLicensed with the Department of Health Care Services and Drug Medi-Cal Certified, Gerry House offers alcohol and substance abuse treatment services.