THE MAPLE COUNSELING CENTER

THE MAPLE COUNSELING CENTER (MAPLE) PROVIDES LOW-COST COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES, COUPLES, AND FAMILIES, AND TRAINING OF GRADUATES AND POSTGRADUATES FOR LICENSURE IN THE MENTAL HEALTH FIELD. MAPLE'S DIVERSE CLIENT POPULATION COMES FROM COMMUNITIES PRIMARILY WITHIN THE GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA AND THROUGHOUT ALL OF CALIFORNIA.MAPLE RELIES PRIMARILY ON SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENT, FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS TO SUPPLEMENT ITS FREE OR REDUCED CLIENT FEES, WHICH CONSTITUTE 22% OF ANNUAL REVENUE. CLIENT FEES ARE ON A SLIDING SCALE AND DETERMINED BASED ON THE CLIENT'S ANNUAL INCOME.MAPLE'S PROGRAMS SERVE A PRIMARILY LOW-INCOME CLIENTELE. USING HUD GUIDELINES FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY, 71% OF MAPLE'S CLIENTS ARE CONSIDERED LOW-INCOME, WITH 52% CONSIDERED EXTREMELY LOW-INCOME INCOME WITH ANNUAL WAGES OF LESS THAN $30,000. THE AVERAGE FEE PER SESSION IN 2024 WAS $27. MAPLE SERVICES SUPPORT THE MENTAL WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES - FROM TODDLERS THROUGH THE ADVANCED ELDERLY - AND INCLUDE COUNSELING FOR ADULTS, COUPLES, OLDER ADULTS, TEENS, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES. MAPLE ALSO OFFERS SEVERAL SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS FROM PRE-K TO 12TH GRADE, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, GROUP THERAPY, PARENT AND TEACHER/STAFF EDUCATION, AS WELL AS SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING FOR TK-5TH GRADE SCHOOLS VIA THE LONGSTANDING COMMUNITY CIRCLE PROGRAM. MAPLE ALSO OFFERS AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM THROUGH ITS BRISKIN - WILDER WELCOME CENTER THAT PROVIDES FREE SUPPORT TO ANYONE NEEDING MENTAL HEALTH CARE WITHIN LOS ANGELES COUNTY TO ASSESS THEIR NEEDS AND GET CONNECTED WITH APPROPRIATE SERVICES WITHIN ONE'S FINANCIAL MEANS, PROVIDING FOLLOW-UP CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT TO ENSURE EVERYONE LEAVES MAPLE SUCCESSFULLY ON THE ROAD TO WELLBEING.MAPLE'S DUAL MISSION-TO SERVE CLIENTS AND TO TRAIN CLINICIANS-ALLOWS US TO LEVERAGE LOW-COST CLINICAL TIME OF TRAINEES AND ASSOCIATES TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY SERVICES THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE ON A SLIDING FEE SCALE. IN 2024, MAPLE SERVED OVER 4,200 INDIVIDUALS, TOTALING OVER 28,000 SESSION HOURS. THIS INCLUDED AN AVERAGE OF 1,200 CLIENTS PER MONTH, OF WHOM 60% WERE SERVICED THROUGH ITS CENTER VIA IN-PERSON AND/OR TELE-HEALTH SESSIONS. THE REMAINING 40% OF CLIENTS WERE SERVICED AT SCHOOLS WITH STUDENTS FROM PRE-K TO 12TH GRADE, AS WELL AS CONSULTATION SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDED TO SCHOOL STAFF AND PARENTS/CAREGIVERS. MAPLE ALSO PROVIDED TRAINING TO 120 MASTERS-LEVEL STUDENTS AND GRADUATES IN 2024, WHO WERE SUPERVISED BY 14 LICENSED CLINICAL STAFF.THERAPY SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY GRADUATE AND POST-GRADUATE STUDENTS IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY, SOCIAL WORK, AND CLINICAL COUNSELING WHO ARE WORKING TOWARD LICENSURE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THESE TRAINEES AND ASSOCIATES ARE SUPERVISED BY HIGHLY QUALIFIED LICENSED CLINICAL STAFF, AS WELL AS AN ADDITIONAL 50 OFFSITE VOLUNTEER LICENSED CLINICAL THERAPISTS.