What if I’m in crisis?
- ComCare Community Crisis Center provides a local, 24-hour crisis hotline at (316) 660-7500 that provides telephone intervention, in-person services, and a mobile unit.
- In the event of an emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.
What services are available?
The CFL currently offers couples, family, and individual therapy services for Friends University students, their families, and greater Wichita community members. Suite Therapy is also available to Friends University students.
How much do services cost?
- TELEPHONE INTAKE: Free
Missed/Late Cancellation: N/A - SUITE THERAPY: Free
Missed/ Late Cancellation: $15 - GROUP THERAPY: Free
Missed/Late Cancellation: $15 - ROOMMATE THERAPY: Sessions 1-6: Free (Additional Sessions $15)
Missed/Late Cancellation: $15 - COUPLES THERAPY: Sessions 1-6: Free (Additional Sessions $15)
Missed/Late Cancellation: $15 - FAMILY THERAPY: Sessions 1-6: Free (Additional Sessions $15)
Missed/Late Cancellation: $15 - INDIVIDUAL THERAPY: Sessions 1-6: Free (Additional Sessions $15)
Missed/Late Cancellation: $15 - ASSESSMENTS: Student therapists will provide additional information about assessment fees.
- The CFL does not accept or bill insurance.
Who is not eligible for services?
- CFL services are available to all Friends University students and community members unless the persons are:
- a staff or faculty member
- a family member of a staff or faculty member of the University
- has a family member currently enrolled in the MSFT program
- or has a family member currently enrolled in the MSFT program
- Ineligible people will be provided with referrals outside of the CFL. These may be offered over the phone, emailed, or mailed.
I’m worried about a Friends University student. How can I help?
- Read suggestions for parents and strategies for helping students in distress.
What can I expect in individual therapy?
- Therapy is a confidential process to help you learn about coping strategies and about yourself.
- Therapy may involve sharing sensitive, personal, or private information that could be distressing at times; your student therapist is available to support you through this process.
May I schedule an appointment for someone else?
- Only the person utilizing services may schedule appointments.
- If there is a concern a student (or anyone) might be a danger to themselves or others, call 911, Comcare Community Crisis Center at (316) 660-7500 or take the individual to the nearest emergency room.
Will my therapist be a graduate student?
- At the CFL, we strive to provide the highest quality of services to our clients while meeting the training needs of our graduate student therapists enrolled in the Master of Science in Family Therapy (MSFT) program. Student therapists are supervised by the clinical faculty of the MSFT program. All clinical supervisors are either approved supervisors or approved supervisors-in-training with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.