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2021 Siloam Springs community guide | 27 441 Hwy. 412 W • Siloam Springs 479-524-5131 • wassonfuneralhome.com Continuous Family Ownership and Operation by the Wasson's since 1928. Our family helping your family yesterday, today and tomorrow. 803 S. Dogwood Siloam Springs, AR 479-524-5111 "Trusted Insurance Advisors assisting Northwest Arkansas and Northeast Oklahoma residents and businesses for over 60 years " Commercial Property Commercial Auto General Liability Workers Compensation Employee Benefits Farm/Poultry/Equipment All lines of Personal Insurance: Home/Auto/Umbrella Life Insurance N ot everyone who suffers from depression, trauma, grief, relationship issues or other challenges can afford professional counseling services, but at John Brown University's Community Counseling Center, "we don't turn anyone away," said Executive Director Dr. Tim Dinger. "We have a flexible flat rate of $15, but if you can't afford it, we'll accommodate you." e center, formerly known as the Care Clinic, has offered counseling services to the community through the university's graduate program for some 20 years but used a sliding scale to determine fees based on a client's income. e flat rate "simplifies the process. We don't have to ask about salary or employment," Dinger said. e new name, Community Counseling Center, better reflects the clinic's mission of serving people locally by providing low-cost counseling, "even if they can only pay one dollar." e clinic serves adults, children, couples and families in Siloam Springs and Little Rock. About 60 percent of the clients are adults, 20 percent are couples and families, and 20 percent are children. Counseling is needed now more than ever, and the clinic is now accepting new clients for tele-mental health services. ey are also offering free services to first responders, mental health and healthcare professionals both in person and through tele-health up to 10 free sessions. "We live in complicated times, and managing the complexities of life is difficult. Living well requires understanding the challenges one faces and the courage and skill to make changes," Dinger said. "e professional care and counsel provided supports the community member and helps facilitate the change necessary in their life." Besides its unique affordability, the graduate program — offering master's degrees in Marriage and Family erapy and Clinical Mental Health Counseling — is also distinctive as a training clinic. Supervised by experienced, No One's Turned Away from JBU Community Counseling Center Flexible flat rate makes mental health services provided by supervised graduate students available to all | By Suzanne Rhodes