Background Statement
Centus Counseling, Consulting & Education (Centus) was established in 1982 as the Samaritan Counseling Center of Denver. The name was changed to Centus in 2006. Since our founding, Centus has been focused on providing affordable and accessible quality mental health care integrating the mind, body, spirit, and community with the traditional practice of counseling and psychotherapy.
Today Centus has 16 outpatient counseling sites, and 3 school sites in 9 counties in and around metro Denver and will provide 15,000 counseling, evaluation and testing hours in 2019. Centus continues to provide a sliding fee scale for people who are not insured. In addition Centus has launched Tele-Behavioral Health services, and Community and Home Based services.
Integrative Counseling
Centus was the first organization in Denver to offer an integrated approach to traditional mental health counseling. Today it remains a thought and practice leader in integration of body, mind, spirit and community. Centus is unique in sustaining a network of licensed professional therapists that regularly and consistently collaborate to provide the fullest range of perspective, expertise and service available in the metro area.
Quality
The Solihten Institute accredits Centus, the international office for an association of professional counseling Centers located throughout the United States. Centus adheres to The Institute's nationally recognized mandated standards for high quality counseling that integrates mind, body, spirit and community. This includes assurance that all Centus therapists are found to be in good standing with the Colorado State Department of Regulatory Agencies. Centus therapists spend time each month in professional development, in-service training, and case study and peer review. All therapists are reviewed annually.
Access: Location and Affordability
Local faith communities are highly supportive by donating office space and making referrals into the Centus system. Currently Centus has 16 satellite offices in Partner Congregations spread across the greater metro area of Denver. These congregations also utilize consultation and educational services offered by Centus.
Centus provides an adjusted fee scale for clients who are not insured or who are underinsured. This enables clients to receive subsidizes for necessary clinical services. This year Centus will raise approximately 15% of its operating budget to provide vital behavioral healthcare services.
Service Provision
This year Centus will provide nearly 15,000 hours of counseling. We accept all major insurance coverage, Medicaid and Medicare, Tri - Care and Tri-West.