Leads the clinical team and sees adults. Sessions in English or Spanish.
Nonprofit counseling clinic · Wichita, Kansas
Counseling with a fee set for your household
Anchor is a nonprofit clinic on South Hydraulic. Household size and income set your fee, and you have it in writing before your first session. We see adults, couples and families, in English and Spanish.
Is it the right fit?
Who we see, and who we send elsewhere
Better to know before you call, so you do not lose a day.
Somewhere else
Who comes
Therapy for a young child: call us and we will give you the names of colleagues.
Language
Another language: tell us when you call and we will help you look for someone.
What we do
Medication and prescriptions: your doctor or a psychiatrist handles those.
When it cannot wait
A crisis: call or text 988, or call 911. We are not an emergency service.
Anchor
Who comes
Adults, couples and families in the Wichita area who need a fee that fits their household.
Language
Sessions in English or Spanish. One clinician also speaks Vietnamese.
What we do
Talk therapy, on your own, in a group or with family.
When it cannot wait
A set time to talk, Monday to Saturday.
Services
Three ways to get care
Every service is offered in person on South Hydraulic. Individual and family sessions are also offered by video to people in Kansas.
Individual therapy
One adult and one clinician. Sessions are 50 minutes, in English or Spanish.
See individual therapy
Group therapy
A small group with a clinician, at the same time each week. You can listen first and share when you are ready.
See group therapy
Family and couples therapy
For couples, and for families with a parent or guardian present. Sessions are 80 minutes.
See family and couples therapy
How it works
From first call to first session in four steps
- 01
Step 1: Call, write or start online
Tell us your name, how to reach you and which language you prefer. That is all we need to begin.
- 02
Step 2: Tell us how you pay
Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance or the sliding scale. Each one has its own short path.
- 03
Step 3: Get your fee in writing
Before your first session you have your fee, and a Good Faith Estimate if you pay without insurance.
- 04
Step 4: Meet your clinician
A first session of about an hour. You decide together whether to keep going.
Clinicians
Four of the clinicians you may meet
Each clinician's license is listed at the foot of every page.
Gwendolyn Mathis
Therapist, leads the groups
- Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker (LSCSW) · KS Lic. # 000000
Leads the group programs and sees adults one on one.
Khanh Cao
Family and couples therapist
- Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist (LCMFT) · KS Lic. # 000000
Sees couples and families, in English or Vietnamese.
Sees adults and couples, in English or Spanish.
Intake by payer
Start the way you pay
Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance or the sliding scale: each path has its own first steps and ends with your fee in writing.
Phone(316) 555-0102
Hours
- Monday – ThursdayToday
- 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
- FridayToday
- 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- SaturdayToday
- 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- SundayToday
- Closed
How fees work
Insurance we work with
Anchor bills Medicaid (KanCare), Medicare and many private plans, and you pay the copay or deductible your plan sets. We check your benefits and tell you what we found before your first session. If a plan does not cover a visit, we talk about the sliding scale with you.
Medicaid (KanCare)
Medicare
Most private plans, by plan type
If you pay yourself
If you do not have insurance, or you would rather not use it, your fee comes from our sliding scale. Household size and household income set your tier. You bring proof of income to intake, and we give you the fee in writing before your first session. Reduced-fee spots depend on funding, and we review your tier with you if your income changes. Please tell us 24 hours ahead if you need to change a session.
Receipts for reimbursement
Your own plan may reimburse part of a visit. For each session we give you an itemized receipt (a superbill) that you can send to your plan. It carries a diagnosis code that your insurer can see. Your plan decides what it pays, so ask it before you start.
An estimate in advance
If you pay without insurance, you have the right to receive a written Good Faith Estimate of what your care will cost before you start. We give you one with your sliding-scale fee. If the final bill is $400 or more above the estimate, you can dispute it. The estimate is not a contract.
Checking your benefits
Our intake team checks your benefits before your first session and tells you what they found, in English or Spanish. If you are not sure which path fits you, call us and we will sort it out together.
The sliding scale
Your tier, step by step
Two facts set your tier: how many people live in your household and what the household earns. If a fee would keep you from coming, tell us before your first session.
| Your household's income, for its size | What to bring | Your fee |
|---|---|---|
| In the lowest band | What to bringProof of income, such as recent pay stubs, a benefits letter or last year's tax return. If you have none, tell us and we will find another way. | Your feeThe lowest fee on the scale. |
| In a middle band | What to bringThe same papers, and your household size. | Your feeA fee between the lowest and the standard fee. |
| Above the scale | What to bringYour insurance information, if you use it. | Your feeThe standard fee, or your insurance if you have it. |
| If your income changes | What to bringA new proof of income. Tell us as soon as you know. | Your feeWe review your tier with you. |
Questions
What nearly everyone asks first
Do you take my insurance?
We bill Medicaid (KanCare), Medicare and many private plans. Before your first session we check your benefits and tell you what your plan covers and what you would pay. If you do not have insurance, the sliding scale applies.
How much does it cost, and how do fees work?
It depends on how you pay. With insurance, your plan sets your copay or deductible. Without it, your household size and income set your tier on our sliding scale. Either way, you have the fee in writing before your first session.
What is a Good Faith Estimate?
If you pay without insurance, you have the right to receive a written estimate of what your care will cost before you start. We give you one with your sliding-scale fee. If the final bill is $400 or more above the estimate, you can dispute it. The estimate is not a contract.
What happens in the first session?
It lasts about an hour. Your clinician explains how they work, what stays private and where the limits are, and the possible risks and benefits of therapy. You talk about what you would like from the time, and you decide together whether to continue.
What do I do in a crisis?
Call or text 988, any time. In an emergency, call 911. Anchor is not an emergency service, and this site and our messages are not monitored around the clock.
What is confidential, and what are the limits?
What you share stays in the session. The law sets limits: if someone is at serious risk of harming themselves or another person, or if abuse of a child or an older adult is suspected, your clinician may have to tell others. We explain this in writing before you start.
Write to us
How would you like to begin?
We reply within one business day, in English or Spanish. We answer the way and at the time you choose.
Phone(316) 555-0102
Hours
- Monday – ThursdayToday
- 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
- FridayToday
- 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- SaturdayToday
- 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- SundayToday
- Closed