Aruka Community Counseling Center provides counseling services to help meet the mental health needs of families and individuals 13 years old and older in Dawson, Lumpkin, West Hall, and North Forsyth counties.

This program provides:

– Individual one on one counseling
– Family and couples therapy

Some of the topics Aruka covers include:

– Anxiety
– Depression
– Addiction
– Trauma and shame

Aruka utilizes modalities like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), cognitive processing therapy (CPT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques. This organization desires to provide high quality mental health care, regardless of an individual’s ability to pay.