MCYS offers a variety of counseling services to all youth, up to the age of 18. Parents and family are the first and most important influence in every child’s life, providing a foundation of love and support. We believe that positive youth development is an ongoing and intentional process. Young people need supports, such as acceptance, high expectations, affection, and warmth. They also need opportunities to explore, create, contribute, and belong.

Our staff works with youth and their families to develop the skills needed to become successful within their life, family, and community. Our counseling services include:

• Individual and Family Counseling – Addresses many types of issues related to a youth’s family conflict, including:
• Child behavior problems
• Communication
• Coping with divorce or other loss
• Parent and child relationships
• Peer and school problems
• Roles and expectations
• Runaway behaviors
• Truancy

MCYS Counseling offers a safe place to explore and resolve feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. The counselor will meet with parents and guardians to ensure family awareness, cooperation, and to share the results of general counseling progress.

• Group Counseling – Groups that are requested by individual schools deal with issues, such as aggressive behaviors, grief issues, divorce, effective communication and social skills, boy’s issues, and girl’s issues. Group counseling and skills development are provided by MCYS Youth and Family Services counselors, and case managers at schools throughout Montgomery County. Youth may be referred to group counseling by school counselors, parents, or self-referral. All youth who participate in group counseling must have signed permission forms from a parent or guardian on file in the school administration office.

Referral and Assessment
Youth and families requesting services are referred for an initial assessment to help us determine the services that will best fit the needs of the youth involved. MCYS Youth and Family Services provide a complete intake and ongoing assessment by licensed and state authorized mental health counselors. Our professional counselors work to empower youth and their families to work on issues impacting a youth’s development in a healthy and productive way.

In the assessment of children or adolescents, the child’s parent or legal guardian must be present at the appointment. They will be interviewed by the counselor and will be included in any communication regarding the counselor’s recommendations.

For more information about our counseling services, contact us at one of our offices:

• (936) 756-8682 Conroe
• (936) 293-1003 Huntsville
• (281) 259-0440 Magnolia
• (281) 689-5104 Splendora
• (281) 292-6471 The Woodlands