**During COVID, we are offering online therapy sessions at reduced fees. We care about your mental health and are here to help. Please contact us for more information.

Client Counseling and Therapy Forms

At Turning Point Center for Families, graduate students work toward earning their therapist certifications while work with licensed therapists to provide caring, quality counseling services designed to assist you with your individual needs.

To make counseling affordable for everyone, cost is based on a sliding scale therapy fee structure.

To prepare for your appointment, please fill out the forms listed as "required," as well as well as those under the type of counseling you will be participating in. You have the option of filling them out and submitting online, or printing and returning forms electronically or delivering to the clinic.

Required for All Clients

Telemedicine Informed Consent Form - Gives your consent to online treatment.

Client Financial & Terms Agreement - Explains therapy fees and authorizes Turning Point to bill the responsible party for services.

Client Medical History - Details the client's medical history to assist the therapist in diagnosis and treatment.

Client Mental Health Assessment - Details the client's mental health history to assist the therapist in diagnosis and treatment.

Additional Forms for Individual & Family Clinic and Shelter Clients

If you are seeking individual or family counseling at our clinic or shelter, these forms are required. This therapy might include prevention, drug or alcohol intervention or therapeutic counseling for youth, adults, individuals, couples or families.

Client Intake for Individual or Family Clinic and Shelter Clients - Provides contact and general information about the client and, if applicable, parent or guardian.

Additional Forms for Group Clients

Fill out these forms if you are seeking group therapy for teens or adults. This applies to teens participating in anger management, relationship, life skills, teen girls support group or alcohol and substance abuse prevention or intervention counseling. Also included are adults participating in anger management, parenting classes, domestic violence support, couple's group counseling or women's and men's support groups. We are currently offering group therapy sessions online.

Client Intake for group counseling clients - Provides contact and general information about the client and, if applicable, parent or guardian.

Clinic Group Agreement Form - Agreement to follow the group session rules.

School Clients

Turning Point counselors offer onsite counseling at the elementary, middle school and high school level for several school districts, including Newport Mesa, Little Lake, Santa Ana and Ocean View. To allow your child to participate in school therapy sessions, please fill out the forms below, as well as the above required forms.

School Client Intake Parental Permission Release Form - Permission for a child to attend school therapy sessions

Authorization for School Related Medical Care - To be filled out by the minor's authorized representative to consent to school-related medical care

Other Forms

If  a support person will be attending some or all of your therapy sessions, they must fill out the Collateral Participation Consent Form.

Authorization to Release/Exchange Confidential Information - Explains collateral participants rights and responsibilities when attending client's therapy sessions