IF YOU ALSO NEED ALCOHOL AND DRUG TREATMENT OR  AN ASSESSMENT- SIGN UP FOR AN ALCOHOL AND DRUG INTAKE SESSION BEFORE SCHEDULING ANGER MANAGEMENT OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES. 

Anger Management is not an appropriate intervention when there is a history of abusive behaviors used in relationships where one person has a pattern of gaining power over another. Teras believes all acts of violence are the perpetrator's choice and sole responsibility. Some people  present with symptoms of "anger issues" or "outbursts" and other extreme states of irritability from depression, anxiety or other challenging conditions but are not prone to abusive power and control  in their relationships.  Others have had the behavior modeled to them during their developing years. These people usually respond better to a skill building, stress tolerance and response approach to their problem.Anger Management at Teras is not a therapy for trauma, anxiety or other mental condition but the skills learned can be a useful addition to anyone's "tool box" for living a more satisfying life. 

HOW TO GET ENROLLED IN ANGER MANAGEMENT AT TERAS: PLEASE DO NOT CALL REQUESTING INFORMATION OR ASKING TO SIGN UP FOR AN APPOINTMENT UNTIL YOU HAVE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS  BELOW, CAN AGREE TO FOLLOW THE STEPS DESCRIBED AND HAVE DECIDED TO ATTEND OUR PROGRAM. 

Statement from Teras Management regarding the new intake policy for anger management: We struggled with this decision for a long time and had hoped circumstances would change and we wouldn't need to implement a policy that would present financial barriers to accessing our services. We are disappointed and sad to say that we have been forced to implement a policy that may be restrictive to some of our potential clients who have limited finances.  Due to the large percentage of individuals who have signed up and not shown to the Anger Management and Domestic Violence Counseling intake appointments we are unable to schedule an appointment until a payment of $75 is received. Because so many potential anger management clients have reserved those time slots and not called before cancelling and also not shown up for their appointment it has negatively impacted our enrolled clients by limiting our availability. We need those unused time slots for people who have already shown the initiative to be here consistently. Please do not ask for a special payment arrangement or a waiver of the intake fee-for any reason. 

INTAKE APPOINTMENTS MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE BEFORE SCHEDULING AN INTAKE APPOINTMENT. PLEASE FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS TO PAY FOR AND SIGN UP FOR THE ANGER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM: 1) We can take a payment through PayPal using your PayPal account or debit/credit card. Click this link to go to the Teras payment page with the PayPal instructions.  https://sites.google.com/a/terasinc.org/teras/client-payments/paypal-payments 2) After submitting the payment you can forward the confirmation email you received to  info@terasinc.org. 3) We will reply to your email and provide a link to the intake sign up form and a list of appointment days and times we have available. 4) You will need to submit the intake appointment form within 48 hours of receiving our email. 5) Once the intake appointment form is submitted we can add you to our calendar and set up a phone and text message reminder which will issue a reminder 4 days before and 24 hours prior to your appointment. 

You will be allowed to reschedule the intake session one time- if you give 24 hours advanced notice of the rescheduled appointment. Your payment is non refundable/non transferable and will be forfeited if you do not show to the next intake appointment after rescheduling. 

OR  if you can't pay with a card, we can receive a money order sent through the mail to Teras Counseling at  3945 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Portland, Oregon 97214. Please provide enough information with the letter so we can identify who the payment is for. 

INSURANCE COVERAGE: Oregon Health Plan or private  insurance plans may pay for some or all of the anger management costs if you are also enrolled in our Alcohol and Drug outpatient treatment program. We cannot bill insurance for anger management and domestic violence services as a stand alone service. 
Any other services such as drug screens or alcohol and drug services are at the current rate HERE