Our Programs

Scholarship Fund

Droste’s core programming is our scholarship fund. Recognizing the barriers individuals face in accessing mental health care, we have implemented a sliding scale fee structure that tailors costs to each participant’s financial capacity. This approach makes it possible for those unable to afford the standard therapy rate of private practitioners to still access high-quality therapy services without spending months on the waitlists of overwhelmed hospital and community clinics.

Community-Based Mental Health Program

Through a generous grant from Catholic Charities of New York, Droste is able to provide 16 free counseling sessions to students, their parents, and teachers of parochial and charter schools in need of additional mental health services. Schools in low-resourced areas or those schools without significant mental health infrastructure were targeted for initial partnership.

Clinical Training Program

Since 1982, Droste Mental Health Services has hosted graduate-level students in our Clinical Training Program to complete an internship doing outpatient mental health therapy. Our Clinical Training Program nurtures future professionals, bridging the gap between academic knowledge and practical skills, ultimately enhancing the well-being of our clients by ensuring professionals joining the field have solid foundational skills.

At the heart of our program lies the recognition that hands-on experience is invaluable for aspiring mental health counselors and social workers, but that the hands-on experience must be accompanied by high-quality, intensive supervision. Interns participating in our program undergo a comprehensive training curriculum and receive supervision that guides them through the phases of the treatment: assessment and diagnosis, treatment planning and modalities, interventions, safety planning, and the termination process. 

Droste’s interns are matched with clients who are open to working with someone still in training. Benefits of working with an intern include fresh perspectives and enthusiasm, immersion in the latest theories and techniques, increased availability, collaborative growth experience, and the ability to take advantage of a good personality fit while still having the comfort of knowing there is intensive supervisory support.