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Counseling Ministry Referral

The following counseling services are available in the Austin area. The WBA cannot guarantee the outcome of any of these services. Please conduct due diligence on any of these counseling agencies before engaging their services. Thank you.

Reference

David Griffin, Care and Counseling Pastor at First Baptist Church, Georgetown, is available to answer questions about counseling ministries and resources in the following areas: Marriage Counseling, Family Counseling, Teen Counseling, Financial Counseling, and Vocational Counseling. dagriffin@fbcgt.org

Marriage and Family Counseling

Who We Are -The Center for Relational Care, in partnership with Intimate Life Ministries, equips churches to minister effectively to hurting people. In addition to providing counseling services in selected locations, we partner with churches, ministries, and other organizations throughout the world to provide a continuum of care and relational enrichment for marriages, families, individuals, and children.

Our Approach -Our staff of professional and pastoral counselors are trained in a unique approach for helping people in crisis as well as those who simply want to experience more joy and meaning in life. By helping people experience biblical truth as they deepen their relationship with God and with others, we seek to halt the deterioration of unhealthy patterns, bringing hope and healing to broken relationships, wounded hearts, and damaged lives.

For information or to make a counseling appointment, contact 512-492-6200. The Center is conveniently located at 11615 Angus Road in Austin, Texas.   www.relationalcare.org.

LifeBridge Counseling is a faith-based, spiritual growth, hope perspective for relational healing and growth. Deborah Price of Georgetown is a Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in premarital counseling, marriage relationships, anxiety and depression, trauma recovery, family therapy and partner's healing groups for women. Email at lifebridgegt@earthlink.net and phone: 512-663-0490.

Abundant Life Counseling Services is a group of counselors with professional expertise and a deep sense of abiding faith that seeks to meet people at their point of need using both scriptural truth and relational / psychological principles.

Our tagline is, “Abundant Life Counseling Services . . . Helping people Live. Helping people Love.” (John 10:10, Matthew 22:37-39). Believing that Abundant Life is about growth and faith in Jesus Christ amid a broken and suffering world, we seek to bring hope from relevant scriptural principles and an eternal worldview as we journey with people in the midst of seemingly hopeless situations, helping them not to simply cope, but to truly live victoriously. Believing that Abundant Life is also about loving God and loving people, we have a strong emphasis on relationships and relational principles, helping people to “walk out” what scripture teaches about relationships and trusting God, even during overwhelming conflict and pain.

Each of our four therapists is passionate about not only counseling those in need, but also sharing what God has entrusted to us in a teaching setting. Accordingly, speaking engagements can be arranged at no cost on a wide variety of topics. To contact us for a speaking engagement, additional information, or to set up an appointment, please call 512-258-5100. Both day and evening appointments are available at a range of fees and a sliding scale. Our office is conveniently located in North Austin on 183. Our address is 13740 N. Hwy. 183, Ste S-1, Austin, TX 78750. Each of our therapists is mentioned briefly below with areas of expertise. However, for more information regarding approach to therapy, experience and educational background, please visit our website at www.abundantlifecounseling.com.

Kerry Williamson is the founder and president of Abundant Life Counseling Services and is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Supervisor. With 15 years of counseling experience, Kerry is trained to address a broad spectrum of needs and provides care for adolescents and teens, as well as individuals. However, he specializes in marriage counseling, including couples struggling with their sexual relationship.

Carolyn Dixon has been the wife of a pastor for 25 years and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Carolyn works with couples and individuals for issues of depression, anxiety, relationship and marriage conflict, parenting, anger / aggression, self-esteem, and loneliness. Carolyn also works part-time at a psychiatric treatment center for children and adolescents.

Vicki Read is a Licensed Professional Counselor Intern. Vicki works primarily with children, teens, families, and individuals for issues of attachment, anxiety, depression, family communication and conflict, and divorce. Vicki has experience using play therapy with children and is a trained mediator.

Valerie Savage is a Licensed Professional Counselor Intern. With over 25 years as a financial executive and 10 years as an executive coach, Valerie offers coaching in addition to her work at Abundant Life Counseling Services. Valerie works with women, business professionals, and couples addressing issues such as stress and anxiety, depression, marital strain, and eating disorders.

Counseling Ministry

Trisha Cook is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Intern and certified school counselor working to provide people with practical, Christ-centered and affordable counseling services.

Trisha began her work with children ten years ago as a Special Education teacher at the elementary and high school levels. Her Special Education training and experience gives her a solid understanding of child development, learning and cognition, education policies and procedures that effect children. During her experience as a middle school counselor, Trisha learned to assess and treat a wide range of mental health issues facing school aged children and their families. Sexual, physical, and emotional trauma, addiction, suicide, divorce, anxiety, anger-management, low self-esteem, behavior disorders and sexual identity issues are just a few of the issues that she has helped students and their families learn to cope with and understand.

Trisha uses a solution-focused approach to counseling. Solution focused techniques concentrate on strengths and resources that the client has available and uses those strengths and resources to begin working on solutions rather than focusing on the problem. Her view of the counseling process is one in which the client and the counselor work together to understand and trust one another in order to work as a team to explore and define the present problem situation and develop goals for an improved life.

Trisha works with individuals, couples and families on an outpatient basis. Her approach in helping clients is designed to explore client problems, identify appropriate counseling objectives, develop strategies to reach the objectives, evaluate the effectiveness/outcomes of the strategies and plan for follow-up to ensure continued success.

Counseling Services are a ministry provided by NewChurch, Georgetown. For appointments or more information contact Trisha Cook at 254-793-2798 or Trish.balancedliving@yahoo.com

Mickey Williams, M.A., LMFT - Mickey has been a licensed Marriage And Family Therapist for 20 years. He has a masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Fuller Seminary School of Psychology.  

Emmaus Counseling Services exists to listen, care and respond to very real human conditions as we seek to follow Jesus into the sometimes dark, painful and difficult places in our lives and out into the light of his glorious life. For he is the one who has gone before us and promises to be with us always.

 Together we will humbly seek to follow God’s Word and Spirit to orient and guide our listening and conversation. By grace, we will identify and utilize both psychological and spiritual resources as appropriate to discover and follow his path for healing and wholeness. 

Counseling services are available for various issues including:

• Individual Counseling
• Couples Counseling
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Stress
• Addictions
• Spiritual Guidance
• Other Life Issues

 Office Location:

First Baptist Church

1333W. University Avenue

Georgetown, Tx 78628  

For questions, appointment or further information regarding services please contact:

Mickey Williams, M.A., LMFT

512-966-5557

www.waytoemmaus.org

HOPE for HEROES FAQ's

Serving those who serve and their families

The Samaritan Counseling Center

5425-A Burnet Road

Austin, TX 78756

512-451-733

877-416-4673

FREE COUNSELING FOR THOSE WHO SERVED IN IRAQ OR AFGHANISTAN AND THEIR FAMILIES

HOPE for HEROES’ mission is to provide confidential counseling at NO CHARGE for military personnel and their family members who have counseling needs as a result of service in Iraq or Afghanistan. 

• Military who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan
• Any Branch of Service
• Active, Guard, Reserve, Discharged

 

• Family Members (spouses, children, siblings, & parents)
• During Deployment
• After Deployment

 

Email: HopeforHeroes@samaritan-center.org

 

Hyde Park Counseling Center

A ministry of Hyde Park Baptist Church

711 West 38th Street, Suite E-2

Austin, Texas

512-451-2186

The Hyde Park Counseling Center was founded in 1986 as an affiliate of the Hyde Park Baptist Church in Austin, Texas. The two-fold purpose of the Center is to offer biblically based solutions to human problems in a caring, confidential, professional setting and to equip lay persons with skills to minister to others.

A full range of professional and pastoral counseling services is available. Whether the need is to resolve issues related to depression, anxiety, guilt difficult relationships, parenting difficulties, or coping with losses, our staff desires to offer support in times of personal crisis. By utilizing the resources that God has provided in Jesus Christ, new beginnings may be appropriated.

Specialty Counseling

• Children/Play Therapy
• Marriage & Family
• Depression & Anxiety
• Abuse (Sexual, Physical, and Emotional)
• Forgiveness Issues
• Parent-Child Relationships
• Divorce Recovery
• Relationship Problems
• Addictions
• Adolescents
• Eating Disorders
• Trauma, Loss, and Grief
• Co-Dependency
• Spiritual Concerns

Pre-Marital Counseling

Gene Kummerer II, M.S., M.Div., LPC and Nanci Boice, M.Ed., M.A.,
LPC – Intern provide pre-marital counseling.

The overall goal is to expand your understanding of marriage, each other, and especially, of God's grace.

Psychological Assessment

Hyde Park Counseling Center is committed to offering assessments that meet the needs of the Christian community through evaluations.  For academic evaluation, we can provide a valuable comprehensive picture of your child's strengths and weaknesses.

GraceLife Advanced Training

Discipleship/Counseling Program

A 5-Month comprehensive study of the Exchanged Life truths of who we are and who God is, the soul’s resistance to Spirit’s reign, truth about the cross, and truth about God’s provisions.

Texas Baptist Children's Home provides residential services to children ages 6 to 17 in seven cottages, housing up to eight children each in Residential Group Care. Twenty-four hour residential care is provided by loving Christian house-parent couples who live in each of the cottages. In addition, TBCH provides residential services to single mothers ages 18-up with dependent children. Family Care assists single working mothers with dependent children in times of crisis. Six cottages serve up to five families each, with ample room for playtime with their children.

Because of TBCH's emphasis on restoration and reconciliation, all children in Residential Group Care and mothers in the Single-Parent Residential Care have access to individual, group, and family counseling. The Children's Home utilizes on-site counselors to provide and coordinate counseling services for children and their families. For more information call 512-255-3682 or http://www.tbch.org

STARRY, provides counseling for children and youth ages 7-17 and their families. Through the years Starry has helped hundreds of families within the community to find stability, hope and strength. Along with counseling, Starry provides resources and information to the community on such important issues as Parenting, Discipline, Child Abuse and Dating Violence.

Several groups are offered for youths, on a number of topics ranging from Divorce to Anger Management. One avenue of support is the Parenting Support Group that meets every Monday night on campus. There are also a number of free workshops and seminars that are available to the public.

The counseling center is located at 1300 N. Mays in Round Rock.

Phone (512)388-8290 or (800)440-9789. www.starryonline.org

Teen and Teen Families Counseling

Lakeline Church in Austin offers professional counseling services from a Christian perspective for children, adolescents, individual adults, engaged and married couples, families and groups. This ministry operates on a sliding fee scale. They provide counseling services in English and Spanish. Evening appointments are available. For more information, please call Colleen Regan at 258-7600, ext. 4.

Hyde Park Counseling Center (a ministry of Hyde Park Baptist Church) offers biblically based solutions to human problems in a caring, confidential, professional setting. We offer a full range of both professional and pastoral counseling services to individuals, couples, families and children.  Our staff desires to offer support in time of personal crisis or to address issues such as depression, anxiety, guilt, difficult relationships, parenting difficulties, or coping with losses. The Center is directed by Dr. Nicole Fitzpatrick and has five counselors on staff: Dr. Kathryn Birch, Gene Kummerer, Debbie Gardner, Nanci Boise and Jacob Akers. Our counselors have expertise in the area of sexual addictions and children traumatized by violence or abuse. The center is located at 711 West 38th Street, Suite E-2 in Austin. Call 512-451-2186. www.hpbc.org/counseling/

The Timothy Center focuses on specific issues experienced by struggling teenagers and their families. They offer a unique blend of solid Biblical insight coupled with the finest in current psychotherapeutic methods. The Director of Counseling is Jim Myers, the former youth minister at Hyde Park Baptist Church in Austin. Kristin Timberlake is also a counselor. They are located at 11754 Jollyville Road, Suite #110, Austin. Call 512-331-2700. www.timothycenter.com

Financial Counseling

Budget and Credit Solutions offers free debt and budget counseling. Eric Nowell, owner and deacon at Main Street Baptist Church, is available to provide financial counseling for people in your church who need a way to manage their finances and repay their debts. Call 512-451-9443 or 1-888-880-6337. www.debt.org

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