Our mission is to bring healing and hope through counseling and peer support.
Our vision is to create a compassionate and caring community that embraces mental health and well-being.
- Respect
We value rights and dignity for every individual, even when we disagree, and work to eliminate discrimination
- Compassion
We care deeply about your needs and work to alleviate suffering through acceptance, friendship, and service.
- Integrity
We strive to be honest and fair in all we do.
- Support
We provide a refuge without judgement, creatively empowering and encouraging everyone on their journey to wellness.
- Hope
We believe that recovery is real. We believe in you and create opportunities for you to believe in yourself.
- Community
We are a family, building healthy relationships and social networks that lead to independence, resilience, a greater sense of belonging, and full participation in society.
Painting, crafting, and other forms of creating art have proven to bring many benefits to our mental, emotional, and physical health. Relief from overwhelming emotions, trauma, and the stresses of everyday life as well as a more peaceful inner sense of being are a few of the experiences gained through creative expression.
We want to offer you the tools to tell your story. Whether that is through a personal journal or a sketchbook, with yarn or canvas, jewelry-making or crafting, we want to allow you to express yourself. We offer free-to-use supplies for many different activities, including:
- Painting
- Drawing
- Coloring books
- Crochet
- Puzzles
- Crafts
- Writing
Ages 14+.
If there is a particular craft or activity you like to do that we don’t have supplies for, we will do our best to get them.
If you would like to donate supplies for our Art and Creative Expression program, please email: [email protected].
Free.
Thanks to a generous contribution from the community, River City Advocacy is able to offer a limited number of counseling sessions free of charge to those who are military veterans or who are dependents of military veterans.
Proof of military service in the form of DD 214 is required at the time of service.
Click here or call us for more information.
Free.
Asking for help can be difficult, but everyone needs help sometimes. Counseling can be of benefit if you are depressed or anxious; if you are experiencing grief, trauma, or abuse; or if you are simply struggling with everyday life. Counseling can be a difficult process but also a deeply rewarding one. River City Advocacy’s counseling program serves New Braunfels, Comal County, and the surrounding areas.
We offer individual, couples, and family counseling by appointment.
Fees for counseling are set based on income and family size, ensuring that working families and others in need in our community have the opportunity to afford the care they need.
All payments are due at the time of service.
River City Advocacy's Peer Support groups are for anyone who needs emotional support. Whether you are experiencing a mental health concern, a chronic illness, a personal loss, or even a personal victory you want to share, RCA is a place for you.
Our support groups are facilitated by a Certified Peer Specialist or other staff member but are primarily driven by discussion among peers who share their stories of resilience and offer hope and support for one another.
Ages 18+.
Men and Women.
To attend our peer program activities, we need you to fill out a short application at our office or download the application from here.
Scan and send as an email attachment to [email protected]. If you have any questions, please call us.
Free.
River City Advocacy's Peer Support groups are for anyone who needs emotional support. Whether you are experiencing a mental health concern, a chronic illness, a personal loss, or even a personal victory you want to share, RCA is a place for you.
Our support groups are facilitated by a Certified Peer Specialist or other staff member but are primarily driven by discussion among peers who share their stories of resilience and offer hope and support for one another.
Ages 14-17.
In order to attend our peer program activities, we need you to fill out a short application at our office or download the application from here.
Scan and send as an email attachment to [email protected]. If you have any questions, please call us.
Free.
River City Advocacy's Peer Support groups are for anyone who needs emotional support. Whether you are experiencing a mental health concern, a chronic illness, a personal loss, or even a personal victory you want to share, RCA is a place for you.
Our support groups are facilitated by a Certified Peer Specialist or other staff member but are primarily driven by discussion among peers who share their stories of resilience and offer hope and support for one another.
Ages 18+.
Men and Women.
In order to attend our peer program activities, we need you to fill out a short application at our office or download the application from here.
Scan and send as an email attachment to [email protected]. If you have any questions, please call us.
River City Advocacy's Peer Support groups are for anyone who needs emotional support. Whether you are experiencing a mental health concern, a chronic illness, a personal loss, or even a personal victory you want to share, RCA is a place for you.
Our support groups are facilitated by a Certified Peer Specialist or other staff member but are primarily driven by discussion among peers who share their stories of resilience and offer hope and support for one another.
Ages 18+.
Men only.
In order to attend our peer program activities, we need you to fill out a short application at our office or download the application from here.
Scan and send as an email attachment to [email protected]. If you have any questions, please call us.
Free.
River City Advocacy's Peer Support groups are for anyone who needs emotional support. Whether you are experiencing a mental health concern, a chronic illness, a personal loss, or even a personal victory you want to share, RCA is a place for you.
Our support groups are facilitated by a Certified Peer Specialist or other staff member but are primarily driven by discussion among peers who share their stories of resilience and offer hope and support for one another.
Ages 18+.
Women only.
In order to attend our peer program activities, we need you to fill out a short application at our office or download the application from here.
Scan and send as an email attachment to [email protected]. If you have any questions, please call us.
Free.
River City Advocacy's Peer Support groups are for anyone who needs emotional support. Whether you are experiencing a mental health concern, a chronic illness, a personal loss, or even a personal victory you want to share, RCA is a place for you.
Our support groups are facilitated by a Certified Peer Specialist or other staff member but are primarily driven by discussion among peers who share their stories of resilience and offer hope and support for one another.
Ages 18+.
Veterans only.
To attend our peer program activities, we need you to fill out a short application at our office or download the application from here.
Scan and send as an email attachment to [email protected]. If you have any questions, please call us.
Free.