The mission of the Advocacy Center is to support student success and wellbeing by providing integrated services and resources that address a variety of socioeconomic needs and mental health.

We will provide online counseling and case management support as well as emergency aid and access to community resources.  

Please contact the Alamo Colleges HELPLINE at 210-486-1111

8:00 AM-7:00 PM Monday-THursday and FRIday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM.

The Nighthawk's Nest Advocacy Center will continue to monitor its department email ([email protected]) and will check voicemail daily.  Please leave your name banner ID and student email.  A staff member will reach out to you within 2 business days.

Request forms

• Application for Advocacy Services
• Disability Support Services
• Mental Health Counseling Services

In-Person and Remote Services

• Case Management Services
• Counseling, Mental Health, and Recovery Support Services

Other Servicses

• Emergency Assistance
• Food Pantry
• Free or Low-Cost Internet & Devices

Click here to take a Mental Health test and for more information

It is free of charge for enrolled students. 

• Assistive Technology

In our therapy sessions, we’ll work to solve current problems and improve positive thinking and behavior. I will help you “re-frame” your reactions and provide you with valuable tools to cope with life’s obstacles.

We are confident you’ll find our personalized Private Psychotherapy beneficial and inspirational. While our therapeutic approach is integrative to meet the needs of each individual, we rely primarily on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help in correcting dysfunctional and irrational thought processes. This therapeutic approach is the most research-validated therapeutic method for many psychological problems.

Ages: 3+.

Click here to make an appointment.

Insurance Accepted:

• Blue Cross/BlueShield
• Humana
• Medicare
• Tricare
• Aetna
• Cigna
• Beacon
• ComPsych

Johanna Becho Psychotherapy, PLLC offers these services:

• Christian Counseling
• Cognitive Processing (CPT)
• Family/Marital
• Family Systems
• Motivational Interviewing
• Psychoanalytic
• Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
• Strength-Based Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

In-person and telehealth services are currently available.

We proudly accept the following insurance providers:

• Blue Cross/Blue Shield
• Cigna
• Humana
• Medicare
• Multi-plan/PHCS Networks

Please contact our office if you wish to discuss other payment options.

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Free.

Communities In Schools programs surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. Our evidence-based approach, adapted to meet each community’s unique needs, is the basis for our success.

Basic Needs: A student cannot focus in the classroom if he or she is hungry, cold or tired, or cannot see the board. Site coordinators see to it that students' basic needs are met each day.

Enrichment: Our Site coordinators enroll students in a wide variety of after-school and summer programs, field trips and youth conferences to help them gain experience that is essential to meeting college and career goals.

Academic Assistance: Our site coordinators work hard to ensure that students have the resources to progress academically. From providing students with tutors to finding and creating quiet spaces where students can study, we do whatever it takes to create an optimal learning environment for our students.

Life Skills: Through one-on-one workshops, team building, and guest speakers, we work with students to develop social-emotional learning, character education, social skills building, and conflict resolution.

Behavioral Interventions: Many of our students face and overcome difficult obstacles in their lives. However, their survival skills aren’t always effective in the classroom or in the workplace. Our program teaches students positive ways to cope with anger, conflict resolution, and other strategies to keep them focused on school.

Family Engagement: Site coordinators connect families with counselors and social workers to make sure that home is a healthy, nurturing environment where a student can feel safe.

This program is for students at CAST STEM High School.

Medical Care:

• Adult Primary Care
• Adolescent Care
• Pediatric Care
• Laboratory Services
• Limited Radiology
• Limited Pharmacy

Dental Care:

• Dental exams
• X-Rays
• Treatment for gum disease and cavities
• Teeth cleaning
• Root canals
• Extractions
• Filings
• Dental Hygiene Education

Wellness:

• Counseling
• Social Services

Bring proof of income for one month (including everyone in the household who is employed), a utility bill (proof of address), and a photo I.D. (Texas I.D. or driver's license) if available.

We accept Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance. A financial assistance program is available based on income and eligibility.

In La Misión Family Health Care Clinic, Community Counselors help people who are uninsured, whose existing coverage does not provide mental health services benefits, who are low-income and lack the money to pay for counseling services, or who would not receive treatment any other way.

Training, licensed professional counselors, licensed clinical social workers, and licensed marriage and family counselors provide counseling services. Sessions are private and conducted in a safe and familiar environment such as churches and community centers.

We accept Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, and provide a sliding fee scale.

Divorced and Separated Ministry initiated the presentation of a Catholic Based Divorced / Separated Support Program entitled The Catholics Divorce Survival Guide.

Anyone who is a Catholic divorced or separated.

Free.

Behavioral Innovations offers personalized ABA services and autism diagnostic assessment services for children with autism.

Our centers offer evidence-based interventions and are staffed by experienced professionals committed to helping your child reach their fullest potential.

If you have been looking for a nearby school for autism, take the first step towards a brighter future for your child and contact us today.

Click here to learn more.

Click here to schedule an evaluation.

At Behavioral Innovations, we accept most major insurance plans. Our experienced insurance specialists can assist you through this complex insurance journey. Click here for the list of insurances we accept.

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Free.

Ransomed Life believes in the importance of awareness.  Engaging with the community about the realities of sex trafficking is key to success in the fight against trafficking. Ransomed Life has developed multiple presentations to educate the community on the dangers of sex trafficking:

• General Awareness
• Medical (offering CEUs)
• School Counselors
• Parents
• Youth

We are passionate about getting in front of as many youths as possible to educate them on the tricks, traps, and lures of traffickers.

Ransomed Life now offers on-demand presentations that can be accessed via our website, in addition to in-person and virtual presentations.

To arrange for a speaker at your event, click here.

Please give two weeks' notice for scheduling purposes.

Ransomed Life offers Individual, Family, and Group trauma-informed counseling for survivors of commercial sex trafficking and those who are high-risk, due to previous sexual abuse.

Our Licensed Professional Counselors are specifically trained to work with victims of sexual trauma and/or sex trafficking to address each individual as a whole. Ransomed Life works on life skills, relational skills, conflict resolution, and much more with each of our clients.

Ransomed Life is also passionate about working with the whole family to bring healing.

If you or someone you are close to is a survivor of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (DMST) and would like to arrange one-on-one, family, or group counseling, click here.

Referral Eligibility for Counseling Services: 

• Age 11-24
• Bexar County and surrounding county residence 
• At-risk youth OR confirmed sexual exploitation

To refer a client, click here.

Ransomed Life is one of the only organizations in San Antonio that offers to mentor this specific demographic.

Since the trauma has been in relationships, Ransomed Life believes that healing will also come through relationships. That is why we offer both group and one-on-one mentoring.

We have group activities that bring a holistic approach to encompass spiritual, mental, behavioral, and physical care while having fun. In addition, each girl is paired with a trauma-trained mentor to walk alongside them through life. The mentor helps them set goals and reinforces the work happening with the counselors.

Referral Eligibility for Counseling Services: 

• Age 11-24
• Bexar County and surrounding county residence 
• At-risk youth OR confirmed sexual exploitation

Click here to refer a client.

This session supports counselors in building knowledge and skills in order to effectively support undocumented students through the college admissions process.

College advisors, high school counselors, 9-12, high school staff.

At CommuniCare, we aim to cater to the needs of every teenager and their parents by offering exceptional outpatient care and personalized treatment plans for each individual.

We offer the following Teen Health services:

• Puberty Development Education
• Reproductive Health
• Acute Care
• Well Visits
• Immunizations
• School and Sports Physicals
• Chronic Disease Management (for asthma, allergies, diabetes, etc.)
• ADHD Care
• Individual and Family Counseling

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Free.

• Child Counseling - Your child's mental health is an essential and important part of their overall health. It has a direct impact on how your child is going to succeed in school and their social life. Counseling services are one the best ways to help your child avoid such problems, it will help them talk things through with a professional therapist that makes them feel at ease.
• Teen Counseling - We are passionate about helping adolescents who are experiencing negative and self destructive patterns of behavior, especially those who are wrestling with peer pressures and relationship building. we are committed to helping them develop the kind of healthy skills needed to thrive and form meaningful stable relationships.

In-person and telehealth visits available.

Click here to contact us.

Our counselors are in-network with a variety of insurance plans. Call us today and we can match you with a counselor who is accepting your insurance.

Click here for Insurance & out of pocket fees

At San Antonio Counseling and Behavioral Center, we specialize in diagnostic evaluations of children, adolescents and adults. We provide diagnostic evaluations for children, adolescents, and adults to evaluate intelligence, academic skills, emotional functioning, and adaptive skills.

We are available to evaluate intelligence, academic skills, attention abilities, emotional functioning, adaptive skills and cognitive abilities. It is important to tailor each evaluation to the needs of the student. We pride ourselves in providing comprehensive testing and educating parents about their rights and options.

Some conditions we evaluate include:

• Learning Disabilities (e.g., reading, written expression and mathematics disorders)
• Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Anxiety Disorders
• Autistic and Asperger’s Disorders Screenings
• Depression
• Bi-Polar Disorders
• Dyslexia
• Eating Disorders

Immigration Evaluations:

• Political Asylum
• Refugee Status
• Cognitive Evaluations for N-648 applications
• Mental health Consequences of family separation
• Mental health effects of Spousal / Partner abuse
• Provide expert witness testimony in Federal courts
• Cultural Competency Assessment

Click here to contact us.

Our counselors are in-network with a variety of insurance plans. Call us today and we can match you with a counselor who is accepting your insurance.

Click here for Insurance & out of pocket fees

All family life consists of ups and downs, hills and valleys in all relationships. You and your loved one have different personalities, and sometimes you have different opinions and that disappoints. Meanwhile, positive emotions of your family life seem to fade away and you don't feel the strong bonds anymore.

Families with strong ties live much happier and longer lives and are overall more fulfilled.

Our professional counselors specialize in family counseling and we will help you regain your thriving family relationships; we will support you and your family develop a more loving and appreciation for each other.

Click here to contact us.

In-person and telehealth visits available.

Our counselors are in-network with a variety of insurance plans. Call us today and we can match you with a counselor who is accepting your insurance.

Click here for Insurance & out of pocket fees

As a team of experienced psychotherapists, we are committed to helping men, women, and adolescents heal from loss, overcome trauma, and build the kind of life in which you thrive. We are passionate about helping you struggle successfully through the kind of issue with which you are dealing.

If you feel like you have an issue in your life, we can certainly help you deal with it, find solutions to your obstacles, and help you find a way to feel better about yourself so that you can thrive and live your best life. Start your counseling today.

Click here to contact us.

In-person and telehealth visits available.

Our counselors are in-network with a variety of insurance plans. Call us today and we can match you with a counselor who is accepting your insurance.

Click here for Insurance & out of pocket fees

Most people think that they need relationship counseling when something bad happens, however, we can seek help before it is too far gone.

You can create time and commit to making your relationship healthier to develop strong pillars of respect, trust, support, honesty, and shared responsibilities, as well as develop a healthy relationship.

We are here to help you, no matter what kind of situation you face in your relationship. Even if you think you have a trivial situation. Schedule your call with our relationship counselors that fit your needs and start your journey to a better life.

Click here to contact us.

In-person and telehealth visits available.

Our counselors are in-network with a variety of insurance plans. Call us today and we can match you with a counselor who is accepting your insurance.

Click here for Insurance & out of pocket fees

Behavioral Innovations offers personalized ABA services and autism diagnostic assessment services for children with autism.

Our centers offer evidence-based interventions and are staffed by experienced professionals committed to helping your child reach their fullest potential.

If you have been looking for a nearby school for autism, take the first step towards a brighter future for your child and contact us today.

Click here to learn more.

Click here to schedule an evaluation.

At Behavioral Innovations, we accept most major insurance plans. Our experienced insurance specialists can assist you through this complex insurance journey. Click here for the list of insurances we accept.

ABC at Home targets a combination of structured-style learning through Discrete Trial Training (DTT) and Natural Environment Training (NET) in a home setting. An at-home environment allows for the generalization of self-help and adaptive skills within real-life scenarios alongside more frequent family guidance. ABC at Home sets clients up for success with 1:1 support from a Registered Behavior Technician in a familiar home setting.

Both Center-Based and ABC at Home Therapy offer supervision, guidance, and support from a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst to ensure children and parents are continuously learning.

Click here to apply

• Teaching communication, self-help, and social skills
• Replacing maladaptive behavior with appropriate skills
• Practicing social skills with peers in a supportive environment
• 1:1 treatment available
• Family Guidance

We can offer ABA therapy services to patients with a variety of health insurance plans, including:

• Blue Cross Blue Shield (PPO)
• Aetna
• United Healthcare
• Cigna
• Ascension
• Beacon, and others

Please contact us to learn more about ABA therapy and insurance.

These clinics were established to provide primary care to the Veteran in their community.

The South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS) continually seeks to improve our delivery of health care services and is excited about our existing Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) Program. STVHCS contracts with community providers to provide primary care to Veterans closer to their home or work.

Please call STVHCS Telecare at 1-888-686-6350 for more information on locations, assignments, appointments and services.

Your Primary Care Provider will provide you with:

• Annual Physical Exam (Not limited to just the annual physical exam)
• Continuous Primary Care
• Pneumonia Vaccine
• Routine Labs and X-rays
• Prescriptions

In addition to the primary care services you receive from this clinic, the full array of the VA medical services (including specialty tests and consultations) will be made available through the STVHCS VA Medical Center.

These clinics are by enrollment only and interested Veterans should call our Telephone Liaison Care Nurse Program at 1-888-686-6350 for further information and enrollment. Please do not call or visit these clinics for an appointment until you have called to enroll and received a confirmation of enrollment letter and clinic brochure.

Veterans and their families.

Call TTY if you have hearing loss 800-799-4889

At CommuniCare, we aim to cater to the needs of every teenager and their parents by offering exceptional outpatient care and personalized treatment plans for each individual.

We offer the following Teen Health services:

• Puberty Development Education
• Reproductive Health
• Acute Care
• Well Visits
• Immunizations
• School and Sports Physicals
• Chronic Disease Management (for asthma, allergies, diabetes, etc.)
• ADHD Care
• Individual and Family Counseling

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) welcomes all Veterans, families, caregivers, and survivor beneficiaries, including diverse gender identities and sexual orientations. “LGBTQ+” refers to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer identities. The “+” sign captures identities beyond LGBTQ, including but not limited to questioning, pansexual, asexual, agender, gender diverse, nonbinary, gender-neutral, and other identities. LGBTQ+ Veterans have faced stigma and discrimination, which can affect health. As a healthcare institution, we need to make sure that LGBTQ+ Veterans know that they are welcome at Veterans Health Administration (VHA).

There is an LGBTQ+ Veteran Care Coordinator  (LGBTQ+ VCC) at every facility to help you get the care you need. VHA policies require that your health care is delivered in an affirming and inclusive environment and that VHA employees respect your identity. Contact the LGBTQ+ VCC at your nearest facility. 

VA Health Care includes, among other services:

• Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy
• Substance use/alcohol treatment
• Tobacco use treatment
• Treatment and prevention of sexually transmitted infections PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis) and PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) for Veterans at risk for HIV.
• Intimate partner violence reduction and treatment of after effects
• Military Sexual Trauma screening and treatment of after effects
• Suicide prevention services. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, contact the Veterans Crisis Line to receive free, confidential support and crisis intervention available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Dial 988 then Press 1, text 838255 or chat online at VeteransCrisisLine.net/Chat.
• Whole Health
• Cancer screening, prevention and treatment 
• Virtual Mental Health Care: Veterans can connect with a VA mental health provider through a computer or mobile device from the comfort of their homes or at their nearest VA health facility.
• Infertility: VA is committed to helping Veterans navigate challenges that may arise from issues with fertility and the conception of a child.

To view the services provided for LGBTQ+ Veterans, click here.

Communities In Schools programs surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. Our evidence-based approach, adapted to meet each community’s unique needs, is the basis for our success.

Basic Needs: A student cannot focus in the classroom if he or she is hungry, cold or tired, or cannot see the board. Site coordinators see to it that students' basic needs are met each day.

Enrichment: Our Site coordinators enroll students in a wide variety of after-school and summer programs, field trips and youth conferences to help them gain experience that is essential to meeting college and career goals.

Academic Assistance: Our site coordinators work hard to ensure that students have the resources to progress academically. From providing students with tutors to finding and creating quiet spaces where students can study, we do whatever it takes to create an optimal learning environment for our students.

Life Skills: Through one-on-one workshops, team building, and guest speakers, we work with students to develop social-emotional learning, character education, social skills building, and conflict resolution.

Behavioral Interventions: Many of our students face and overcome difficult obstacles in their lives. However, their survival skills aren’t always effective in the classroom or in the workplace. Our program teaches students positive ways to cope with anger, conflict resolution, and other strategies to keep them focused on school.

Family Engagement: Site coordinators connect families with counselors and social workers to make sure that home is a healthy, nurturing environment where a student can feel safe.

This program is for students at Somerset Junior High School.

Communities In Schools programs surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. Our evidence-based approach, adapted to meet each community’s unique needs, is the basis for our success.

Basic Needs: A student cannot focus in the classroom if he or she is hungry, cold or tired, or cannot see the board. Site coordinators see to it that students' basic needs are met each day.

Enrichment: Our Site coordinators enroll students in a wide variety of after-school and summer programs, field trips and youth conferences to help them gain experience that is essential to meeting college and career goals.

Academic Assistance: Our site coordinators work hard to ensure that students have the resources to progress academically. From providing students with tutors to finding and creating quiet spaces where students can study, we do whatever it takes to create an optimal learning environment for our students.

Life Skills: Through one-on-one workshops, team building, and guest speakers, we work with students to develop social-emotional learning, character education, social skills building, and conflict resolution.

Behavioral Interventions: Many of our students face and overcome difficult obstacles in their lives. However, their survival skills aren’t always effective in the classroom or in the workplace. Our program teaches students positive ways to cope with anger, conflict resolution, and other strategies to keep them focused on school.

Family Engagement: Site coordinators connect families with counselors and social workers to make sure that home is a healthy, nurturing environment where a student can feel safe.

This program is for students at Rolling Meadows Elementary.

At CommuniCare, we aim to cater to the needs of every teenager and their parents by offering exceptional outpatient care and personalized treatment plans for each individual.

We offer the following Teen Health services:

• Puberty Development Education
• Reproductive Health
• Acute Care
• Well Visits
• Immunizations
• School and Sports Physicals
• Chronic Disease Management (for asthma, allergies, diabetes, etc.)
• ADHD Care
• Individual and Family Counseling

Behavioral Innovations offers personalized ABA services and autism diagnostic assessment services for children with autism.

Our centers offer evidence-based interventions and are staffed by experienced professionals committed to helping your child reach their fullest potential.

If you have been looking for a nearby school for autism, take the first step towards a brighter future for your child and contact us today.

Click here to learn more.

Click here to schedule an evaluation.

At Behavioral Innovations, we accept most major insurance plans. Our experienced insurance specialists can assist you through this complex insurance journey. Click here for the list of insurances we accept.