Hill Country MHDD Centers serves families with children and adolescents, ages 3 through 17, who exhibit significant behavioral and/or emotional difficulties. We work closely with the family and child/youth to help strengthen and empower families to improve functioning and quality of life. We are committed to providing comprehensive services in a trauma-sensitive environment that promotes safety and healing.

• Counseling - Cognitive behavioral therapy focused on reducing or eliminating symptoms of emotional issues and improve daily living.
• Family Case Management - Activities to assist child/youth or caregiver in gaining and coordinating access to needed care and services based on the child/youth’s needs.

Ages: 3 -17

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We accept Medicaid, Medicare, Private Insurance, or Sliding Scale.

Our Behavioral Health Services provide care that is limited to patients that can be assisted by outpatient psychiatric and counseling treatment. We offer the following scope of services in our Behavioral Health Program:

• Anxiety / Depression
• Adjustment Disorders to Major Life Stressors
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children (2 to 18) and associated problems (Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Insomnia)
• Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder in adults who have transferred from our child behavioral health program
• Tobacco cessation
• Emotional Difficulties secondary to a general medical condition
• Schizophrenia and other Psychotic disorders, excluding patients on injectable antipsychotics or Clozaril
• Bipolar Disorders Type I or II
• Eating disorders – Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia
• Mild to moderate Autism Spectrum Disorders and Intellectual and Development Disability

We accept these insurances:

• Aetna (HMO/PPO)
• Ambetter (HMO)
• Blue Cross Blue Shield (HMO/PPO)
• Community First (HMO)
• Humana (HMO/PPO)
• Multiplan/PHCS (PPO)
• Oscar Health Insurance
• TRICARE (East Region)
• United Healthcare (PPO)
• University Community Care Plan
• Medicare
• Medicaid

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

Arms of Hope provides for College and Career student’s basic daily needs including shelter, food, clothing, supervision, and education.  These students are given the opportunity and encouraged to develop spiritually and physically while being taught social skills, life skills, and a strong work ethic.

Assists Arms of Hope high school graduates with support through college, trade school or into their first job and sometimes includes accommodations for graduates who have not yet found a place to call home.

Services Provided:

• Safe Lodging
• Support with Educational Goals
• Case management
• Counseling services
• Life skills training
• Spiritual activities and events

Program acceptance and admission based upon full Application Form completion and submission.

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

Counseling services are provided by trained, licensed professional counselors, licensed clinical social workers, and licensed marriage and family counselors. Sessions are private and conducted in a safe and familiar environment such as churches and community centers.

Our clinic serves those without insurance in Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, and Real counties.

We cannot provide services to those with:

• insurance coverage
• indigent care
• veteran care

To determine eligibility for care, please provide a copy of your income tax return (1040).

If you did not file a tax return , please provide documents from one of the following categories:

• Extension letter with W2 forms
• W2 forms
• Letter from employer stating your wages
• Pay stubs for 4 weeks or bank statements showing Social Security direct deposits
• Financial Assistance Form (FAF) and letter from person providing financial assistance

The first meeting with a counselor is free. A modest fee based on a sliding fee scale is collected for each follow-up session; however, no one is denied service because they cannot pay.

New Hope Counseling Center offers a Batterer's Intervention & Prevention Program to those in need in the Texas Hill Country and surrounding areas.

New Hope's BIPP Program is an Accredited Program under the State of Texas's CJAD guidelines, #133-008.

You do not have to be on probation or have a domestic violence offense record to attend BIPP if you believe that you can benefit from the lessons taught in this group.

Utilizing a group setting and honest accountability, BIPP programs look to address the causes and learned behaviors that lead to domestic violence.

We offer two classes: one directed at men whose victims have been women, and one directed at women whose victims have been men. The criteria and course schedule for both classes are the same.

To participate in New Hope's BIPP program, individuals must attend an Orientation session.

Individuals must complete the 18-week course to complete the program requirements according to the State guidelines.

Orientation sessions are $60, and each class is $25.

Missed classes are $10, and individuals are only permitted to miss two classes before their participation is terminated.

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. 

Counseling services are provided by trained, licensed professional counselors, licensed clinical social workers, and licensed marriage and family counselors. Sessions are private and conducted in a safe and familiar environment such as churches and community centers.

Must qualify based on household income and the number of people in the household. 

The first meeting with a counselor is free. A modest fee based on a sliding fee scale is collected for each follow-up session; however, no one is denied service because they cannot pay.

We offer compassionate counseling covering a wide variety of matters.

As an outpatient mental health clinic, our services are inclusive of individuals of all ages, couples in any type of relationship, and families of all shapes and sizes.

New Hope's services are available to everyone, inclusive of all ethnicities, religious affiliations, gender identities, sexual preferences,  and disabilities.

We have sessions available in English and Spanish.

Counseling services include but are not limited to:

• Aging and Age-Related Problems
• Behavior Management with Children
• Parenting Skills
• Divorce and After Divorce Adjustment
• Non-Traditional Family Adjustments
• PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
• Veterans' Matters
  • For Veterans themselves
  • for Veterans' spouses and children
• Anxieties and Phobias
• Spiritual/Religious Questionings and Matters
• Stress Management
• Chronic Pain Management
• Guidance through Conflict 
• Domestic and Partner Violence
• Depression and Anxiety
• Guidance through Grief & Loss
• Abuse (Physical, Emotional, Sexual) & Recovery
• Bi-Polar Disorder
• Suicidal Ideation and Guidance
• Marriage Preparation & Marriage Counseling
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) 
• Childhood Mental Health Disorders
• Addiction and Trauma with Past Addiction
• Anger Management

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New Hope is currently in network with the following insurances:

• Medicaid
• Medicare
• Superior & Ambetter
• WebTPA
• Amerigroup & Molina
• Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Texas
• Magellan
• Aetna
• ComPsych
• Tricare

Sliding-scale available to self-pay clients

It is our goal to help families develop the skills they need to remain together in a safe and loving environment for all involved. Our family and youth counseling services are provided free of charge to eligible families and aim to prevent runaways, truancy, abuse, and neglect.

We maintain a crisis hotline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for children and parents.

Services are for children and parents.

Crisis Hotline: 855-327-8004.

Report Abuse: (800) 252-5400 and Online: Texas Abuse Hotline.

Free.

A protection order is an order used by a court to protect a person, business, company, establishment, or entity, and the general public, in a situation involving alleged domestic violence, assault, harassment, stalking, or sexual assault.

Intimate partner violence is about power and control. If you are in immediate danger, call 911.

A protection order is an official legal document signed by a judge that orders the abuser to stop abusing or threatening you and/or your children. It can also include other types of relief such as child support, custody, visitation and payment of debts.

The abuser may be ordered to stay away from your home, school or place of employment. You have the right to file for a protection order if someone has abused you within the past six months (180 days) OR if they abuse or threaten to abuse any person under 18 years old now or in the future.

In addition, there are several reasons why it might not be safe for you to return home after obtaining an emergency protective order including but not limited to threats made against pets and property damage done at your residence during previous incidents of violence between yourself and the abuser.

Get the Help You Need Toll Free: 888-621-0047

We’re here 24 hours a day 7 days a week so please don’t hesitate calling us when needed!

Our trained staff will help guide you through this process step-by-step with compassion and understanding while providing information about all available resources in our community that can assist victims throughout their journey toward safety & independence from abuse.

We offer free confidential services including safety planning; crisis intervention counseling; court accompaniment; referrals for shelter/housing assistance.

Free

Intimate partner violence is about power and control.

When a victim decides to leave, the abuser becomes fearful of losing control over the victim and can resort to increased aggression to coerce the victim to stay.

Safety Planning helps the victim to prepare in advance, increasing the opportunity for safety for them, their children and their pets.

Get the Help You Need

Call 888-621-0047 for our support hotline. If you’re needing immediate assistance, dial 911 and ask for help.

Free

Our Emergency Shelter offers men, women and children a short-term safe and secure environment to escape from the hand of domestic violence.

The Shelter is designed to provide a safe, family-friendly and pet-friendly, therapeutic environment where men, women and children can begin to heal from trauma and begin establishing self-sufficiency. The goal of the shelter is to serve as a bridge to assist residents in moving from an emergency situation to stable, appropriate housing.

The Shelter is not “just a place to stay,” but rather a stepping stone to a better life. Throughout the client’s stay, our staff offers counseling, financial education, support groups, job advocacy and help with finding permanent housing.

We seek to improve our client’s life for the long-term, not just the immediate challenge. And because there is a significant correlation between domestic violence and pet abuse, HCCC offers safe shelter for women and their animals fleeing violence.

FREE

Experiencing and surviving trauma affects our brains and bodies in very specific ways:

• Confusion
• Inability to make a decision
• Feeling like everything is our fault
• Anxiety
• Hyper-vigilance
• Body aches
• Fatigue
• Compromised immune system
• Loss of sleep, nightmares... and this is just to name a few. 

If you are experiencing trauma or are a survivor of intimate partner violence and/or sexual assault, trauma-informed therapy can assist with getting your past in the past and helping you move forward.

You don't have to struggle anymore.

With our help, you can get your life back. Contact us now to learn more about our services which are 100% free of charge.

Get the Help You Need

Call 888-621-0047 for our support hotline. If you’re needing immediate assistance, dial 911 and ask for help.

Free

If you or someone you know is experiencing mental health challenges, we can work with you to create the life you want to live. At Hill Country MHDD Centers, we provide compassionate care that offers people hope, healing, and recovery.

• Counseling - Cognitive behavioral therapy focused on reducing or eliminating symptoms of emotional issues and improve daily living.
• Medication Management

Ages 18+.

Click here to contact us.

We accept Medicaid, Medicare, Private Insurance, or Sliding Scale.

Hill Country MHDD Centers serves families with children and adolescents, ages 3 through 17, who exhibit significant behavioral and/or emotional difficulties. We work closely with the family and child/youth to help strengthen and empower families to improve functioning and quality of life. We are committed to providing comprehensive services in a trauma-sensitive environment that promotes safety and healing.

• Counseling - Cognitive behavioral therapy focused on reducing or eliminating symptoms of emotional issues and improving daily living.
• Medication Management

Ages 3-17.

Click here to contact us.

We accept Medicaid, Medicare, Private Insurance, or Sliding Scale.

Therapy services include assessments, treatment planning, and ongoing therapy services. Clinicians treat children and families in several areas including stress management, anxiety, depression, trauma, and other issues. 

Our targeted case management and skill enhancement services help families to identify natural supports and strengths to develop a plan to address the families' needs and make lasting behavioral changes. All of our services are community-based, people-centered, and family-driven.

Psychiatric services are provided by board-certified psychiatrists who develop individualized treatment plans, and provide psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and consultation services.

Spanish Speaking available

Children, youth, and young adults who are in extended foster care.

Pathways accepts: 

• Traditional Medicaid
• Superior Star Health
• Star
• Star Kids
• CHIP
• Wellpoint Star
• Community First Star

Turning Point is a behavioral health crisis intervention, acute stabilization, and family preservation program that provides children and their caregivers with therapeutic services to help prevent hospitalizations and maintain foster placements.

How does it work?
In a moment of crisis, youth or caregivers can dial 1-866-912-6283, press *, to reach a licensed professional trained in crisis intervention. Superior’s Behavioral Health staff will complete an assessment over the phone and determine the appropriate course of action.

• 24/7 crisis and information line through Superior HealthPlan
• Full Mental Health Assessment
• In-home crisis support & intervention planning

The call may result in one of these outcomes:

• De-escalation and techniques to avert the crisis over the phone
• Crisis Team mobilization for on-site interventions and planning
• Service and resource referrals provided
• Referral for inpatient hospitalization when necessary

Who qualifies for Turning Point services?

• Children in the conservatorship of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
• Residing in a foster home or residential treatment facility in Bexar or Harris County

Stephen Ministers extend the care of the congregations to those with a variety of needs.

First Presbyterian Church's Stephen Ministry equips lay people to provide confidential, one-to-one Christian care to individuals in our congregation and community who are experiencing difficulties in their lives.

We all experience challenges in life - times when we could benefit from the support of a caring Christian friend. Stephen Ministers are ready to provide the emotional and spiritual care we need when faced with a crisis or difficulty such as:

• Loss of a loved one
• Hospitalization
• Divorce or separation
• Loneliness or discouragement
• Spiritual crisis
• Unemployment or a job crisis
• Chronic or terminal illness
• Incarceration
• Aging
• Birth, adoption, miscarriage, or infertility
• Relocation
• Recovery after an accident or disaster

Stephen Ministry is a confidential ministry: the identity of those receiving care and what takes place in each caring relationship remains private.

Stephen Ministry is open to the public; church membership is not required.

Free

Serving Victims' Cases for the 198th, 216th, County Court at Law and Kerr County Juvenile Court. 

Our office strives to ensure that victims are informed of court proceedings, their statutory rights, and are connected with the appropriate resources to help them get through this difficult and stressful time. We have experienced staff who provide resources and assist victims in navigating the judicial process.

In Texas, crime victims also have services available to them through the state. Our office can assist with this, as well as help you prepare a Victim Impact Statement, which also a right afforded to all victims of violent crimes.

Please call to make an appointment, as we are frequently in court in multiple counties.

Forms

Texas Crime Victims’ Compensation Program Application (Eng)

Solicitud del Programa de Texas para Compensacion a las Victimas del Crimen (Esp)

Relocation Instructions - English (PDF)

Relocation Expense Worksheet - English (PDF)

Relocation Letter of Intent - English (PDF)

Victim Impact Statement (Eng)

Declaracion de Impacto de la Victima

Links
VINELINK 

Texas Attorney General Crime Vic­tims’ Com­pen­sa­tion Program

TDCJ Inmate Search

If you or someone you know is experiencing mental health challenges, we can work with you to create the life you want to live. At Hill Country MHDD Centers, we provide compassionate care that offers people hope, healing, and recovery.

• Counseling - Cognitive behavioral therapy focused on reducing or eliminating emotional issues and symptoms and improving daily living.
• Medication Management

Ages: 18+.

Click here to contact us.

Hill Country MHDD Centers serves families with children and adolescents, ages 3 through 17, who exhibit significant behavioral and/or emotional difficulties. We work closely with the family and child/youth to help strengthen and empower families to improve functioning and quality of life. We are committed to providing comprehensive services in a trauma-sensitive environment that promotes safety and healing.

• Counseling - Cognitive behavioral therapy focused on reducing or eliminating symptoms of emotional issues and improve daily living.
• Family Case Management - Activities to assist child/youth or caregiver in gaining and coordinating access to needed care and services based on the child/youth’s needs.

Ages: 3 -17

Click here to contact us.

Are you uninsured and in need of Mental Health care?

The Good Samaritan Center may be able to help you.

GSC's LPC consults with patients of all ages on a wide range of mental and emotional health issues, such as depression, domestic violence/abuse, and sexual assault.

We render service to members of our community who are uninsured and are earning less than 250% of the federal poverty level (for example, a household of four that earns less than $69,375 per year). We meet critical health needs for:

• Blanco Co.
• Gillespie Co.
• Kimble Co.
• Mason Co.
• and the towns of Comfort and Brady.

If you want to know if you qualify for our services, or if you want to set up an eligibility appointment, please call us at 830-990-8651.

Our bilingual Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) sees about 140 appointments each year.

Click here to contact us.

Free

This is a two-hour counseling and education program designed to educate youth about the dangers and health consequences of tobacco use.

To register for this class, or for more information, please contact us.

Once we receive your registration form and payment, we will call you to schedule your session.

$75.00 for class.

It is our goal at Plum Creek Recovery Ranch to provide a safe place for people who struggle with substance abuse issues to find freedom from their addictions and explore new ways to lead a more fulfilling and healthier life.

At Plum Creek Recovery Ranch, we know the most effective way to recover from the disease of addiction is through medical and psychiatric interventions as well as social assessment.

What to Expect:

Plum Creek Recovery Ranch treats the issues that surround addiction to alcohol and other drugs and addresses any underlying mental health issues.

We offer individual therapy, group therapy, educational groups, fitness and nutritional counseling, yoga, and extracurricular activities. We also offer psychiatric and medical care, 12-step meetings, SMART (Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment) Recovery, Medication Assisted Therapy (MAT), and family therapy.

Adults: 18+.

We offer door-to-door transportation for new clients.

Click here to learn more about our residential services.

We accept most major insurance including:

• Aetna
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Cigna
• Evernorth
• Magellan Health
• Humana
• ComPsych

Click here to verify your insurance.

We offer:

• Behavioral Health Evaluation and Screening
• Medication Management
• Psychiatric Services
• Counseling Services
• Substance Use Disorders Counseling
• ADHD screening and treatment

Click here to request an appointment.

We accept most insurance including:

• Aetna
• Ambetter
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Cigna
• Medicaid
• Medicare
• CHIP

We also offer services on a sliding scale based on family size and income. Call us for more information.

It is our goal to help families develop the skills they need to remain together in a safe and loving environment for all involved. Our family and youth counseling services are provided free of charge to eligible families and aim to prevent runaways, truancy, abuse, and neglect.

We maintain a crisis hotline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for children and parents.

Services are for children and parents.

Crisis Hotline: 855-327-8004.

Report Abuse: (800) 252-5400 and Online: Texas Abuse Hotline.

Free.

The Medication-Assisted Treatment program is one way to help those with opioid addiction recover their lives.

There are three, equally important parts to this form of treatment.

• Medication
• Counseling
• Support from family and friends

These three parts work together to help people recover. Medication-assisted treatment may be helpful to your friend or loved one.

Ages: 18+.

Most Insurances Accepted-Please check with your insurance to determine if you are required to see a Network or if you are assigned to a certain provider.

• PPO
• HMO
• Medicaid
• Medicare
• CHIP

Family, economic, marital, health, and occupational stressors at times produce significant impairment in a person’s ability to cope with the demands of everyday life. When this happens, our normal problem-solving skills become overwhelmed and our mental health is compromised.

Our array of services is designed to help you manage your stressors and return to your optimal level of performance.

The counselor gathers information about your concerns, conducts a brief mental status exam, establishes a provisional diagnosis, and suggests a plan of treatment, which may include referring you to other agencies in the community.

Ages: 4+.

Click here if you are interested in becoming a patient.

We accept most private insurance, Medicaid, and also use a sliding scale.

Our treatment program targets youth 13-17 years of age who need our substance abuse treatment services.

Group and individual counseling is available through our licensed counselors. In addition, we serve adolescents who are referred through the legal system and individuals who voluntarily seek our assistance.

Ages: 13-17.

Click here if you are interested in becoming a patient.

Most Insurances Accepted-Please check with your insurance to determine if you are required to see a Network or if you are assigned to a certain provider.

• PPO
• HMO
• Medicaid
• Medicare
• CHIP

McMullen Community Health Center provides these behavioral health services:

• Individual Counseling
• Family and Marriage Counseling
• Group Therapy
• Diagnostic Assessment 
• Substance Use Disorder
• ?Medication-Assisted Treatment

AHC services are available to all residents of Atascosa, Karnes, Live Oak, McMullen, Wilson, and surrounding counties. For more information on centers in the service area, click here.

Click here for insurance details.

Patients may qualify for sliding scale fees dependent on family size and income. Click here to learn more.