Directory of Churches and Staff Members

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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.

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

 

 

 COUNSELING TEAM

David Burleson has been a pastor for 22 years offering spiritual direction and biblical guidance to individuals, couples and families. He holds a Master of Divinity and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Southwestern Seminary in Ft. Worth . David is a Licensed Professional Counselor Intern. His counseling credentials include a Master of Arts in Counseling from St. Edward's University. He specializes in couple's counseling, men's issues, depression and anxiety, divorce recovery, addictions and emotional issues like anger, fear, guilt and shame.

Deborah Price is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Deborah is affiliated with the Center for Relational Care in Austin and is the director of LifeBridge Counseling Services in Georgetown . She holds a Master degree in counseling from Texas Tech University . Deborah's counseling experienced covers a wide range of concerns including couple counseling, family issues, women's issues, trauma and abuse, and addictions.

Pamela Adair is a Licensed Professional Counselor Intern. She has a Master of Arts in Counseling from St. Edward's University. She counsels adolescents from abusive backgrounds, and can help troubled families build better relationships and explores women's issues. Pamela has experience working with children using play therapy. She is also trained in Prepare/Enrich equipping her to provide assessments and counseling to premarital and married couples.

Contact The Fellowship Counseling Center at (512) 255-8972 or Click Here

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. Jody Unruh is the founder and director. Gene Kummerer and Joe Maddox are two of the counselors. They 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 C-9 in Austin. Call 512-451-2186. www.hpbc.org/counseling/

Abundant Life Counseling Services provides free consultation for pastoral counseling, training for caregivers, conflict resolution, teambuilding, workshops on relationship issues and pulpit supply. Kerry J. Williamson, the owner, is a Licensed Professional Counselor. Kerry is located in Round Rock. Phone: 512-388-6004.

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

Pastoral Counseling

Abundant Life Counseling Services provides free consultation for pastoral counseling, training for caregivers, conflict resolution, team building, workshops on relationship issues and pulpit supply. Kerry J. Williamson, the owner, is a Licensed Professional Counselor. Kerry is located in Round Rock. Phone: 512-388-6004.

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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