Free Therapy Services
Individual, Couple, or Family Therapy
Pride Center San Antonio is proud to offer free therapy sessions for members of the LGBTQ+ community and their families through a new Counseling Internship program. Mental Health Clinicians in training, under clinical supervision, will provide all counseling sessions.
This service is intended for individuals, couples, or families who are seeking support, guidance, and ways of managing their mental and emotional well-being. In a therapy session, you can expect to explore common mental health challenges such as anxiety, depression, stress, etc. in order to identify aspects of life you may wish to explore and change. Family and couples therapy explores the interpersonal dynamics between families and intimate relationships in order to nuture change. Topics discussed in session may include family and social support, safety, and discrimination, coming out and/or transitioning, access to services and local resources, and resilience, among others.
All services provided will be queer and trans affirming.
Eligibility:
Participants must meet the following eligibility requirements in order to participate in therapy.
- Must be 18 (eighteen) years of age or older.
- Must be one (or more) of the following:
– A member of the LGBTQ+ community (or questioning). This is not limited to, but includes all self-identified lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, nonbinary, queer, asexual, intersex, Two Spirit, and questioning individuals.
– A partner/spouse of an LGBTQ+ individual(s).
– A close family member (i.e. parent, sibling, grandparent, etc.) of an LGBTQ+ individual(s), including chosen family.
- Must be able to consent to receive mental health care services.
- Must currently reside in the state of Texas and be in the state of Texas during all telehealth sessions, OR be able to come in for in person therapy care.
