Counseling and Referral Center
The YWCA Counseling and Referral Center (YWCRC) serves the Greater Austin community by offering trauma-informed, multi-lingual, multicultural services for individuals, couples, families, youth and groups. We provide our therapy from a trauma-informed Cultural-Relational Model. Learn more about our approach below.
Therapy services
Our psychotherapy/mental health services are provided from a Relational-Cultural model that allows for individualized therapy that considers each person's, family's, or community's culture, needs, and perceptions. Following our mission of eliminating racism and empowering women, we believe that all people have inherent value and internal strengths. We acknowledge the impact of racism, sexism, homophobia, classism, ableism, ageism, discrimination based on size, etc. and the corrosive effect they have on individuals, relationships, and society as a whole.
Services are provided in individual, couple, family, and group modalities. Staff is trained and utilizes a number of evidence-based and promising practices including but not limited to Somatic Experiencing®, Trauma-Based Relational Intervention, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Relational-Cultural Therapy, Narrative therapy, and Trauma-Informed Care.
YWCRC counseling services are performed by licensed clinicians (Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists), licensed clinicians seeking higher licensure status (LMSWs, LPC-associates, LMFT-associates), and graduate level student interns (Social Work, Counseling, and PhD candidates).
Group services
We offer regular groups on a variety of topics within mental health and social justice. If you are interested in one of the groups listed, you can find out more and sign up by following the QR code or going to bit.ly/ywatxgroups.
Interested in bringing us in to facilitate a group at your organization? Check out our Training page for group rates!