Mental Health Counseling

  • Free counseling for Veterans, dependents, surviving spouses and veteran support systems.
  • Amistad offers veteran’s counseling for individual, couples, family counseling, parenting, and addictions.
  • Counseling helps with specific mental health challenges like PTSD, depression, anxiety, anger management, and substance use.
  • Amistad provides veteran peer support, recognizing the value of connection with others who understand military service.
  • Amistad emphasizes accessibility to veteran services, regardless of when or how long someone served, or their discharge status.

To ensure adequate access to counseling services, door to door transportation via Uber is available. Each veteran and/or beneficiary qualify for this service.

Peer Support Counseling

Our Peer Support Specialists assist Veterans, Active-Duty service members,  their families, surviving spouses, and dependents with individual counseling, group counseling, transportation, and employment training.

Peer Support Specialists:

  • Assists with community outreach and education while serving as a peer support to Veterans, dependents, and surviving spouses to achieve specific life recovery goals.
  • Job Skill Training – To Include:
  • Resume Building
  • Interview Prep
  • Employment Opportunities
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Contact Us for a Consultation

915-298-1194

Texas Health & Human Services

Mental Health and Peer Support Specialist programs are funded by the Texas Veterans + Alliance Grant Program (TV+FA) through Texas Health and Human Services. The (TV+FA) was created from Senate Bill 55 to improve the quality of life for Texas Veterans and their families.

Texas Veterans Commission

Mental Health and General Assistance programs are funded through separate grants from Texas Veterans Commission (TVC).

This program is supported by a grant from the Texas Veterans Commission Fund for Veterans Assistance. The Fund for Veterans Assistance provides grants to organizations serving veterans and their families. For information, visit www.tvc.texas.gov