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Samaritan Center opens new counseling office in Dripping Springs

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HAYS COUNTY – Samaritan Center has opened an office location at 28465 RR 12 in Dripping Springs. A new therapist was hired and is providing counseling in Dripping Springs.

Dripping Springs therapist, Jan Venable. As seen on a Sussex Directories Inc site.

Jan Venable, M.Ed., LPC-S is a licensed professional counselor with over 25 years of experience specializing in trauma, recovery, anxiety, and codependency. She believes in the connection of mental and physical health, and advocates for treating the whole person rather than just isolated symptoms. She is providing individual therapy and family therapy for adults and adolescents.

“We began talking with members of the Dripping Springs community regarding gaps in mental health care and increasing access to services since 2019. With community support, we now have a new office to offer counseling to residents of Dripping Springs and Hays County,” said Cindy Long, CEO of Samaritan Center.

Counseling services are provided on a sliding fee scale so they are affordable for all. No one is turned away because of inability to pay. Many insurance plans are accepted too.

This project was made possible through grants from The Burdine Johnson Foundation, Hill Country Rally for Kids, and Dripping Springs Community Foundation.

Samaritan Center’s goal is to establish a large counseling and wellness center for Dripping Springs and the surrounding area within a few years. They are raising funds to support more services.

About Samaritan Center

Samaritan Center has been serving Central Texas for 48 years, providing holistic mental health services, with offices in Austin, Georgetown, San Marcos, and Dripping Springs. Using a multidisciplinary approach, they believe there is a close relationship between the mind, body, spirit, and community and that attention to all of these is essential in improving mental health.

For optimum health their treatment approach includes counseling, integrative medicine, care management, and peer support as well as spiritual enrichment, based on an individual’s needs and beliefs. They have experience working with children, adults, and families experiencing mental health needs or trauma. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit agency, they raise funds so that they don’t turn anyone away because they are unable to pay.

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