Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
- TF-CBT is an approach for children and adolescents who are experiencing significant emotional and behavioral difficulties related to traumatic life events.
- Children and parents learn new skills to help process thoughts and feelings related to traumatic life events; manage and resolve distressing thoughts, feelings, and behaviors related traumatic life events; and enhance safety, growth, parenting skills, and family communication.
Play Therapy
- Play therapy differs from regular play in that the therapist helps children to address and resolve their own problems.
- Play therapy builds on the natural way that children learn about themselves and their relationships in the world around them.
- Through play therapy, children learn to communicate with others, express feelings, modify behavior, develop problem-solving skills, and learn a variety of ways of relating to others.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- EMDR is an evidence based, trauma sensitive therapy that enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of traumatic life experiences.
- EMDR combines talk therapy and eye movement or other types of bilateral stimuli to help the mind process unresolved trauma and develop skills and attitudes needed for positive future actions.
Additional trauma – focused therapeutic services
Therapy to address the emotional impact of the traumatic event, reduce or eliminate the risk of future abuse, and address issues which the traumatic event may trigger.
Requesting Health Care Records
To request your (or your child’s) mental health records, please contact our Custodian of Records at gccacinfo@gccac.net or call 830-303-4760.
Please include the following information with your request:
- Your full name, relationship to the individual (if applicable), phone number, email address, and mailing address
- Full name of the individual whose records are requested
- Date of birth and last known address
- Date range of records requested (if known) and purpose of request
- Valid photo identification
- Signed authorization or legal documentation (if requesting on behalf of someone else)
Requests are typically processed within 15 days.
Licensing Information & Complaints
If you have concerns about services, we encourage you to first speak with your provider or contact our Clinical Director at 830-303-4760.
GCCAC therapists are licensed by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC). You may contact the Council through their Contact Us page at: bhec.texas.gov/contact-us
To file a consumer complaint with the Office of the Attorney General, visit: texasattorneygeneral.gov/consumer-protection/file-consumer-complaint
Consumer Protection Hotline: (800) 621-0508