Each month, the CBS Austin and Telemundo Austin Community Partner Program spotlights local organizations making a meaningful impact across Central Texas through their service and outreach brought to us by RBFCU!
Each month, the CBS Austin and Telemundo Austin Community RBFCU Partner Program spotlights local organizations making a meaningful impact across Central Texas through their service and outreach.
Sierra Waggoner welcomed Rheanna Randall, Director of Community Engagement, and Leslie Catlett, Clinical Director, from the Samaritan Center on We Are Austin to highlight the organization’s mission of providing hope, healing, and support for individuals and families throughout the region.
Sierra Waggoner welcomed Rheanna Randall, Director of Community Engagement, and Leslie Catlett, Clinical Director, from the Samaritan Center on We Are Austin to highlight the organization’s mission of providing hope, healing, and support for individuals and families throughout the region.
For more than five decades, the Samaritan Center has worked to make mental health care accessible while embracing a holistic approach to wellness.
“Samaritan Center provides accessible mental health services to those throughout Central Texas. We’ve been around for 52 years, and since the beginning we’ve always focused on healing the body and healing the mind through body, spirit, and community,” said Randall. “We have 22 amazing therapists, a really talented acupuncturist, and overall just a dedicated, incredible staff committed to creating a safe, inclusive environment.”
The organization offers a wide range of services designed to support people through life’s challenges, while recognizing the connection between physical, emotional, and mental well-being.
“The body is a complex system, and I think so often we have separated the body from the mind. Our approach is that it’s all interconnected. It’s all working together,” said Catlett. “When we think about it, I don’t know anybody who hasn’t personally been affected by a mental health challenge or loved somebody who has. Supporting our mental health is so important, and the Samaritan Center is here to help everybody do that.”
Beyond traditional counseling services, the Samaritan Center partners with organizations across the region to meet people where they are. Catlett highlighted several community initiatives, including free acupuncture and counseling services for employees of the Travis County Sheriff’s Office, parenting workshops with local schools and nonprofits, and free counseling services for teachers and administrative staff within Dripping Springs ISD.
“It’s a really unique opportunity for all of our overworked, hardworking educators,” Catlett said.
For more than five decades, the Samaritan Center has worked to make mental health care accessible while embracing a holistic approach to wellness.IMG_1300.JPG
The Samaritan Center’s services are available to individuals throughout Texas who are appropriate for outpatient counseling care.
“Anybody in the state of Texas — absolutely. We’re here for them,” Catlett said. “We have one-on-one individual counseling, acupuncture, various psychoeducational workshops, support groups, and we’re out in the community just hammering away.”
That broad range of services allows the organization to make a meaningful impact on thousands of lives each year.
“Samaritan Center is really special at meeting individuals where they’re at, providing coping strategies and techniques for navigating mental health challenges,” Randall said. “We serve about 1,500 individuals a year, so when you think about the butterfly effect — the ripple effect of that healing — it’s really beautiful and transformative.”
Community support plays an important role in helping the organization continue expanding its reach and ensuring more people have access to affordable, compassionate care. Those interested in supporting the Samaritan Center can get involved through donations, volunteer opportunities, advocacy, and community engagement.
To learn more about the Samaritan Center, available services, or ways to get involved, visit Samaritan-Center.org and follow the organization on social media.
To learn more about the Samaritan Center, available services, or ways to get involved, visit SamaritanCenter.org and follow the organization on social media.
The CBS Austin and Telemundo Austin Community Partner Program shines a spotlight on local nonprofits making a difference throughout Central Texas. Nominate a business at cbsaustin.com/communitypartner.
Thanks to RBFCU for helping make these community partner segments possible and for supporting organizations like the Samaritan Center that are creating positive change in the community.
The CBS Austin and Telemundo Austin Community Partner Program shines a spotlight on local nonprofits making a difference throughout Central Texas.
Thanks to RBFCU for helping make these community partner segments possible and for supporting organizations like the Samaritan Center that are creating positive change in the community.