First Responder UHC Therapists

• The practices and therapists on this list are credentialed in the UnitedHealthcare Network (UHC) and have experience providing services to first responders.
• Each of the following therapists are trained in EMDR. EMDR is widely considered the “gold standard” for addressing work and life traumas.
• If you are insured through UnitedHealthcare PPO, your co-pay is only $10/session.
• While it can be a frustrating process, you may have to talk to more than one therapist to find the “right fit.”
• The goal of the list is to help you narrow your options. This is not an exhaustive list (you can find more options at Psychology Today or on the UHC website), nor does it serve as an endorsement by TCSO of any clinician or practice.
• REMEMBER: You also have access to 10 free sessions through TCSO’s POWR Program. Visit the Wellness Connection page for more information and resources.

Group Practices

Austin Counseling and Trauma Specialists, PLLC
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | 512-400-4321

Be Sonder Therapy (telehealth only)
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | 346-489-4687

Moonstone Counseling
Sarah Duke, Hannah Collmann, and Kerry Kinsey
512-527-3275

Samaritan Center for Counseling (POWR Program)
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | 512-451-7337

Individual Therapists

Darla Absher, PsyD, LPC-S
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | 512-922-7664 

Stephanie Burgess, LCSW-S (telehealth only)
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | 512-309-5287

Don Collier, LCSW
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | 512-643-0302
https://junctioncounseling.com/

Rosana DaSilva, PhD, LPC
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | 972-372-9839
https://www.calmapsychwell.com/

Thomas B. Efird, LCSW-S (telehealth only)
210-239-9597 | https://www.emdr-counseling.com/

Jose De Jesus Garcia-Cuellar, LCSW-S
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | 512-766-3644
https://www.ownyourhappiness.org

Edward Kotin, PhD
512-392-8106 | https://kotinpsychology.com

Veronic Kozaczka, LCSW-S (telehealth only)
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | 512-222-7552
https://secure.helloalma.com/providers/veronic-kozaczka/

Justine Vaughn, M.Ed., LPC, LCDC, CFRC
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | ‪806-370-0315
https://www.psychologytoday.com/profile/1365720

Have questions or need additional resources? Please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. TCSO Trauma Informed Program Administrator Karen Ranus.