At Global Care & Response, we strive to provide our clients with high-quality, compassionate, and trauma-sensitive care. Our goal is to provide a safe, comfortable, and welcoming environment for all clients seeking professional counseling services in the North Austin area and abroad!

Meet the Team

Our Services

  • GCR offers professional counseling services for adults, children, adolescents, couples, and families. Rates for services vary depending on the counseling provider and service provided. Visit our Contact Page to learn more!

  • Our team of counselors specialize in working with clients who are seeking support in the following areas:

    • Relational Anxiety + Trauma

    • Family + Marriage Dysfunction

    • Spiritual Abuse + Religious Trauma

    • Exploring Identity + Establishing Sense of Self

    • Christianity

    • Human Trafficking + Sexual Abuse Recovery

    • Parenting Challenges

  • GCR’s team of professionals offer various training workshops for counselors, social workers, parents, safehome staff, and volunteer workers who want to learn more about trauma-sensitive care, managing relational anxiety, building trust-based relationships, healing from abuse and neglect, supporting survivors in recovery, and avoiding burnout and vicarious trauma in the field.

  • As a non-profit 501(c)(3), all donations made to GCR go directly toward providing no-cost counseling services to survivors of sex trafficking and to provide food, clothing, medication, and living expenses to survivors and safehomes in the local area.

    *All donations are tax-deductible

Areas of Practice

Trauma-Sensitive Care

Not all counseling is created equal, especially when it comes to working with survivors of trauma. GCR views the counseling process through a trauma-sensitive lens. This means that providing felt-safety, autonomy, and empowerment are key components of the therapeutic process. Clients are treated with understanding, grace, and respect as they work toward healing and discovering their true selves.

Empowerment

When a person experiences severe trauma, their sense of identity may be compromised. At GCR, our clients are given the opportunity to find their voice and redefine themselves as individuals who are worthy of love and protection. By teaching clients to advocate for themselves in intimate relationships, their work places, or in their own families at home—they can learn to develop healthy relationships with others while living confident, autonomous, and empowered lives.

Advocacy + Awareness

GCR is passionate about providing the best care to survivors of sex trafficking and individuals who have experienced abuse or neglect. To do this effectively, the healing process may require the help of the justice system, the school system, or other governmental organizations. As we advocate for our clients and raise awareness, GCR hopes to facilitate positive and lasting change in the lives of survivors and those that provide them care. While we can’t prevent trafficking from happening on a global level, we can choose to make a difference in the lives of every single survivor we encounter.

 FAQs

  • Currently, we do not accept insurance directly, however, we are happy to provide you with a signed receipt of payment after the counseling session to submit to your insurance company as an insurance claim for reimbursement. Please speak directly with your insurance provider before booking a session to find out more about reimbursement claims for counseling.

  • Currently, we accept cash, written checks, and payments through our Square platform. When payments are taken through Square, we are able to accept credit cards including Visa, Master Card, American Express, and Discover.

  • Yes! We offer reduced fee rates on an “as needed” basis. To qualify for reduced fee, the GCR team will meet with the client directly to discuss options and learn more about the client’s individual needs, current income status, strength of their support system, and any other relevant criteria that would help to inform our capacity to offer best practices and the most effective care.

  • Both! Currently, Samantha Stokesberry and Dr. Kyle Miller offer both in-person and virtual counseling sessions. To learn more, please fill out our information request form on our contact page!