If You Are Experiencing A Crisis

If you or someone else may be in immediate danger, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room now.

ATX Family Therapy PLLC provides scheduled outpatient therapy. We do not provide emergency or crisis-response services, and our phone, email, contact forms, and client portal are not monitored continuously. Please do not wait for a response from our practice before seeking immediate help.

Call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. You can also chat with a crisis counselor online. Support is free, confidential, and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

You can contact 988 if:

• You are thinking about suicide or harming yourself.
• You feel unable to keep yourself safe.
• You are experiencing severe emotional distress.
• You are concerned that someone else may be at risk.
• You need immediate support related to mental health or substance use.

If there is immediate danger, a suicide attempt is underway, someone has taken an overdose, a weapon is present, or urgent medical attention is needed, call 911 instead.

Travis County residents can call Integral Care’s 24/7 Crisis Helpline at (512) 472-4357. Toll-free support is also available at (844) 398-8252.

Integral Care provides crisis assessment and support for adults and children. Its Psychiatric Emergency Services clinic is open 24 hours a day at:

Richard E. Hopkins Behavioral Health Building
1165 Airport Blvd., Second Floor
Austin, TX 78701

Learn more about Integral Care’s crisis services.

For help locating crisis services elsewhere in Texas, call 2-1-1 or use the Texas Health and Human Services crisis-services directory.

If you are in immediate danger, call 911.

For confidential support, safety planning, and help identifying local resources, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline:

• Call (800) 799-SAFE (7233)
• Text START to 88788
• Use the confidential online chat

If someone may be monitoring your phone or internet activity, use a safer device when possible and take care when clearing your browsing history.

Contact the RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline for free, confidential support:

• Call (800) 656-HOPE (4673)
• Text HOPE to 64673
• Chat online through RAINN

Support is available 24 hours a day in English and Spanish.

Call 988 and press 1, text 838255, or use the Veterans Crisis Line online chat. Support is free, confidential, available 24/7, and does not require enrollment in VA benefits or healthcare.

Take statements about suicide, self-harm, violence, or an inability to stay safe seriously.

• Call 911 when there is immediate danger.
• Contact 988 for guidance and crisis support.
• If it is safe for you, remain with the person or stay connected by phone until help is available.
• Do not agree to keep plans for suicide, self-harm, or violence secret.
• Protect your own safety. Do not physically intervene or confront an armed or violent person.

Therapy can help you understand what happened, strengthen your support system, and build a plan for moving forward. Once everyone is safe and the immediate crisis has been addressed, you may contact ATX Family Therapy PLLC to discuss ongoing outpatient care.