Samaritan Center
Jack Swope is a Licensed Professional Counselor at Samaritan Center for Counseling and Pastoral Care in Austin. Jack has been providing mental health counseling for Hope For Heroes program. Jack is also a certified practitioner of EMDR, specializing in treating PTSD and other anxiety or trauma-related disorders. Prior to their counseling career, Jack served as Chief of Joint Staff in the Texas Army National Guard. Jack holds a Master of Arts (MA) Ed in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor from Texas State University.
Samaritan Center
At Samaritan Center, we heal hearts, provide hope, and enhance lives with a holistic approach to mental health for all ages, whole families and the military community. Samaritan Center was founded on the belief that there is a close relationship between the mind, body, spirit and community. We provide professional counseling, integrative medicine, peer support, wellness education and skills-building workshops that are accessible and affordable in Central Texas. Many clients are uninsured or under-insured low-income families, and veterans and military families struggling with service-related trauma. Our focus on the whole family means we serve all ages - from very young children to older adults - and can truly impact entire family systems. Samaritan Center programs include: • Healthy Community: counseling for children, adults, couples and families • Hope for Heroes: counseling, integrative medicine, and peer support for veterans, military service members and their families • Integrative Medicine: alternative treatments including acupuncture, herbal medicine, nutritional counseling, Tai chi, and Pilates • Military Field Clinician Program: a program serving justice involved veterans with peer mentoring and counseling • Military Veteran Peer Network (MVPN): a statewide mental health program that provides peer support for veterans; Samaritan Center facilitates this program in Travis County