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Cedar Elm Clinical Services · Resources
Trusted places to start
A short, maintained list of outside resources for veterans, first responders, couples, families, and people navigating change.
Need help now
If there is immediate danger, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. If you need crisis support, start here. Cedar Elm does not provide crisis or emergency services and does not monitor this site for messages.
For veterans, service members, and the people who support them.
Call 988, then press 1or text 838255Collin County's 24/7 crisis line and mobile crisis team, for all residents.
Call 877-422-5939Abuse, violence, or safety concerns
If someone is hurting you, or home does not feel safe, these services can help with confidential support and safety planning.
National Domestic Violence Hotline24/7, free and confidential
1-800-799-7233Hope's Door New Beginning CenterCollin County domestic violence
972-276-0057The Turning PointCollin County sexual assault support
1-800-886-7273Everything on this page points to outside organizations. Nothing here is counseling, diagnosis, clinical consultation, or crisis response by Cedar Elm. Each link is checked on a set schedule; the last-verified date is at the bottom of this page.
Not sure where to start
That is a normal place to be, whether the concern is your own or you are worried about someone else.
A plain-language overview of talk therapy and what to expect.
Practical guidance for stress, self-care, and day-to-day mental health.
Search treatment options by location, service type, and payment accepted.
Call 1-800-662-4357
Free treatment referral line for mental health or substance use. Not an emergency crisis line.
How to talk with someone you care about, encourage help, and take care of yourself along the way.
Prefer to talk to a person? 2-1-1 Texas connects Texans with local services by phone.
↑ Back to topVeteran or military family support
Readjustment and mental health supports built around military life, for veterans, service members, and the families who serve alongside them.
Community-based counseling for eligible Veterans, service members, and qualifying family members navigating readjustment, grief, and role transitions.
Texas veteran mental health resources, peer support, and service navigation.
Veterans, family members, and VA clinicians share personal experiences with PTSD, treatment, relationships, moral injury, substance use, and recovery.
Also relevant: the Veterans Crisis Line for crisis support, and VA — Understanding PTSD Treatment for trauma care options.
↑ Back to topFirst responder or public safety stress
Behavioral health resources built around the realities of fire, EMS, law enforcement, dispatch, corrections, and public safety work.
Common reactions to traumatic incidents and ways to reduce harm after difficult calls.
Behavioral health education for first responders and their leaders, with a strong fire and EMS focus on stress exposure, mental health concerns, and department-level support.
In crisis? 988 is free, confidential, and available 24/7.
↑ Back to topFamily or relationship under strain
When stress, trauma, distance, conflict, caregiving, or communication patterns show up at home, these resources can help you understand what may be happening.
How marriage and family therapy works with relationships, family patterns, and communication.
A plain-language guide to how trauma can affect family life and what helps families cope.
If relationship strain includes safety concerns, the National Domestic Violence Hotline offers confidential support and safety planning. For supporting someone else, see SAMHSA — Helping Someone.
↑ Back to topStress, grounding, or trauma support
Start with everyday stress and grounding resources, then move to trauma and PTSD information if that better fits what you are looking for.
Everyday stress and grounding
Practical guidance for understanding everyday stress, trying healthy coping strategies, and finding more support when stress is becoming difficult to manage.
A free VA app with self-guided mindfulness education and guided practices that may support present-moment awareness, stress reduction, and emotional balance.
Also useful: NIMH — Caring for Your Mental Health for day-to-day self-care and general mental health guidance.
Trauma and PTSD information
How people commonly react after traumatic events, when reactions may need attention, and what treatment can involve.
A grounded overview of PTSD treatment and evidence-supported care, written for anyone affected by trauma.
Related: NCTSN — Trauma and Your Family for how trauma shows up at home, CDC NIOSH for work-related traumatic incident stress, and VA AboutFace for veterans’ and families’ personal stories about PTSD, treatment, relationships, and recovery.
Work, role, or major life change
Leaving a career, changing roles, retiring, losing structure, needing workplace accommodations, or carrying a major family change can affect stress, sleep, relationships, and sense of direction. These resources point to practical outside places to start.
Free, confidential workplace-accommodation guidance and ADA employment information for workers, job applicants, employers, service providers, veterans, first responders, and adults navigating work changes.
Start with: stress and grounding resources for day-to-day coping options, NIMH — Psychotherapies for what counseling can offer, or FindTreatment.gov to look for care near you. If your transition follows military service, VA Vet Centers specialize in readjustment. If it follows public safety work, CDC NIOSH addresses the stress that career carries.
Cedar Elm does not provide legal advice, job-protection advice, employer advocacy, accommodation decisions, fitness-for-duty opinions, or workplace-rights determinations. For workplace-accommodation information, use Ask JAN. Cedar Elm does not determine individual rights, eligibility, employer obligations, or legal outcomes.
↑ Back to topTexas or Collin County help
State and local resources that can help Texas and Collin County residents find public services, community support, crisis pathways, and license verification.
Texas search and referral support for food, health, housing, mental health, local services, and community resources. Visitors can search online, dial 2-1-1, call 877-541-7905, or use chat options.
Find the official public mental health authority serving your county.
Texas' official license lookup for counselors and other behavioral health professionals.
Collin County services above: LifePath Systems for public mental health, Hope’s Door and The Turning Point for safety and advocacy. Statewide veteran navigation: Texas Veterans Commission.
↑ Back to topReferral partner or community helper
Reference links for physicians, chaplains, school staff, community helpers, and referral partners trying to point someone toward the right level of support.
The 2023 evidence-based guideline for PTSD and acute stress care, for professionals and partners.
Working tools for partners: BHEC license verification to confirm a provider, Texas HHS to route by county, SAMHSA — Helping Someone for guiding a conversation, and FindTreatment.gov or 2-1-1 Texas for treatment navigation.
↑ Back to topLinks last verified: July 2026. Crisis and local links are checked quarterly. Federal and state pages are checked twice a year. The BHEC licensing link is checked when regulations change.
Cedar Elm Clinical Services is a counseling practice in development serving the DFW area. The resources on this page are provided for education and navigation. They do not create a clinical relationship and are not a substitute for care from a licensed professional.