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South Texas Pride Q&A: Pride Center San Antonio offers mental health services, resources to LGBTQ+ community members, families

Center a one-stop-shop for LGBTQ+ people, Pride Center community empowerment coordinator says

SAN ANTONIO – Pride Center San Antonio is offering mental health services and other resources to LGBTQ+ community members seeking help.

ā€œWe’d like to consider ourselves kind of a one-stop-shop for LGBTQ+ folks and their family and friends who have questions, and they don’t know where to go or where to start,ā€ said Lex Loro, community empowerment coordinator for the Pride Center.

Loro says the center offers peer-to-peer support groups and clinical programs, such as counseling and case management.

ā€œWe offer other social activities and opportunities, and we also use specific programs,ā€ Loro said. ā€œWe have a little bit of something for everybody, and we encourage both LGBTQ folks and their allies to reach out and connect with us.ā€

Case management services at the Pride Center help LGBTQ+ community members seeking tangible needs, Loro said.

ā€œIf they’re looking for help paying bills, getting medical insurance, navigating how and where to find a medical provider -- case management is a great fit for situations like that,ā€ she said.

Loro says people can seek the center’s mental health services for a multitude of reasons.

ā€œIf a person is struggling with different types of feelings around anxiety or depression, trying to figure out how to navigate self-esteem or self-efficacy and curious about ways to cope or navigate with different stressors or different traumas -- or really just feeling like they’re having a hard time connecting with their partners, with their family, connect with people they care about -- these are just some of the many, many things that we see folks bringing forward to us when they’re seeking counseling services,ā€ Loro said.

Loro spoke with KSAT for a South Texas Pride Q&A to discuss more offerings from Pride Center San Antonio. Watch the video above for more information about those services and what to expect when you sign up for these programs.

LINK: Pride Center San Antonio mental health services website

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