To become a client visit catiaholm.com or call 956-249-7930.

Show guest:

Dr. Paulina S. Flasch is an Associate Professor of Professional Counseling at Texas State University, where she teaches in the Marriage, Couple, and Family track and co-leads the Trauma and Interpersonal Violence Research Lab. Her work centers on trauma, intimate partner violence, and interpersonal violence, with a growing focus on Jewish identity and the lived experiences of antisemitism.

Dr. Flasch is also a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), and the founder of Flasch Counseling and Consulting, where she offers consulting and speaking engagements rooted in compassion, research, and real-world insight.

Learn more or connect with Dr. Flasch:

🔗 TXST Faculty Profile

🔗 LinkedIn

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Resources:

• Texas State Masters Program’s Community Counseling and Wellness Center
• Hope Alliance (Williamson County)
• SAFE Austin (Travis County)
• Hays Caldwell Women’s Center (Hays & Caldwell Counties)
• Legal Support:
• •Travis County Law Library & Self-Help Center
• •Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid -Austin
• •The Travis County Attorney's Office
• University of Texas Domestic Violence Law Clinic
• https://law.utexas.edu/clinics/domestic-violence/
• https://law.utexas.edu/clinics/information-for-the-public/
• •Austin Police Department - Victim Services Division
• •Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas
• TexasLawHelp.org
• Lawyer Referral Service of Central Texas
• State Bar of Texas Lawyer Referral Service

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Show hosted by:

Catia Hernandez Holm, LMFT-A

Supervised by Susan Gonzales, LMFT-S, LPC-S

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