988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Free, confidential support for anyone in emotional distress or a suicidal crisis, and for people worried about someone else.
Local resources
Mental health resources in Katy and Fort Bend County
Crisis lines, free and low-cost help, school support and grief groups for families in Katy, Sugar Land, Fulshear, Richmond and the surrounding area. Every phone number and link on this page was checked on the organization's own website on October 25, 2026.
If you or someone else is in crisis right now
These lines answer day and night, and they are free. If anyone is in immediate danger, call 911.
Crisis Text Line
Text-based support for stress, anxiety, loneliness, bullying, self-harm and suicidal thoughts. Text HOME to 741741, or HOLA for Spanish.
Local 24-hour crisis lines, by county
Katy sits across three counties, so which public crisis service covers you depends on your address. Either line can tell you if you have reached the wrong one, and 988 is always an option.
The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD
Harris County's public mental health and IDD authority. Its crisis and access line is always open.
Texana Center
The local mental health authority for Fort Bend County and five neighboring counties, with a 24-hour crisis hotline for children, adolescents and adults, including people who are not Texana clients.
Finding care, and help paying for it
If cost or knowing where to start is the obstacle, these services will help you find someone, including free and sliding-scale options.
Mental Health America of Greater Houston: Care Connect
Helps you find a vetted local therapist or substance use provider. Some people qualify for up to six free sessions with a licensed provider or supervised graduate student.
2-1-1 Texas
A free, anonymous helpline run by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission that connects you with local help for food, housing, health and more. Option 5 is mental health and substance use.
SAMHSA's National Helpline
A free, confidential treatment referral and information service for mental health and substance use, in English and Spanish. It refers you to treatment and support groups; it does not provide counseling itself.
FindTreatment.gov
SAMHSA's search for mental health and substance use treatment services, filtered by state, county or distance.
Support for students and parents
Every district below asks parents to start with their child's school counselor, who can help with a concern at school and connect a family to outside care.
Katy ISD Counseling Programs
Katy ISD's counselors are trained to support students who may be showing signs of a mental health crisis. The district also runs SpeakUp, an anonymous way to report a safety or well-being concern.
Fort Bend ISD Behavioral Health & Wellness
Fort Bend ISD's parent mental health resources, including its own licensed counselors who work in English and Spanish, its community partners and a grief and loss guide.
Lamar CISD Student Support Services
Counseling, mental health support, social work, crisis response and connections to community resources for Lamar CISD students.
Grief support, support groups and education
Free and low-cost help for families, caregivers and anyone grieving. Group schedules change from season to season, so confirm the current time with the group before you go.
Bo's Place
Free grief support groups for children, families and adults, in English and Spanish, including groups for young adults. Its pregnancy loss group meets online, in English and Spanish, for mothers after a miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death.
The Compassionate Friends, Sugar Land/SW Houston Chapter
A support group for families after the death of a child of any age. It meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM, currently online; the chapter page has the contact for login details.
GriefShare
Faith-based grief support groups that meet weekly at churches, including in Katy, combining a video series with small-group discussion. Use the group finder for current times and places; a workbook may cost up to about $20.
Suicide loss support groups (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention)
A directory of support groups for people who have lost someone to suicide. The foundation lists the groups as a community service and does not run or endorse them.
Texas Children's Hospital: local and national bereavement resources
A referral list of grief organizations for families, including support after the loss of a baby or a child.
NAMI Greater Houston
Free education, support services and advocacy for people living with mental illness and their families.
Counseling with us
We are a private practice offering individual, couples, family, teen and child counseling. We are not a crisis service. If you are ready to talk to someone, these offices are taking new clients, and we also see clients by secure video anywhere in Texas.
Mental Health Counseling of Katy
5502 4th Street, Katy, TX 77493
Mental Health Counseling of Sugar Land
Three Sugar Creek Center, Ste. 100, Sugar Land, TX 77478
Last checked October 25, 2026. If something here is out of date, please tell us and we will correct it.