APD to provide free training to mental health counselors

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department announced on Tuesday that it has dedicated $50,000 to help train local mental health counselors providing counseling to survivors of trauma.
"The goal of this project is to train selected counselors in utilizing a form of therapy known as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in exchange for 50 pro bono counseling sessions for survivors of trauma as referred by APD," APD said in a press release.
Clients will be referred to the counselo