Valuable Mental Health RESOURCES

East Bay Sex Therapy, East Bay Couples Therapy, Therapy support services

Support Resources

If you are feeling like you may harm yourself or are having a life-threatening crisis, please immediately call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room. 

LOW FEE THERAPY IN SF & EAST BAY

  • Wright Institute Clinic (510) 548-9716 (Psychodynamic) $15 & up
  • Wright Institute Clinic  (510) 486-8998 (CBT)
  • The Psychotherapy Institute ($25 and up): (510) 548-2250

  • Center for Somatic Psychotherapy, (415)558-0880

  • The Living Arts Counseling Center, (510) 595-5500

  • Berkeley Therapy Institute ($35 and up): (510) 841-8484

  • Women’s Therapy Center: (510) 524-8288

  • Berkeley Mental Health (Free): (510) 981-5290

  • Center for Creative Growth: ($25 and up): (510) 526-2100

  • Center for Holistic Counseling: ($5 – $75): (510) 444-3344

  • SF Psychotherapy: ($10-50): (415) 677-7946, ext. 1

  • Jewish Family Services: (510) 704-7475

  • Haight Ashbury Psychological Service:s ($10-50): 415-221-4211

  • San Francisco Women Against Rape 24 Hour Peer Support Hotline: (415) 861-2024

WOMEN'S SHELTERS & IPV/DV Support


 

SF & EAST BAY SUPPORT

 

 

 

 


NATIONAL HOTLINES


FREE PHONE COUNSELING & HOTLINES

  • San Francisco’s Suicide Prevention Suicide/Crisis Line:  415.781.0500
  • Institute on Aging’s Friendship Line for the Elderly:  415.752.3778
  • WOMAN, Inc.:  415.864.4722
  • Bay Area Women Against Rape (BAWAR)
  • SF Child Abuse Prevention Center’s Parental Stress/TALK Line:  415.441.KIDS
  • Berkeley 24-hour Crisis Hotline : (800) 309-2131
  • C.H.A.L.K.’s National Youth Line:  888.977.3399
  • GLBT National Youth Talk Line:  800.246.774
  • California AIDS Hotline: 415-863-AIDS
  • AIDS/HIV Nightline: 415-434-AIDS
  • The Trevor Project: 866.488.7386
  • Translifeline: 877.565.8860
  • San Francisco’s Suicide Prevention Drug/Relapse Line:  415.362.3400
  • SF Child Abuse Prevention Center’s Parental Stress/TALK Line:  415.441.KIDS

CRISIS SUPPORT

  • San Francisco Suicide Prevention (24hrs) : 415-781-0500
  • Berkeley Mobile Crisis : (510) 981-5254SF
  • SF General Hospital Psychiatric Emergency Services (24hrs) : 415-206-8125
  • Mobile Crisis Treatment Team  : 415-355-8300
  • San Francisco’s Suicide Prevention Drug/Relapse Line:  415.362.3400
  • Crisis Support Services of Alameda County (24-hour) : (800) 309-2131
  • Child Crisis Services (24hrs) : (415) 970-3800
  • Elderly Friendship and Crisis Line (24hrs) : 415-752-3778


CHECK OUT LGBT NEWS, MODERN PERSPECTIVES, ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS, AND INTERVIEWS VIA THE QUEER LIFE

  • The Queer Life is a site dedicated to providing articles, news, and entertainment that are relevant to an all-inclusive community of queer individuals.The Queer Life is amplifying the voices of otherwise under-represented minorities:  bisexuals, women, gays, lesbians, people of color, poor, trans*, polyamorous, and those with otherwise radical existences that challenge the status quo.
  • Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund www.lambdalegal.org

OTHER GENERAL LGBTQ+ RESOURCES


MEDITATION & MINDFULNESS


NORTHWEST RESOURCES

  • NW Network Phone: 206 568 7777 http://www.nwnetwork.org (for LGBTQ Survivors of Abuse -Free Service)
  • Camp Ten Trees www.camptentrees.org
  • Flying House Productions (Seattle Women’s Chorus and Seattle Men’s Chorus) www.flyinghouse.org
  • Freely Speaking Toastmasters www.toastmasterspride.org
  • Ingersoll Gender Center www.ingersollcenter.org
  • Lambert House www.lamberthouse.org
  • The Legal Voice (formerly the Northwest Women’s Law Center) www.nwwlc.org
  • Lifelong Aids Alliance www.lifelongaidsalliance.org
  • Northwest Immigrant Rights Project www.nwirp.org
  • NW Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf www.nwrad.org
  • POCAAN (People of Color Against AIDS Network) www.pocaan.org
  • Rainbow City Band www.rainbowcityband.com
  • Safe Schools Coalition www.safeschoolscoalition.org
  • Seattle LGBT Commission www.seattle.gov/lgbt
  • Solid Ground www.solid-ground.org

NORTHEAST RESOURCES


  • San Francisco Pride is our celebration of everything LGBTQQIP2SAA. http://www.sfpride.org
  • Castro Street Fair is a community street celebration that was founded by Harvey Milk in 1974. Hundreds of local artists, vendors, craftspeople, and organizations line the streets and celebrate the diversity of the neighborhood. 
  • Oakland Pride is an East Bay celebration of everything LGBTQQIP2SAA 
  • Sacramento Pride 
  •  Frameline, Home of the San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival . https://www.frameline.org/

SF BAY AREA LGBTQQIP2SA EVENTS 


VIDEOS & FILMS


YOGA


ACUPUNCTURE


VOLUNTEERING


 

Comprehensive Domestic Violence & Intimate Partner Violence

Resource List for California

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA


Alameda County


A Safe Place
Alameda County Family Justice Center
Alipato Project
Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach
Building Futures With Women and Children
DeafHope
Family Violence Appellate Project (FVAP)
Family Violence Law Center
Narika
Oakland Women’s Ce
Ruby’s Place
Safe Alternatives to Violent Environment (SAVE)
Shalom Bayit

Napa Valley 

Crisis Hotline
Offers support to people of all ages, backgrounds and income levels during times of crisis or difficulty in a variety of settings.

Crisis Stabilization Services Unit: 707/253.4711
2751 Napa Valley Corporate Drive
Bldg. B
Napa, CA 94558

Network of Care for Mental Health
Network of Care for Healthy Communities
Network of Care for Service Members, Veterans & Their Families

Mentis

San Francisco County


APA Family Support Services
Asian Women’s Resource Center/Gum Moon Women’s Residence
Asian Women’s Shelter
Bay Area Legal Aid (locations throughout the Bay Area)
Community United Against Violence
Donaldina Cameron House
Dream House – Jewish Family & Children’s Services
El/La Para Translatinas
Huckleberry House Youth Shelter
Instituto Familiar de la Raza
Legal Aid Society – Employment Law Center
Homeless Access Project (HAP)
Maitri
Riley Center – Saint Vincent de Paul Society
San Francisco Department on the Status of Women
San Francisco Domestic Violence Consortium
San Francisco Sheriff’s Department; Survivor Empowerment Program
SafeStart (a program of the San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center)
San Francisco Women Against Rape (SFWAR)
UCSF Trauma Recovery Center
Victim Services Division, San Francisco District Attorney’s Office
Volunteer Legal Services Program/BASF
WOMAN, Inc.

San Mateo County


Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse (CORA)
Rape Trauma Services

Contra Costa County


Contra Costa Family Justice Center

Santa Clara County


Asian Americans for Community Involvement
Community Solutions
Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence
North American Islamic Shelter for the Abused(NISA)
Support Network For Battered Women, YWCA

CENTRAL CALIFORNIA


YWCA Monterey County

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA


Del Norte County


Rural Human Services Harrington House

Sacramento County
My Sister’s House
WEAVE, inc.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA


Imperial County


Womanhaven

Los Angeles County


Good Shepherd Shelter
Rainbow Services
Shepherd’s Door Domestic Violence Resource Center

Orange County


Laura’s House
Human Options
Women’s Transitional Living Center, Inc. (WTLC)

Riverside County
Shelter from the Storm

San Bernardino County


DOVES of Big Bear Valley
Family Assistance Program
Morongo Basin Unity Home
Option House, Inc.

San Diego County


Center for Community Solutions
Community Resource Center
Crisis House
Interfaith Shelter Network
South Bay Community Services

San Luis Obispo County


RISE
Women’s Shelter Program

Ventura County


The Coalition for Family Harmony


RESOURCES for PARTNERS OF SEX ADDICTS/ BETRAYED PARTNERs

Online Resources:

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA): www.aa.org

Alanon Family Groups: www.al-anon.org

COSA (For Partners of SLA): http://www.cosa-recovery.org/

Self Help Online Community: helpguide.org

Mayo Clinic 8 Minute Meditation: http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/multimedia/meditation/vid-20084741

Net Nanny: netnanny.com

POSARC (Partners of Sex Addicts): http://www.posarc.com/blog

Protect Young Minds: https://protectyoungminds.org/

Recovering Couples Anonymous (RCA): http://www.recovering-couples.org/index.html

Vicki Tidwell Palmer Online Groups/Resources: http://vickitidwellpalmer.com/groups/

Some Good Reading:  

The Most Current Research On The Effects of PSB on Partners From The Association of Partners of Sex Addicts Trauma Specialists (APSATS) 

Surviving Disclosure:: A Partner’s Guide for Healing the Betrayal of Intimate Trust

Facing Heartbreak: Steps to Recovery for Partners of Sex Addicts- Stephanie Carnes & Mari Lee

Intimate Treason: Healing the Trauma for Partners Confronting Sex Addiction- Claudia Black & Cara Tripodi

Moving Beyond Betrayal: The 5-Step Boundary Solution for Partners of Sex Addicts – Vicki Tidwell Palmer

When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times- Pema Chodron

Your Sexually Addicted Spouse: How Partners Can Cope and Heal – Barbara Steffens

Problematic Sexual Behaviors Recovery Podcasts:

The Mental Illness Happy Hour -With Paul Gilmartin

Sex Help With Carol The Coach

Inpatient/Outpatient Centers:

CORE Behavioral Healthcare

Grand Canyon Coaching and Hiking Retreats

Center For Healthy Sexuality

The Meadows

Passages/Malibu

 
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