Valuable Mental Health RESOURCES
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
- W.O.M.A.N., Inc.: 415.864.4722
- La Casa de Las Madres: 415.503.050
- Asian Women’s Shelter (DV Shelter — also has programs specifically for trans survivors & Arab survivors)
- The LBGTQ Institute on Intimate Partner Violence
- CROC (DV Restraining Order Clinic)
- CUAV (LGBTQ+ DV Support)
- El/La Para Translatinas (DV Support & Wellness for TransLatinas)
- Riley Center (DV Shelter)
- SF Child Abuse Prevention Center (Child Abuse & Parenting Support)
- SFWAR (San Francisco Women Against Rape) Rape & Sexual Assault Support
- S.F. Dept. of Social Services (Adult Services Program): 415.557.5251
- Personal Safety Plan Brochure when dealing with IPV (Intimate Partner Violence)
- Riley Center
- Asian Women’s Shelter
- La Red Latina
- El/La
- TechSoup
- SF Domestic Violence Consortium
San Francisco Aids Foundation: http://www.sfaf.org/
Strut: http://strutsf.org/
The Stonewall Project: http://www.stonewallsf.org/
Mens Inner Journey: http://www.tothegateway.org/services/workshops/mij
WOMAN, Inc. Women Organized to Make Abuse Nonexistent, Inc. (W.O.M.A.N., Inc.) has operated since 1978 as a community-based, multi-service agency, serving survivors of domestic violence in San Francisco and the larger Bay Area.
For immediate domestic violence / intimate partner violence support, including peer counseling, referrals, and safety planning, we ask that you call our 24-hour support line at 415-864-4722.
- Bay Area Women Against Rape (BAWAR)
- 24-Hour Hotline, English and Spanish:
(510) 845-7273 - Address:
470 27th Street
Oakland, CA 94612 - Phone:
Office: (510) 430-1298 - Email:
: bawar@bawar.org
- 24-Hour Hotline, English and Spanish:
SF & EAST BAY SUPPORT
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
- RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) : 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
- Battered Women’s Justice Project www.bwjp.org
- National Domestic Violence Hotline www.thehotline.org
- NCAVP (National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs) www.ncavp.org
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)
- 24-Hour Hotline, English and Spanish:
(510) 845-7273
- 24-Hour Hotline, English and Spanish:
- 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
- Diverse Harmony www.diverseharmony.org
- GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network) www.glsen.org
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
- Tara Brach, PhD: https://www.tarabrach.com/
- Anushka Fernandopulle: SF LGBT sangha
- Spirit Rock Meditation Center: http://www.spiritrock.org
- East Bay Meditation Center: http://www.eastbaymeditation.org
- Eugene Cash: http://www.sfinsight.org
- Howard Cohn: http://www.missiondharma.org
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
- The Network/La Red www.thenetworklared.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/
VIDEOS & FILMS
Owning Your Sexual Power Amy Jo Goddard, M.A., TEDx Napa Valley
Power of Vulnerability TED Talk Brene Brown, PhD,
The Global Glue Project: Dr. Stan Tatkin, the founder of PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy) & his wife, Tracey, speak about their attachment styles and how they learned to have secure functioning.
This Emotional Life: A Three Part PBS Series
The Secret To Desire In A Long Term Relationship Esther Perel's TED Talk
The Brain In Love Helen Fisher's TED Talk
Camp Beaverton: Meet the Beavers is a documentary film by North Berkeley Couples Therapy Center's Life & Sex Coach, Beth Nelsen, MA and Ana Grillo, known on Playa respectively as Agent Nelsen and Ana Mission. Camp Beaverton is the only all-women, trans-inclusive, sex-positive camp at Burning Man to date.They are a close community of queers, lesbians, bisexuals, transgendered and straight women engaged in radical self expression, open communication and exploring their personal and sexual boundaries.
YOGA
- Yoga Fusion (East Bay) http://theyogafusion.com/
- Urban Flow (San Francisco): http://www.rustywells.com/
- Yoga Tree: http://www.yogatreesf.com
- Laughing Lotus: sf.laughinglotus.com/
- Wood Tiger Acupuncture: www.woodtigeracupuncture.com/
- Berkeley Acupuncture Project: http://berkeleyacupunctureproject.com/
- Oakland Acupuncture Project: http://www.oaklandacupunctureproject.com/
- ACTCM: http://www.actcm.edu/
ACUPUNCTURE
Volunteer Match East Bay https://www.volunteermatch.org/search/org26732.jsp
Gay For Good http://www.gayforgood.org
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
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
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Del Norte County
Rural Human Services Harrington House
Sacramento County
My Sister’s House
WEAVE, inc.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Imperial County
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
Ventura County
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