Cheap Therapy Bay Area
Hey there! Please share this list as widely as you like and please send more additions to me! I don’t have personal experiences with most of these spaces, and can’t vouch for how low their sliding scale goes, or what their respective levels of ability and intelligence are in reference to different identities or specific issues. I welcome and would appreciate reviews, recommendations and/or warnings for different providers or centers. Email about this list- bayarealowcosttherapy@gmail.com
Free or low-cost Counseling/Bodywork
for people directly affected by the fire
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14BnL-kcV_XPF1l0XIWD_DoPS-6FscmxuhWj5ELIZyAw/edit#gid=0
Facebook Group For People Affected by Ghostship Fire Seeking Therapy
https://www.facebook.com/Therapy-Oakland-Ghostship-fire-survivors-directly-impacted-206779136443518/
Masterlist of Ghost Ship Support
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wKj97Xa87Ll7fZVQ4ONQu1LhVOdzjgtFj3eYLQ5C-7I/edit
GRIEF COUNSELING
Circle of Care
Free to low cost individual and group grief counseling for children and adults in Oakland.
510.531.7551
circleofcare@ebac.org
we are offering services to people affected by the Ghost Ship tragedy
Grief Support Group: Partner Loss for People in their 20's and 30's
With so much recent tragic loss within our communities including the Ghost Ship Fire, EBAC's Circle of Care is offering a new peer support group for people in their 20's and 30's who have lost a partner or spouse.
This will be an 7 session group, meeting every other Thursday from 6:30-8:00pm, starting Thursday, March 9th.
EBAC's Circle of Care - Grief and Illness Support Services 2540 Charleston St. Oakland CA 94602
Enrollment required.
Email or call: circleofcare@ebac.org 510-531-7551 x 3109
Cost: $15 per session, though no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
GENERAL THERAPY IN SF
SF CENTER FOR SOMATIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
http://www.somaticpsychotherapycenter.org/index.html (in sf)
very low cost somatic therapy, in sf near bart. friends have requested therapists in line with their identities and usually been able to be matched with someone who fits their request, usually quick to be able to meet with therapist
QUEER LIFE SPACE
https://www.queerlifespace.org/services-2/ (in sf)
group, couples and individual therapy, can be a long wait to be seen for indivual/couples therapy
SF NEW PERSPECTIVES
http://sfnewperspectives.org/staff/ (in sf)
JUNG INSTITUTE
http://www.sfjung.org/the-james-goodrich-whitney-clinic/ (in sf) low-fee Jungian psychotherapy clinic
SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ACCESS (415) 255-3737, (888) 246-3333
Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
ACCESS is the first point of contact for individuals enrolled in Medicaid, Medi-Cal, Healthy San Francisco, and other state healthcare programs. ACCESS can also assist individuals in enrolling for healthcare and finding mental health services.
ACCESS INSTITUTE
Sliding scale mental health clinic in sf
INTERGRAL COUNSELING CENTER AT CHURCH ST
http://www.integralcounselingcenter.org/index.html
THE MARINA COUNSELING CENTER
http://www.marinacounseling.com/
THE LIBERATION INSTITUTE
http://www.liberationinstitute.org/Welcome.html
GRATEFUL HEART HOLISTIC THERAPY CENTER (sf and east bay)
http://www.gratefulhearttherapy.org/
Grateful Heart Holistic Therapy Center offers affordable, sliding-scale, psychotherapy to individuals, couples and families
CENTER FOR MINDFUL PSYCHOTHERAPY (many locations throughout the bay)
Haight Ashbury Psychological Services (HAPS)
Sliding scale for individuals and couples.
Golden Gate Integral Counseling Center
http://goldengatecounseling.org/
SF peer run warm line
http://mentalhealthsf.org/programs/peer-run-warm-line/
The warm line provides free peer support via phone or chat. Right now
the hours are Mon-wed 7am-7pm, thurs-fri 7am-11pm, and sat-sun
11am-7pm. They will be expanding to later hours soon.
IN THE EAST BAY
The Pacific Center
Pacific Center for Human Growth fosters and enhances the well-being and self respect of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer youth, seniors, and adults through the delivery of LGBTQ competent mental health and wellness services, and through the cultivation of a strong community of LGBTQ-proficient mental health care professionals.
http://pacificcenter.org/ (in berkeley)
BLUE OAK THERAPY CENTER
http://blueoaktherapycenter.org/ (in oakland)
OAKLAND COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTER
http://www.jfku.edu/Locations/Community-Counseling-Centers/Oakland-Community-Counseling-Center.html (in oakland)
PEER COUNSELING AT THE BERKELEY FREE CLINIC
http://www.berkeleyfreeclinic.org/peer-counseling/ (in berkeley)
free drop-in peer counseling m-f evenings for anyone, on saturdays women, trans and gender non conforming drop-in sessions
THE WRIGHT INSTITUTE
http://www.wi.edu/clinics (in Berkeley) The Wright Institute offers sliding scale therapy, working with Cognitive Behavorial Therapy, specializing in PTSD
WOMENS THERAPY CENTER
http://www.womenstherapy.org/ (in berkeley) The Womens Therapy Center offers sliding scale therapy for women, adolescent girls, transgender and/or gender nonconforming people, and couples.
RAINBOW COMMUNITY CENTER
GRATEFUL HEART HOLISTIC THERAPY CENTER (sf and east bay)
http://www.gratefulhearttherapy.org/
Grateful Heart Holistic Therapy Center offers affordable, sliding-scale, psychotherapy to individuals, couples and families
http://www.livingartscounseling.org
LIVING ARTS COUNSELING CENTER (emeryville)
http://www.livingartscounseling.org/
Low cost sliding scale drama and expressive arts therapy
CENTER FOR MINDFUL PSYCHOTHERAPY (many locations throughout the bay)
http://www.mindfulcenter.org/
IN OTHER PARTS OF AND NEAR THE BAY
GENDER HEALTH CENTER (sacramento)
http://www.thegenderhealthcenter.org/
At Gender Health Center, we strive to provide excellent counseling/therapy services to anyone who expresses the need as well as anyone who self identifies or is perceived to be gender variant. Our services embrace the psychological well-being and self-fulfillment of individuals coming out and/or beginning or in the transition process in a safe, supportive and welcoming environment.
LGBT YOUTH SPACE (san jose)
the LGBTQ youth space in San Jose accepts medi-cal and no insurance. no one turned away for lack of insurance. Ages 13-25 tho
CENTER FOR MINDFUL PSYCHOTHERAPY (many locations throughout the bay)
Gronowski Center in Mountain View
Income based sliding scale sexual/gender
We have two specialty clinics as well, one for Spanish speakers and one for LGBTQ+ folks.
https://www.paloaltou.edu/gronowski-center/
OTHER MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
BAY AREA OPEN MINDS
this is a website listing kink/queer aware therapists in the bay.
PEACOCK REBELLION MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCE PAGE
http://www.peacockrebellion.org/resources/mentalhealth/
this is a list of qtpoc mental health resources
TALKSPACE
Online therapy platform. You pay a monthly subscription fee and have an ability to be in frequent contact with the therapist you are matched with
GAYLESTA
National directory for therapists who work with gender and sexual diversity
Send whatever you might want added to this list to bayarealowcosttherapy@gmail.com