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Path to Hope Counseling

Phone: 984-500-2021 | At Path to Hope Counseling, we are here to guide and support you on your path to healing and personal growth. We are committed to helping you discover the tools to overcome your fears, find your voice and boost your confidence. We can help you find yourself again and create a supportive network in the process. We know how difficult it can be to finally reach out for help.

Triangle Pastoral Counseling

Phone: (919) 845-9977 | Triangle Pastoral Counseling is a diverse and highly-trained staff of pastoral counselors and psychotherapists are committed to enhancing mental health through counseling that integrates cognitive, emotional, physical and spiritual issues. Clients are individuals, couples, families and children. Issues worked with include addictions, anxiety, depression, life transitions, stress, trauma, relationships, and sexuality. There are counselors who are trained to serve the LGBTQ+ community, with issues including coming out, dealing with orientation and/or identity, struggling with hostile cultures (familial and religious), and more.

LGBT Youthline

Text: 4 PM – 9:30 PM, at 647-694-4275 | Chat: 4 PM – 9:30 PM – on website | E-mail: askus@youthline.ca | At YouthLine, all our HelpLine volunteers are trained peer supporters aged 16-29, coming from a diversity of 2SLGBTQ+ identities and lived experiences. We serve all of Ontario. We’re not counsellors, we’re peers who can relate, and we have been trained in active listening and relevant knowledge such as anti-oppression, anti-racism, sex and consent, STIs, HIV, self-care, and more.

Amity Detroit Counseling

Phone: (313) 351-1193 | Email: amalia@amitydetroitcounseling.com | As a therapist in Detroit, I work with women and gender non-binary clients who are dynamic, insightful, and gifted in so many ways but are still struggling to feel like they can really be themselves. Together, we dig deep into learning where their patterns are coming from and which parts need care and attention. The more we understand where their beliefs and fears come from, the more power my clients feel in embodying their truest selves.

Affirmations

Phone: (248) 398-7105 | Affirmations LGBTQ+ community center has been the hub for southeast Michigan LGBTQ+ communities and allies for the last 30 years. The center provides a welcoming space where people of all sexual orientations, gender identities & expressions, and cultures can learn, grow, socialize and access the vital support they need. Mental health services specializing in providing affordable counseling for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

Center for Creative Resources (CCR)

Phone: (713) 461-7599 | The Center for Creative Resources in Houston provides low cost counseling services. CCR is located in the Montrose neighborhood and provides mental health counseling to adults, children, and couples. The counselors at CCR are qualified to treat the topics including LGBTQ matters, relationship conflicts, trauma, abuse, stress management, self-esteem, sexuality, spiritual journey, disabilities and chronic illness, addiction, grief and loss, and more.

Well Within

Phone: (614) 392-5933 | Our psychiatric nurse practitioners specialize in treating a broad spectrum of psychiatric symptoms including Acute Stressors, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety and Panic Symptoms, Bipolar Spectrum, Compulsions, Depression, Dysthymia, Difficulty Concentrating, Impulsivity, Insomnia, Obsessive Thinking, Overwhelm, Pharmacogenomic Testing, Personality Disruptions, PTSD, Self-Harm Thoughts and Behaviors, and Thought Disturbance.

The Center for Relationships

Phone: (512) 465-2926 | Affordable relationship-focused counseling is provided at the Center for Relationships for individuals, couples, families, and groups. Therapists use a multicultural, spiritual, LGBTQ, and non-monogamy sensitivity approach to counseling. Therapists deeply respect clients as resilient, whole humans who are capable of healing and flourishing in relationship to self, others, work, and community. Clients are matched with a collaborative treatment team dedicated to co-creating a safe, respectful atmosphere of trust necessary for growth, connection, and transformation. All counselors are trained in Gottman Method Couples Therapy (Levels 1-3), Relational-Cultural Model, and other current models of relational counseling. Other services offered are individual and couples yoga therapy, trauma-informed care, ongoing groups for clients and professionals, and couples intensives and retreats.

Waterloo Counseling Center

(512) 444-9922 | A private, nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a safe, affirming space for affordable mental health services, with a focus on the needs and wellness of the LGBTQIA+ community, those living with HIV and their loved ones.

Glow Counseling

Glow Counseling is a psychotherapy practice run by Moshe Rozdzial, a Licensed Professional Counselor and therapist in the State of Colorado and a National Board Certified Counselor. Rozdzial is also trained in Marriage and Family counseling (couples and relationship therapy) and is a certified sex therapist and addiction interventionist. Glow Counseling focuses on sex therapy, men’s mental health, women’s empowerment, and couples and marriage counseling, with special attention to sexuality and sexual health in individuals and relationships. Group therapy and phone counseling sessions are also available.

Queer Asterisk Therapeutic Services

Queer Asterisk's counseling services are queer informed and affirming, with an emphasis on queer resilience and vitality. The counseling services and peer mentorship program bring together compassionate helpers with diverse areas of expertise to strengthen and support the next generation of queer leaders. Queer Asterisk counselors are post-graduate and licensed mental health professionals from diverse backgrounds, all of whom identify as queer and transgender. Services are provided to children, adolescents, and adults. Counselors specialize in gender-affirming treatment of dysphoria, trauma, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief and loss and utilize strengths-based, person-centered, trauma-informed, and evidence-based treatment modalities.

Salty Counseling

Phone: (801) 203-0329 | Salty Counseling's mission is to empower women and queer folks to tap into their inner healing to grow and become a better version of themselves.

Simple Modern Therapy

Phone: (801)-920-7112 | Simple Modern Therapy is a group practice catering to “everyone else” in Utah. Especially LGBT individual and couples counseling, highly sensitive clients, and families of all shapes and sizes. Tattoos, teens and triads welcome.

Life Stone Counseling Centers

Phone: (801) 984-1717 | Life Stone strives to improve mental health and strengthen family relationships by providing competent and compassionate counseling services to individuals, couples and families. Specifically, Life Stone LGBTQ Issues Therapy has the goal of helping individuals, couples or their loved ones effectively understand and address the specific issues they may be facing them in a supportive, affirming manner. Therapists are experienced with a variety of life's challenges, such as depression, anxiety, trauma, dating & relationships, coming-out, self-esteem, self-identification, integration & acceptance, addictions and many others.

Deer Valley Counseling

(602) 750-8051 | At the Phoenix office of Deer Valley, clinicians provide marriage counseling, anger management, and counseling for such issues as depression, anxiety, substance abuse, children, troubled teens, and sexual addiction. Deer Valley counselors can also help with issues that transgender folks may face, such as opposition and lack of empathy from family of origin, social anxiety, intimacy concerns, HRT or gender reassignment surgery concerns, depression, anger, and more. Counselors are trained to help LGBTQ clients with issues such as relationship problems, anxiety, sexual issues, grief, addiction, and more.

Mend Seattle

Phone: (206) 660-4396 | Mend Seattle provides quality, low-cost mental health counseling to individuals, couples and groups. The clinic values understanding critical social theory and an anti-oppressive lens to inform their approach towards therapy, counseling, and supporting human transformation. The emphasis is on serving the QTBIPOC (Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Community. The staff is made up of a team of interning and licensed therapists.

Allies in Change

Phone: (503) 297-7979 | Email: allies@alliesinchange.org | Allies in Change is a non-profit social activist organization and counseling services center. We offer individual counseling, couples counseling, and group counseling for people of all genders struggling with a variety of issues, including relationship issues, rebuilding trust, anger, depression, stress, anxiety, significant life transitions, PTSD, as well as many other issues.

Lewis & Clark Community Counseling Center

Phone: (503) 768-6320 | Lewis & Clark provides comprehensive mental health counseling services for individuals, couples, families, and/or groups with diverse needs and life challenges. The services are outpatient in nature. Counselors typically see clients on a once per week basis and meet for 50 minute sessions. Issues addressed in therapy can include depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, gender identity, sexuality, relationship issues, grief and loss, career issues, eating and body image concerns, unanticipated life events, substance use counseling, social injustice, and more.

Portland Processwork Clinic

Phone: (503) 321-5002 | Portland Processwork Clinic welcomes diverse individuals who are looking for support to resolve conflicts, find meaning, and deepen or work with feelings and problems. The clinic offers affordable, confidential counseling and personal growth services for individuals, couples, families and groups. Portland Processwork Clinic offers services to all people regardless of age, race, cultural background, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental abilities. Integrating dream work, movement, body symptoms, relationship, and community issues, Portland Processwork counselors offer transformative ways to work on personal growth, relationship conflicts and inner disturbances. Therapists are experienced in supporting people with sexuality and gender concerns, relationship and family issues, emotional distress, feeling low and helpless, grief and loss, eating issues, self esteem, discovering meaning in difficulties, abuse, and more.

Central Clinic

Phone: (513) 558-8888 | Central Clinic Behavioral Health provides training opportunities for psychiatric residents from the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cincinnati's College of Medicine. Clinical counseling and assessment are provided to assist individuals experiencing life crisis and/or serious mental illness. Individual, couples, family, group therapy are provided, as well as psychological testing, case management, and psychiatric medication services. Counseling is also provided for children. In addition, services are provided to Spanish speaking children and families.

Embrace Recovery & Wellness Center

Phone: (513) 648-9596 | Email: info@embracerecoveryandwellness.com | Embrace Recovery and Wellness Center (ERWC) offers counseling and wellness services to adolescents (12+) and adults that are designed to treat the whole person - not just the symptoms. Individual, couples, family and group therapy are provided. Embrace Recovery and Wellness Center honors and celebrates all individuals and families within the LGBTQIA community, and create a safe and non-judgmental space for anyone within this community. LGBTQIA Affirmative Therapists do not attempt to eliminate or change any gender or sexual related activity. Conversely, LGBTQIA Affirmative Therapists (Gender & Sexual Identity Affirming) work collaboratively to meet individual goals while embracing and celebrating unique identities. Therapists working with gender and sexual minorities have specialized trainings, certifications, and experience working with LGBTQ+ clients.

The Pride Community Center of North Central Florida (PCCNCF)

The Pride Community Center of North Central Florida (PCCNCF) is a safe space for the LGBTQ+ Community in North Central Florida. Phone: (352) 377-8915

Trans Lifeline

Trans lifeline provides trans peer support for our community that’s been divested from police since day one. We’re run by and for trans people. Call 877-565-8860

Kate Filmore

I am a psychotherapist with over 16 years experience working with people who have a mental health diagnosis and those going through life transitions. I also have worked extensively with those who have physical conditions impacting mental health. Additionally, I spent 12 years training in queer clinical spaces - I work with people exploring gender and sexuality in an affirming and validating way. I also work with many young adults and college students.

Jan C. Niemira

Phone: (646) 583-3935 | My treatment approach is primarily Psychoanalytic. I work with individuals and couples and specialize in the treatment of gay men's intimacy and relationship issues, identity concerns, adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse and LGBT issues. I'm also trained in EMDR (levels I & II) and work with survivors of trauma.

Fresh Path NY

Phone: (914) 510-2597 | Email: info@freshpathny.com | Fresh Path NY Mental Health Counseling PLLC is a group private practice dedicated to providing telehealth therapy and coaching services to individuals, partners and families. Our team is dedicated and specialized in issues affecting LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and Open & Poly communities. Rate ranges for therapists and therapists in training available on website.

BIPOC Restorative Therapy LCSW

Phone: (347) 281-7841 | Email: connect@bipocrestorativetherapylcsw.com | (NOTE: Inquire about sliding scale fees) Who am I? I’m a kick-ass therapist (they/them, xe/xem) that wants to work collaboratively with you on your healing journey! You won’t find the typical “I’m the therapist, so I’m the expert” vibe with me. I wholeheartedly believe that you are the expert on yourself. Therefore, you decide what we work on, what you share, and what methods we will use. If you are new to therapy, we will work together to understand what methods work best for you through open and honest communication. It is an honor when clients trust me, and earning that trust is a process that I am sure not to rush. You will bring that determination firing up inside of you, hungry for change and I will bring my compassionate support to carefully guide you towards your goals. Together, we will determine the ways in which your past, relationships, and environmental influences (including all the -isms) affect your current circumstances and how they hinder or propel you towards the life you want and deserve.

Affirming Psychotherapy

Phone: 347-620-5433 | Email: scott@affirmingpsych.com | Specialize in services for LGBTQ+ individuals, couples, families & groups; and PLWHA. Currently running a group for people living with HIV called "Living Successfully with HIV & AIDS," a free, weekly, virtual group on Tuesdays from 5-7pm. Self-Pay/Sliding Scale: Fee range $50-150

Ackerman Institute's Gender & Family Project

Phone: (212)-879-4900 x370 | (NOTE: NYC based, but they offer virtual community groups for transgender, nonbinary, and gender expansive young persons ages 12-24 years old in the foster care system, the juvenile justice system, and/or who have experienced Child Protective Services).The Gender & Family Project (GFP) empowers youth, families and communities by providing gender affirmative services, training, and research. GFP promotes gender inclusivity as a form of social justice in all the systems involved in the life of the family. Working directly with transgender and gender expansive young people, their families and their communities, GFP offers a variety of programs and services aimed to build community, decrease isolation, and foster hope and resiliency. Through community and clinical services, research, training and education, GFP provides comprehensive and customized advocacy, regardless of a family’s financial situation or ability to pay.

PFLAG Long Island

Monthly meeting - PFLAG Long Island is a part of a national organization of parents, families, friends and allies united with the LGBTQ community to move equality forward. Our meetings include lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning persons, as well as parents, allies and friends who all share their experiences. We provide an opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender orientation, in a friendly, confidential and supportive environment.

CARECEN LGBT Immigrants of Long Island

Phone: (516) 489-8330 | Email: lgbtimmigrantsli@gmail.com | Twice monthly support group - LGBT Immigrants of Long Island creates a safe space for LGBT immigrants and allies to express themselves and to engage in discussions about issues relevant to the myriad intersecting identities of this community in Nassau and Suffolk counties. We discuss topics such as online dating safety, sexual and mental health, and other implicated questions of access to health and legal services, particularly for undocumented LGBT immigrants. ​ We believe that a key part of our work is to foster community by not only building these safe spaces for discussions about issues that affect LGBT communities, but also by cultivating genuine friendships with one another and creating an environment where we can all express ourselves openly and respectfully.

SAGE-LI

Phone: (631) 665-2300 | Email: programs@sageli.org | SAGE-LI addresses the unique needs of the Long Island LGBT senior community through education, advocacy, and social support services.

Pride for Youth (PFY)

24/7 Crisis Line: (516) 679-1111 | Counseling Office Phone: (516) 679-9000 ext. 16 | Counseling Office Email: mdemauro@liccpfy.org | PFY is a service and an advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ+) individuals. Our mission is to enhance the health and wellness of the LGBTQ+ community through education, supportive services and personal development.

Transgender Resource Center of Long Island

Phone: (631) 306-4TRC (4872) | Email: info@trcli.org | TRCLI provides a wide variety of programs to enrich the lives of the transgender,, non-binary, and gender non-conforming community. Some our programs include support groups, assistance with updating vital records, providing access to transgender friendly doctors and healthcare, housing assistance, workshops and education programs, inclusivity training, guest speakers, community building events, and more.

LGBT Network

Free counseling services for queer youth under age 21, email here: counseling@lgbtnetwork.org | LGBT Network offers programs, services, and resources for LGBT people of all ages to build long-term health and provide support. LGBT Network provides weekly programs to provide safe spaces for LGBT people to connect and build community. They also provide referrals for external counseling

North Shore Relationship Center

Phone: (631) 296-1113 | Email: admin@northshorerelationshipcenter.com | North Shore Relationship Center is a group therapy practice in Port Jefferson, Long Island whose providers specialize in anxiety, relationship challenges, and working with members of the LGBTQIA+ community. They offer sessions for individuals, couples, groups, and families. Our practice meets clients where they’re at, allowing you to explore your feelings in a safe, non-judgmental environment. North Shore Relationship Center’s philosophy is driven by the belief that everyone deserves a place and space to grow and develop into the people they aspire to be.

Zencare Directory - Therapists who specialize in LGBTQIA+ and gender-affirming care

This is a link to a directory of vetted therapists who specialize in LGBTQIA+ and gender-affirming care. Not all are local to Long Island, but those based elsewhere will accept virtual clients

Equitas Health

Email: info@equitashealth.com | Phone: (833) 378.4827 | Equitas Health is a nonprofit community healthcare system founded in 1984. We are one of the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ and HIV/AIDS-serving organizations, serving tens of thousands of patients in Ohio, Texas, Kentucky, and West Virginia.

UChicago Medicine Mental and Behavioral Health Services

Phone: 1-888-824-0200 | We provide inpatient, outpatient and child and adolescent care for mental and behavioral health issues, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorders, psychotic disorders, personality disorders, substance abuse and addiction and disordered eating so you can lead a productive, healthy life.

Affirming Men’s Group

Email: intake@intraspectrum-chicago.com | (773) 750-3505 | This group is an ongoing interpersonal process group open to male-identified members of the LGBTQI community. Participants in this group are men who have identified an interpersonal goal that they would like to address such as forming and maintaining friendships, improving men’s capacity for closeness with others, and fostering healthy relationships.

40+ Group

Email: fortyplus@affinity95.org | Phone: (773) 324-0377 | The Forty Plus group includes, but is not limited to individuals who identify as lesbian, bisexual, or transgender women who are at least 40 years of age. The group is led by Glynis Morris, but the activities are defined by the participants.

Mental & Behavioral Health Services for LGBTQ+ Patients at UChicago Medicine

Phone: (888) 824-0200 | Specialized Care for People Coping with HIV; Mental Health Resources for Chicago’s South Side; Support for transgender-specific issues and needs (including evaluations for gender-affirming treatments); Many Kinds of Therapies (Wellness groups, resource counseling, virtual therapy, movement therapy, art therapy); Referrals to LGBTQ+-friendly providers near you

Chicago Pride Center

Phone: (773) 334-3533 | Serving Chicago's LGBTQ communities with affirming, client-centered behavioral health and substance use treatment

Ellie Mental Health

Phone: (615) 882-4196 | Our mission is to make getting mental health care the norm. And while we know that going to therapy and being vulnerable with someone you just met can seem scary, we do everything we can to make each session as comfortable and fun as possible. We aim to walk along this journey with you and provide you with a safe place to talk, decompress, and heal.

United Neighborhood Health Services

Phone: (615) 227-3000 | Neighborhood Health is committed to providing convenient, affordable, comprehensive and high quality primary health care in Middle Tennessee. Neighborhood Health has professional counseling staff that can assist patients if they are suffering from depression, anxiety or any stressors in life. They can also help with drug or alcohol concerns, and can give referrals if patients need long-term care or residential services. The staff at Neighborhood Health has experience and commitment to working with all patients, including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. The staff creates a comfortable and inclusive space and provides care in a personalized, supportive way. Insurance accepted, discount available for uninsured

Whitman-Walker

Phone: 202-803-6848 | Whitman-Walker provides free individual and group psychotherapy to LGBTQ young people ages 13-40 who have experience or witnessed a crime (no police report required). Therapy can be provided at any Whitman-Walker Health office or within the community.

DC Center for LGBT Community

Phone: 202-319-8541 | Email: information@lgbtc.com | The DC Center for the LGBT Community provides counseling to the LGBT community in the Washington, DC metro area. Services are provided by experienced gay, lesbian and bisexual mental health professionals (licensed clinical social workers and PhD psychologists). Therapists have experience in many areas of expertise serving the LGBTQ community, including: coming out, relationship issues, social anxiety, addictions, coming out of marriage, trauma, depression, anxiety, stress, gender identity, and more. Services are provided in English or Spanish.

Boston GLASS

GLASS provides a continuum of services to LGBTQ+ youth of color and their allies in the Greater Boston and Greater Framingham areas. As a leader in LGBTQ+ youth services, we also provide education and consultation to other providers and community organizations. (We're using "LGBTQ+" to mean lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, Two-Spirit, intersex, asexual, pansexual, people living with HIV, and other sexual and gender minorities.)

Boston Area Rape Crisis Center

Phone: 800-439-2370 | The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center empowers survivors of sexual violence to heal and provide education and advocacy for social change to prevent sexual violence. The center runs a 24/7 hotline for survivors of sexual violence ages 12 or older. The hotline is also available to survivors' friends and families, as well as other professionals. Highly trained and supervised volunteer counselors and staff support survivors of sexual violence, their families and friends, and providers through free and confidential service.

Fenway Health

Phone: 617-267-0900 | The mission of Fenway Health is to enhance the wellbeing of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and all people in the Boston neighborhoods and beyond through access to the highest quality health care, education, research and advocacy. Counselors are focused on providing confidential, compassionate, and accessible care to all. Services include psychotherapy, psychiatric care and medication management, addiction recovery and wellness programs, skill-based psychotherapy groups, longer-term support groups, and more.

Trinity Place Shelter

Transitional housing program for LGBTQ youth ages 18-24 in New York City. | 164 West 100th St., New York, NY 10025

Ali Forney Center

Phone: (212) 206-0574 | Offers emergency and transitional housing, drop-in services, meals, support groups, counseling and medical services for LGBTQ homeless youth | 321 W 125th St, New York, NY 10027 | Open for new intakes M-F from 8 AM-8 PM, weekends from 10 AM-6 PM, closed Wednesdays 12-4 for staff meetings

Rainbow Heights Club

Phone: (718) 852-2584 | Rainbow Heights Club is a drop-in space that offers peer support and advocacy for LGBT New Yorkers who are living with mental illness. 25 Flatbush Ave., 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11217

Pride Center of Staten Island

Phone: (718) 808-1360 | Advocating for LGBTQIA+ interests; educating, empowering; and providing social support. 66 Willow Ave., Suite 202, Staten Island, NY 10305

Brooklyn Community Pride Center

Phone: (347) 889-7719 | Providing services to Brooklyn's LGBTQ+ community through programming and partnerships wth other organizations | 1360 Fulton Street, Ground Floor (on New York Avenue between Fulton and Herkimer), Brooklyn, NY 11216

The Audre Lorde Project

Phone: (718) 596-0342 | Center for community organizing committed to wellness and progressive social and economic justice | 85 South Oxford St., Brooklyn, NY 11217;

The Center

Phone: (212) 620-7310 | The Center is the heart and home of NYC's LGBTQ+ community, providing programs for health, wellness, and community connection | 208 W. 13th St., New York, NY 10011

NYC Unity Project

NYC's committment to supporting and empowering LGBTQ+ young people through multiple branches of gov't: peer and professional support, legal services, health and wellness care, housing, and more

The Trevor Project

1-866-488-7386 or text START to 678-678. You can also chat with a counselor on the Trevor Project website | 24/7 information and support for LGBTQ+ young people

TransAtlas

Digital resource map for transgender, non-binary and/or intersex residents of NYC

Safe Horizon

Call: (212) 227-3000 | 24/7 hotline for domestic violence survivors providing crisis counseling, safety planning, assistance finding domestic violence shelters and more. Provides LGBT-affirming services for runaway and homeless youth, including emergency housing, food, clothing, showers, medical care, needle exchange and an HIV support group.

CUNY Central

Links to mental health, substance abuse, and medical resources

Resource Center

Resource Center serves as a resource hub for the LGBTQ+ population of Dallas, Texas. Their services include advocacy opportunities, education and training, anti-bullying training programs for schools, community-based programming for specialized populations, sexual health and prevention. They also include a PrEP Care program, medical care, HIV/AIDS services, gender-affirming health services, and behavioral health services.

Mercy Family Center

Psychological counseling and treatment for children, youth & adults at three GNO Locations. Including gender-affirming behavioral health services for transgender and non-binary clients. Medicaid, Insurance, Sliding scale for uninsured individuals ONLY; Submit application online to begin process - must have applied for Medicaid first

Equality Clinic

Phone: (762) 218-2226 | This is a free clinic for all low income individuals in the CSRA with a specific emphasis on providing complete and competent care to the underserved LGBTQ community. Services offered include mental health support, primary care services for uninsured patients, gender transitioning support, blood work, and clinical pathology tests.

Los Angeles LGBT Center

Phone: 323-993-7500 | The Los Angeles LGBT Center is the largest facility in the world providing services to the LGBTQ+ community. The organization offers programs, services, and global advocacy that span four broad categories: Health, Social Services and Housing, Culture and Education, Leadership and Advocacy. Mental health services specialize in psychotherapy for LGBT people of all cultures, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and gender identities. Counselors include masters and doctoral-level staff (both licensed and license-eligible), and have experiencing with treatment in depression, anxiety, relationships, HIV, substance abuse, domestic/intimate partner abuse and violence, and coming out support. Most therapy is short term, usually 16 sessions. Group therapy may go on for longer periods of time.

Institute of Multicultural Counseling and Education Services

Phone: 213-381-1250 | The Institute for Multicultural Counseling & Education Services (IMCES) is a nonprofit community clinic that provides clinical services, as well as clinical training and education. IMCES provides integrative mental health, primary care, substance abuse, and social services to help people of all ages, ethnicities, and cultures. The clinic is designed specifically to treat the varied needs of the underserved, culturally and linguistically diverse communities of Los Angeles. - no fees for eligible people

San Diego Access and Crisis Line

Phone: (888) 724-7240 | Mobile Crisis Response Teams (MCRT) provide in-person support to anyone, anywhere, experiencing a mental health, drug, or alcohol-related crisis. MCRT dispatches behavioral health experts to emergency calls instead of law enforcement, when appropriate, with teams made up of clinicians, case managers, and peer support specialists.

The San Diego LGBT Community Center

Email: hello@thecentersd.org | Phone: 619.692.2077 | The Center offers a wide selection of counseling services through its Behavioral Health Services Department, including individual, couple/family, and group counseling. Counseling services are available to the LGBTQ community including those struggling with same-gender/genderqueer relationship violence; transgender and nonbinary persons who need assistance with transition or exploring their gender identity; and for individuals, couples & families living with HIV/AIDS. Fees are charged on a sliding scale basis and some insurance plans are accepted. People living with HIV may potentially qualify to receive no-cost counseling services.

Blue Oak Therapy Center

Phone: (510) 649-9818 | We are now offering virtual therapy, either by phone or video (teletherapy), for all clients as a safety precaution due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). To contact us, please call (510) 649-9818 or fill out our online intake form https://forms.gle/Vfk2K6WrAfYEak8n6. We welcome any inquiries. Blue Oak Therapy Center serves those interested in working on a specific life issue, as well as those who seek deeper meaning and joy in their lives. WHO WE WORK WITH: We work with individuals, children, teens, parents, couples and families of all cultural backgrounds and sexual orientations. We offer a sliding scale fee based on client income. We each hold different areas of specialization, while sharing a deep commitment to working with kindness and compassion.

Queer LifeSpace

Email: info@queerlifespace.org | Phone: 415-358-2000 | We Provide Evidence-Based Training & Mental Health Services for the LGBTQIA+ Community. For Queer People. By Queer People. For more than a decade, Queer LifeSpace has provided high-quality, low-cost therapy to members of the Bay Area’s LGBTQIA+ community. Individual sessions start at $30/session | Couples at $50/session | Group start at $15/session

Pacific Center for Human Growth

Phone: 1-510-992-6337 | To enhance the mental health and overall well-being of the LGBTQIA+ and QTBIPOC communities by providing culturally responsive therapy, peer to peer support groups, community outreach services, and facilitated workshops. To incorporate strong social justice and trauma-informed frameworks in our clinical training and peer-to-peer support programs that contribute to equitable mental health service delivery. To provide the most comprehensive care possible for all who seek our services. - Counseling and peer support

Petaluma People Services

Phone: 7077658488 ext. 400 | PPSC’s Counseling Clinic offers a supportive environment to help clients navigate life’s challenges and grow personally. Clinicians are able to address a wide range of concerns including: anxiety, depression, stress, relationship issues, drug and alcohol use, parenting difficulties, school issues, recovery from trauma, grief and loss, and life transitions. We welcome members from all walks of life, LGBTQIA+ community, children, adolescents, adults and seniors.

Bay Area Music Therapy

Phone: 707-595-0995 | Bay Area Music Therapy is an organization dedicated to providing you with the highest quality integrative music therapy services. Our well-trained music therapists and adjunct providers can address the emotional, physical, psychological and social needs of you, your loved ones, or your community. We serve children and adults of all ages, needs and abilities. We work with special needs, senior care facilities, community outreach programs, stress & pain managements groups, as well as team building and wellness care in the corporate arena.

Bay Area Community Services

Phone: 510-613-0330 | For decades, BACS has steadily grown throughout California to meet the rising needs of communities. As an historical agency with comprehensive expertise in behavioral health & housing solutions, it is our founding commitment to do “whatever it takes” to meet the needs of our community. We are determined to growing ethically, hiring locally & hiring people with lived experience, and bringing person-centered care to every community where we work. BACS provides innovative behavioral health and housing services for teens, adults, older adults, and their families across the Bay Area. We envision a world where all people are healthy, safe, and engaged in community wellness, with access to quality housing. Every year, BACS makes a difference in the lives of more than 14,500 people.