Immediate Support

• San Francisco Mobile Crisis: (415) 970-4000

• San Francisco Psychiatric Emergency Services: (415) 206-8125

• Alameda Crisis Support Line 1-800-309-2131

• Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK(8255)

• Suicide Prevention Text Line - Text “HOME” to 741741

  • Available anywhere in the United States

• Rape Crisis Line - SF Women Against Rape - 415-647-RAPE

• San Francisco “Warm” Line - 855-845-7415

• National Domestic Violence Hotline - 800-799-7233

Moderate Fee Clinics & Affordable Counseling

• Queer Life Space

• The Psychotherapy Institute

• Liberation Institute

• Instituto Familiar de la Raza - La Clinica

• Open Path Collective Low-fee therapy

• Therapy Den - Highly Searchable Therapist Directory

• Foresight Mental Health - Takes various insurance plans

• Octave

Clinics

• Tia - San Francisco Women’s Clinic (Trans and Nonbinary Inclusive)

• St James Infirmary - Sex Workers Clinic

• Instituto Familiar de la Raza - Health, wellness, mental health and other services for SF Latinx community

Professional Organizations

• The Psychotherapy Institute

• Northern California Society for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

• Bay Area Open Minds

• California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists

• American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists

• American Board of Sexology

Training and Resources for Providers

• Rouse Academy

• Are you a sex competent therapist? (Free quiz)

• Live sex and relationship therapy workshops

Local Mindfulness and Meditation

• San Francisco Zen Center

• East Bay Meditation Center

• Crimson Gate

Gender Resources

Books:

The Gender Creative Child by Diane Ehrensaft

The Transgender Child by Stephanie Brill and Rachel Pepper

Websites:

https://genderspectrum.org/

https://nickkriegertherapy.com/transgender-nonbinary-resources

https://www.lisettelahana.com/gender-bookshop

https://www.hrc.org/resources/parents-for-transgender-equality-national-council

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/guide/a-guide-to-being-an-ally-to-transgender-and-nonbinary-youth/

Support Groups:

Susan Pollard, AMFT is starting an online parent support group for parents of gender expansive youth.susie@lifelightcounseling.com

Polyamory Resources

• Bay Area Open Minds

• Poly Friendly Network

  Recovery

• Recovery Dharma

• Moderation Management

• Alcoholics Anonymous

• SMART Recovery

Bodywork:

• Bodyworks by Rae

Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy

• What is Pelvic Floor Therapy?

• How Can Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Help Sexual Dysfunction?

Books

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