Resources & Referrals
Hotlines & Crisis Support
TELEPHONE HOTLINES |
San Francisco 24-hour Suicide Prevention Line (1.800.273.8255) |
Alameda County 24-hour Crisis Line (1.800.309.2131) |
California Youth Crisis Line: 800-843-5200 |
Center for Domestic Peace: Abused Women’s Hotline: 415-924-6616, 415-924-3456 (Spanish) |
Coronavirus Resources for Families
Gender & Sexuality Resources
- GLAAD Website Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation: “GLAAD works with print, broadcast and online news sources to bring people powerful stories from the LGBT community that build support for equality.”
- GLSEN Website Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network: “Every day GLSEN works to ensure that LGBT students are able to learn and grow in a school environment free from bullying and harassment.”
Recommended Private Practice Therapists
Value |
Web |
Phone |
Email |
Areas of Specialization |
Penny Fellbrich, LMFT |
Therapy and coaching for adults & couples, expressive arts, EMDR, EFT |
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Stephanie Luz Hernandez, LMFT |
LGBTQIA2-S, psicoterapia en Español |
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Debbie Vuong, LMFT |
Children, adolescents, adults, anxiety, Autism spectrum, Vietnamese language |
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Elly Lin, PsyD |
Mandarin language, Jungian psychotherapy |
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Dan Scharlack, LMFT |
Individuals, couples, EMDR, instruction on meditation & Western psychology |
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Amber Mercader, LMFT |
Somatic, EFT, mindfulness, art therapy, LGBTQQI2SA, sexual trauma |
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Thomas Kim, AMFT |
French language, children, couples, adults. Registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist, Supervised by Lilia Leshan, LMFT |
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Brendan Hall, LMFT |
Couples, LGBTQAI, EFT, mindfulness, AEDP |
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Mark Purcell, PsyD |
Adolescents, children, adults, DBT, mindfulness, substance use, psychological assessment |
Bay Area Free/Low-Cost Resources
Books & Worksheets
- The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness by Williams, Teasdale, Segal, & Kabat-Zinn. Includes guided mindfulness meditation audio tracks by Kabat-Zinn.
- Stress: Something we all seem to share in this day and age, though the causes of it may be different depending on our circumstances. Download the file below for a list of simple ways you can begin to ease your stress--and add your own at the end.
| Simple Ways to Relieve Stress |
- Self Care: Fill out this assessment form (file below) to check in on how actively you are caring for yourself in various areas of your life.
| Self Care Assessment |
- Emotion Faces Diagram: This helpful chart illustrates and names various emotions to help youth build emotional vocabulary and literacy. Download chart below. Courtest of Therapist Aid.
| Emotion Faces Chart |
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