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Directory of Providers

KEY

★ - Queer &/or trans specific

⬤- POC specific

â—¾- low income/sliding scale

✓  - Medi-Cal

Find a provider

Lifestance 

  • Therapist or Psychiatrist Search Tool

  • Book by phone: 925-282-1778 

  • Insurance: Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross of CA, Cigna, MHN, Optum

  • Clinicians include psychiatrists, psychologists, and licensed therapists

  • Offers both in-person and telehealth appointments (online)

Peacock Rebellion (QTPOC) 

  • Search tool to find Queer POC therapists in your city

  • Cities: Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, San Francisco, San Jose

★ Queer & Trans Specific

⬤POC specific

Access Institute 

  • 110 Gough St, San Francisco 94102

  • (415) 861-5449 x380 (x324 for Spanish). 

  • Provides high-quality psychological care to people of all ages with the greatest need and least access to care

  • All applicants will take 4-8 weeks to be processed. 

  • In person only 

  • Intakes 10-15 mins over the phone 

â—¾- Low income/sliding scale swervices

Open Path Psychotherapy Collective

  • Affordable, in-office and online psychotherapy sessions between $30 and $60

  • Nonprofit network of mental health professionals

  • Serves clients who lack health insurance or whose health insurance doesn’t provide adequate mental health benefits

  • High quality & affordable wellness courses

  • Offers in person and online services

â—¾- Low income/sliding scale services

National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network

  • Search tool to find Queer, Trans, and People of Color (QTPOC) therapists.

  • Our overall goal is to increase access to healing justice resources for QTPOC.

  • (if you are directed to the home page, click on mental health directory)

  • Search for therapists by entering your zip code. 

★ Queer & Trans specific services

⬤POC specific

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Blue Oak Therapy Center 

  • $35 - $90

  • Low-fee therapy slots (under 30$) may be full

  • 3101 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley 94705

  • Accepts video/phone call therapy 

  • Fill out intake form:

â—¾- Low income/sliding scale swervices

The Wright Institute

  • ​$25-75

  • 1918 University Avenue Berkeley 94704

  • 1-510-548-9716 or (510) 923-2241 

  • Group rate is $12 per session. The initial intake session for all new and returning clients is a non-refundable flat fee of $30. 

  • Does not currently accept Medi-Cal insurance.

  • Lower fees are considered and can be negotiated on a case-by-case basis.

  • Only communicates over phone call.

★ - Queer & Trans Specific

⬤- POC specific

â—¾- Low income/sliding scale services

Earth Circles Counseling Center

  • Psychotherapy for individuals, couples, families, and groups

  • Reduced fee therapy sessions for essential and front line workers

  • $30+

  • 166 Santa Clara Ave, Oakland 94610

  • 1-415-861-5449

  • Can call 510-601-1929 for services. 

â—¾- Low income/sliding scale services

✓- Medi-Cal 

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The Pacific Center

  • Public mental health support for LGBTQ+

  • $45-162, Intake is $45, frequently has a very long waitlist for Alameda Alliance

  • 2712 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley 94705

  • 1-510-548-8283

  • 4 free youth groups

★ - Queer & Trans Specific

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Hume Center 

  • 1-510-745-9151

  • Multiple locations in Alameda & Contra Costa County

  • “The Hume Center strives to create an environment of psychological well-being both internally for our work community and externally for the community we serve, with special consideration for the under- and un-served, through practicing an enabling consultation process.”

â—¾- Low income/sliding scale services

✓- Medi-Cal (only)

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Bay Psychiatric Associates

  • Non-urgent, Accepts insurance

  • Offers inpatient, outpatient and day-treatment

  • 2020 Milvia St Berkeley 94704

  • 1-510-843-2220

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Berkeley Therapy Institute

  • All clinicians are able to offer teletherapy or telemedicine.

  • Non-urgent, currently not taking new patients with Medicare or Medical

  • Psychotherapy, ADHD program, medication consultation, psychiatric treatment

  • 1749/1748/1801 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley, CA 94709 / 2196 Union St. San Francisco, CA. 94123

  • 1-510-841-8484

  • Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:30pm (Administrative Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 am – 12:30 pm • 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm)

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