The resources are provided for non-life threatening emergencies. If you or a loved one is in immediate danger, call 9-1-1 or a mobile crisis team. For San Francisco, call (415) 970-4000 for the Mobile Crisis Team or (415) 206-8125 for Psychiatric Emergency Services. If you are calling 9-1-1, as suggested by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, notify the operator that it is a psychiatric emergency and ask for an officer trained in crisis intervention.
- Well Clinic
- https://www.wellsanfrancisco.com/about/sliding-scale-therapy/
- Phone: 415-952-0290
- Address: Financial District: 100 Bush St. #508, San Francisco, CA
- Address: Potrero Hill: 383 Rhode Island St. Suite 201, San Francisco, CA
- Access Institute
- https://www.accessinst.org/
- Phone: 415-861-5449
- Email: info@accessinst.org
- Address: 110 Gough Street, Suite 301, San Francisco, CA 94102
- The Liberation Institute
- https://www.liberationinstitute.org/our-work/counseling-center/
- Phone: 415-606-5296 ext. 102
- Email: info@liberationinstitute.org
- Address: 2 main locations in San Francisco: 3150 18th Street, 94110; 1227A Folsom Street, 94103
- California Institute of Integral Studies
- https://www.ciis.edu/counseling-and-acupuncture-clinics
- Several clinics throughout San Francisco
- SF State Psychology Training Clinic
- https://psychology.sfsu.edu/clinical/clinic.htm
- Phone: 415-338-2856.
- E-mail: psych@sfsu.edu
- Address: 1600 Holloway Avenue; Ethnic Studies & Psychology Building, Room 301, San Francisco, CA 94132
- San Francisco Psychological Association
- https://sfpa.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=0&club_id=895413
- Provides a list of low fee psychologists. Click on “find a psychologist”
- Referral Service: 415-681-3063
Terms to be familiar with
- Mobile Crisis Team: A mobile crisis team is a group of mental health professionals who are available to respond to calls for service at the request of law enforcement officers.
- The mobile crisis team’s goal is to divert individuals from unnecessary jail bookings and/or emergency room visits. These teams are not available 24/7, so please call 9-1-1 outside of their working hours.
- Sliding Scale Therapy: Priced by each person’s income and dependents.
- Out-of-Network Provider: Out of Network implies that the therapist is not “in-network” with your insurance company.
- Based on your specific plan, or how much you have spent on healthcare expenses otherwise, the insurance company will pay you money back after your sessions to help your work with your therapist become more affordable for you.
- In-Network Provider: The therapist is in your insurance company’s database, or they have applied and been “approved” by your insurance company.
- You will owe a “co-pay” at the time of your session. This can range between $15-85 (sometimes even more or even less). Your insurance company will pay your therapist the rest of what the insurance company deems a reasonable rate for the service provided.
