Counseling & Support
Asian Women's Shelter
3543 18th Street, #19, San Francisco, CA 94110
415-751-7110 l www.sfaws.org
The mission of the Asian Women’s Shelter (AWS) is to eliminate domestic violence by promoting the social, economic, and political self-determination of women. AWS is committed to every person’s right to live in a violence-free home. It specifically addresses the cultural and language needs of immigrant, refugee, and U.S.-born Asian women and their children. AWS’s perspective is reflected in the agency’s broad strategy, which integrates culturally knowledgeable and language-accessible shelter services, educational programs, and community-based initiatives and advocacy.
Community United Against Violence
170 A Capp Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
415-777-5500 l www.cuav.org
Founded in 1979, Community United Against Violence (CUAV) is a multicultural, anti-oppression organization working to end violence against and within our diverse lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQQ) communities. We believe that in order to end homophobia and heterosexism, we must confront all forms of oppression, including racism, sexism, ageism, classism, and ableism.
Gaylesta Psychotherapy Referral
5245 College Avenue, #713, Oakland, CA 94618
888-869-4993 l www.gaylesta.org
Gaylesta is the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Psychotherapists Association of the greater San Francisco Bay Area.
Gay Couples Institute
760 Market, Suite 1019, San Francisco, CA 94102
877-424-1221 | www.GayCouplesInstitute.org
Founded by two partnered therapists in San Francisco to help gay men and women create and keep healthy relationships. Based on 35+ years of empirical research, we show couples how to use proven relationship-strengthening tools to improve their relationships. Our approach has been shown to help couples to: Stop arguing, find solutions to problems, become better parents, recover from affairs, resolve sexual problems, you name it.
Jewish Children & Family LGBT Counseling
2150 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
415-449-1200 l www.jfcs.org
Jewish Family and Children's Services exists to provide professional and volunteer services for the purposes of developing, restoring, and maintaining the competency of families and individuals of all ages.
Lou Sullivan Society (FTMSF)
www.ftmsf.org
The Lou Sullivan Society exists to provide information, education, support, community building and advocacy for transgender, transsexual and genderqueer people assigned female at birth and their loved ones.
Pacific Center for Human Growth
2712 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705
510-548-8283 l www.pacificcenter.org
We are building a strong and vibrant lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community in the East Bay and beyond.
PFLAG Oakland/East Bay
PO Box 21195, Oakland, CA 94620
510-562-7692
The Oakland/East Bay chapter of Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays is part of an international organization promoting the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends.
Straight Spouse Network
PO Box 507, Mahwah, NJ 7430
510-595-1005 l www.straightspouse.org
The Straight Spouse Network (SSN) is an international organization that provides personal, confidential support and information to heterosexual spouses/partners, current or former, of gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender mates and mixed-orientation couples for constructively resolving coming-out problems.
Support for Families of Children with Disabilities
2601 Mission Street, Suite 606, San Francisco, CA 94110
415-282-7494 l www.supportforfamilies.org
Our purpose is to ensure that families of children with any kind of disability or special health care need have the knowledge and assistance they need to make informed choices that support their child's health, education, and development. We provide peer support to families, and information and education to families, professionals and the community at large.
TALK Line Family Support Center
1757 Waller Street, San Francisco, CA 94117
415-441-5437 l www.sfdph.org
The mission of the San Francisco Department of Public Health is to protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans.
Designed by Kevin Hoelscher