fostering growth therapy

Bay Area-based therapy services for individuals, couples, and families

additional resources

Please reach out to each respective resource for more information

Crisis and Suicide Prevention:

  • National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, phone or text: 988
  • Crisis Text line 24/7: Text HOME to 741741
  • Teen Line (Teens Helping Teens): 1(800) TLC-TEEN (852-8336) or text “TEEN” to 839863
    • Teen Line’s highly trained teen listeners provide support, resources and hope to any teen who is struggling

Family Violence Services:

  • National Domestic Violence Line: 1(800) 799-SAFE(7233), chat (from website link), or text “START” to 88788, https://www.thehotline.org/
  • Child Abuse Prevention Council: (925) 946-9961 http://capc-coco.org/
    • Referrals to parenting resources, support, and skills training to prevent child abuse
  • SAVE – Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments: (510) 794-6055
    • 24-hour crisis line offering safety, support, and resources for individuals experiencing intimate partner violence
  • A Safe Place Crisis Line: (510) 536-SAFE (7233)
    • Domestic violence and teen dating violence support line
  • STAND! For Families Free of Violence: 1(888) 215-5555 https://www.standffov.org/
    • 24-hour emergency shelter, legal assistance, and resources for victims of intimate partner violence
    • Offices in Richmond, Concord, and Antioch

Support for BIPOC folks:

  • Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective (BEAM): https://beam.community/
  • Call Blackline: 1 (800) 604-5841 https://www.callblackline.com
    • Provides a space for peer support, counseling, reporting of mistreatment, witnessing, and affirming the lived experiences for individuals who are most impacted by systematic oppression

Immigration issues:

  • Center for Empowering Refugees & Immigrants: (510) 444–1671 https://www.cerieastbay.org/
    • From their website: “Culturally attuned and holistic mental health services for underserved refugee and immigrant communities.”
  • Immigration Institute of the Bay Area: 510-451-2846 https://iibayarea.org/
    • Oakland-based immigration support for low-income women and survivors of violence

LGBT+ Services:

  • Trans Lifeline: 1(877) 565-8860
    • 24/7 peer support hotline run by and for trans, non-binary, gender-non-conforming, and questioning folks
  • The Trevor Project: Call or text from the website, or text START to 678-678, https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/
    • 24/7 text, chat, and phone crisis support for LGBTQ+ youth
  • Rainbow Community Center: (925) 692-0090 http://www.rainbowcc.org/
    • Community service center serving Contra Costa’s LGBTQIA+ communities

Veterans Services:

Alameda County:

  • Crisis Support Services of Alameda County – 1(800) 309-2131 https://www.crisissupport.org/
  • Family Paths: 1(800) 829-3777 https://familypaths.org/
    • Parenting stress hotline serving Alameda County
    • Trauma-informed parent training, education and counseling for low-income families
  • East Bay Homeless Hotline: 1(800) 808-6444
    • Referrals to homeless shelters in the East Bay, operated 24 hours/day.
  • Alameda Homeless Hotline: (510) 522-4663

Marin County:

San Francisco:

San Mateo County:

Santa Clara County: