Private Therapists


The following private organizations provide therapy, usually at sliding scale rates.


Access Institute for Psychological Services
tel: 861-5449
110 Gough Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco

  • Individual, child, family, couples psychotherapy
  • Sliding scale

Affiliated Psychology Services Center
tel: 759-7924
946 Irving Street, San Francisco

  • Group of independent practitioners
  • Accept insurance
  • Sliding scale based on income and individual practitioner

Buena Vista Counseling Center
tel: 661-2200
801 Portola Drive, Suite 205; M-Sa 9am-8pm

  • Individual, child, adult, and family counseling

Berkeley Free Clinic
tel: 510-548-2744
2339 Durant Avenue, Berkeley; Drop-in TuW 6:45pm

http://berkeleyfreeclinic.org
  • Medical treatment and peer counseling
  • Sliding scale

California Counseling Institute
tel: 752-1702
4614 California Street (at 8th), San Francisco; M-F 8am-8pm

http://www.californiacounseling.org
  • Short term and long term counseling
  • Educational programs and workshops in churches and the community
  • Sliding scale
  • Accept private insurance

California Pacific Psychiatric Service
tel: 923-3247
2323 Sacramento Street, 2nd Floor

  • Medication management
  • Psychological testing and outpatient therapy
  • Accepts Medicare and MediCal
  • Sliding scale

UC Berkeley Psychology Clinic
tel: 510-642-2055
2205 Tolman Hall, University of California, Berkeley

http://psychology.berkeley.edu/graduate/cl_clinic.html
  • Individual, family, and couples therapy
  • Psychological testing and assessment for children, adolescents, and adults
  • Community consultation and preventive intervention
  • Open September to May; M-F 9am-5pm, TuTh 5-7pm by appointment
  • Sliding scale
  • No insurance accepted

SF Psychological Association
tel: 681-3063
PO Box 590482, San Francisco

http://www.sfpa.net
  • Information and referrals for mental health services
  • Multilingual

SF Psychotherapy Research Group Clinic and Treatment Center
tel: 677-7946
9 Funston Avenue, The Presidio

http://www.sfprg.org/
  • Individual, child, family, and couple psychotherapy
  • Low Fee Sliding scale

Northern California Psychiatric Society
tel: 334-2418
1632 Ocean Avenue

http://www.ncps.org
  • Information about mental health practice specialties
  • Referral to mental health practitioners

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