Bay Area referrals and resources that provide evidence-based therapy for PTSD
Please note that we cannot vouch for any of these resources, but you may find them useful.
Sites are sorted by region. Please select a region of interest and you will find a page of private practices and community treatment centers in that area.
Greater San Francisco
North Bay
Service Names
Description
Contact
Psychiatric Emergency Services
- No information available
- (415) 499-6666
- 250 Bon Air Road, Greenbrae, CA 94904
Community Action Marin
- Family needs and mental health issues
- Low-income Marin residents
- (415) 485-1489
- www.camarin.org
Open Door Community Health Centers
- Family needs and mental health issues
- Low-income Marin residents
- (415) 485-1489
- opendoorhealth.com
East Bay
Service Names
Description
Contact
ACCESS Clinic
- Medi-Cal patients
- (800) 491-9099
Berkeley Free Clinic
- Medical care
- Limited psychological services (peer counseling)
- No cost
- (800) 625-4642
- (510) 548-2570
- www.berkeleyfreeclinic.org
- 2339 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, CA
The Pacific Center
- LGBT sensitive, mental health services.
- Individual Counseling
- Couples & Family Counseling
- Group Counseling
- Medi-Cal payments are accepted
- Sliding scale fees
- (510) 548-8283
- (510) 548-2938
- 2712 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705
Asian Community Mental Health Services
- Confidential on-site outpatient mental health care, including crisis intervention and psychotherapy
- Multi-cultural and multi-lingual services
- (510) 451-6729
- www.acmhs.org
- 310 8th St., Suite. 20, Oakland, CA 94607
Berkeley Therapy Institute
- Psychotherapy for individuals of all ages, as well as for couples, families, and groups
- Sliding scale
- (510) 841-8484, ext. 0
- www.bti.org
- 1749 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley, CA 94709
Schuman-Liles Psychiatric Clinic
- Psychiatric and psychological services for low-income residents of Alameda County
- (510) 569-9334
- 10850 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, CA 94605
The Psychotherapy Institute
- Affordable, in-depth psychotherapy to those who cannot afford private practice rates and are not eligible for public services
- Low cost
- (510) 548-2250
- www.tpi-berkeley.org
- 2232 Carleton St., Berkeley, CA 94704
The Wright Institute
- Sliding scale
- (510)548-9716
- 2728 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704
Women's Therapy Center
- Counseling for women, couples, and girls
- Sliding scale fees
- Insurance plan reimbursements offered
- (510)524-8288
- 501 Kearney Street, El Cerrito, CA 94530
Pathways to Wellness
- Accepts Medi-Cal
- (510) 273-4200
- 411 30th Street Suite 312, Oakland, CA 94609
Sausal Creek Outpatient Stabilization Clinic
- No information available
- (510) 437-2363
- 2620 26th Avenue, Oakland, CA, 94601
Oakland Center for Holistic Counseling
- Adults, children, couples, and families can receive counseling for a wide variety of issues
- Affordable, sliding scale fees are available for individual and family clients
- Low fee groups are also available
- (510) 444-3344
- 2501 Harrison St., Oakland, CA 94612
Pleasant Hill Counseling Center
- No information available
- (925) 798-9240
- 380 Civic Drive, Ste. 200, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Pathways to Wellness
- Accepts Medi-Cal
- (510) 675-0600
- 1328 DeCoto Rd., Ste. 124, Union City, CA 94687
Private Practices
Description
Contact
Amy Jenks, Psy.D.
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Cognitive Processing Therapy
- CBT-Insomnia
- Acceptance/Commitment Therapy
- Offers some sliding scale spots; does not accept insurance
- (510) 363-6337
- www.bayareaebtc.com
- 5655 College Ave, #317C, Oakland, CA 94618
- 61 Avenida de Orinda, #100, Orinda, CA 94563
Patricia Zurita Ona, Psy.D.
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Schema Therapy
- Fee for initial intake: $280
- Offers sliding scale if you see a postdoctoral fellow supervised by Dr. Zurita
- Does not accept insurance
- (619) 578-3974
- eastbaybehaviortherapycenter.com
- 2315 Prince Street, Berkeley, CA 94705
Peninsula
Service Names
Description
Contact
The Gronowski Center
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Cognitive Processing Therapy
- Seeking Safety
- ACT
- 20 sessions of counseling services to individuals who have experienced a traumatic event within the last 2 years
- Offers income-based sliding scale; does not accept insurance
- (650) 961-9300
- www.gronowskicenter.org
- 5150 El Camino Real, Los Altos, CA 94022
Private Practices
Description
Contact
Abby Haile, Psy.D.
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Cognitive Processing Therapy
- Seeking Safety
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
- Offers some spots for reduced fee patients; does not accept insurance
- (650) 646-5541
- 555 Middlefield Road, Suite 218, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Elizabeth Weiss, Psy.D.
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Acceptance/Commitment Therapy
- Fee for initial intake: $280
- Offers sliding scale if you see a postdoctoral fellow supervised by Dr. Zurita
- Does not accept insurance
- (650) 395-8623
- 900 Welch Road, Suite 207, Palo Alto, CA 94304
San Francisco
Service Names
Description
Contact
UCSF Trauma Recovery and Rape Treatment Center (TRC/RTC)
- ACT, Cognitive Processing Therapy
- DBT, and exposure-based therapies offered
- No cost
- 415-437-3000
- traumarecoverycenter.org
- 2727 Mariposa Street, Suite 100 (at Bryant Steet),
San Francisco, CA 94116
Private Practices
Description
Contact
Victoria Beckner, Ph.D.
- Prolonged exposure therapy
- Acceptance and commitment therapy
- Cognitive Processing Therapy
- $180/session without a sliding scale
- (415) 845-4414
- www.sfpsychology.com
- 1777 Union Street
San Francisco, CA 94123
Nancy O’Dell, LCSW
- Provides Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Cognitive Processing Therapy
- Offers sliding scale; does not accept insurance
- (415) 263-5746
Wiveka Ramel, Ph.D.
- Provides Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Does not offer sliding scale; does not accept insurance
Ginger Rhodes, Ph.D.
- Primarily treats complex PTSD
- Therapy is based on phase model
- Offers sliding scale; does not accept insurance
- (415) 420-7318
- www.gingerrhodes.com
- 10 Funston Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94129
Other Northern California Regions
San Jose & Silicon Valley
Service Names
Description
Contact
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
- Adult mental health services
- Offers CBT for PTSD
- Sliding scale
- Typically a 1-2 week waitlist to begin therapy
- (408) 325-5116
- www.catholiccharitiesscc.org
- 2625 Zanker Road, San Jose, CA 95134
Community Solutions
- Seeking Safety
- Trauma-focused CBT for PTSD
- Accepts MediCal and some private insurance
- All services also provided in Spanish
- For a referral, contact Santa Clara County Mental Health Call Center at 800-704-0900
- (408) 842-7138
- (408) 683-4118 (Community Crisis Line)
- www.communitysolutions.org
- Various locations in Santa Clara and San Benito Counties (San Jose, Morgan Hill, Gilroy, Hollister)
Private Practices
Description
Contact
Francis Abueg, Ph.D.
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Acceptance/Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Processing Therapy
- $220-200/session
- Offers reduced fees for active-duty military and veterans
- May offer sliding scale to civilians
- Does not accept insurance
- (408) 390-3520
- www.traumaresource.com
- 1230 Sargent Drive, Suite 110, Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Sacramento Area
Service Names
Description
Contact
El Hogar Community Services
- Psychosocial assessment and evaluation
- Individual and group therapy
- Case management, medication, and social rehabilitation
- (916) 441-0226
- www.elhogarinc.org
- 930 G Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Mental Health Crisis Administration
- No information available
- (916) 732-3637 (24-hour line)