Polly’s Mental Health Referral List

No-fee emergency mental health services:

Marin County Office of Education Suicide Prevention Resources

National Suicide Hotline 24/7 Call 1-800-273-8255.

Marin County Emergency Mental Health Call 415-499-1100 or 888-628-9454 for Spanish.

The Trevor Project Call 1-866-488-7386. 

Crisis TEXT Line “START” to 741741.

Call 415-499-1195 for grief support.

Buckelew Programs, email hotline@buckelew.org

Marin County Crisis Stabilization Unit ( CSU)

Text-a-Tip: The Text That Can Save a Life

Peer-run Warm Line: 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Call 1-855-845-7415.

Peer-support Warm Line: 9:00 AM to 12:00 pm 7 days a week non-emergency resource. Call 1-415-459-6330.

California Parent/Youth Helpline is a non-emergency parent/adult and student mental health support via telephone or text. Call 1-855-427-2736 .

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK.

Adult individual & couple therapists:

Jasmine Flanigan, MFT, call (415) 562-4047.

Nancy Culhane, MFT , email nancy@nancyculhane.com, or call (415) 903-5252.

Annie Bjork, MFT , call (415) 758-0038. 

Kendra Gilberd, MFT, email kendragilberdMFT@gmail.com, or call (415) 820-9677.

Julie Baker Chouteau, MFT, email juliebakerchouteau@gmail.com, or call (415) 816-9514.

Jen Valeras works with couples where one or both partners have ADHD. Call (510) 292-6385.

 

EMDR for complex & simple trauma treatment:

Jan Edl Stein, MFT is the director of the Holos Institute. Call (415) 250-3051.  

Couples weekend intensives:

Hold Me Tight Workshop Led by Dr. Michelle Gannon and Dr. Sam Jinich.

Terry Real Relationship Bootcamp 

Therapists who specialize in working with adult men: 

Michael Mesmer, MFT specializes in domestic violence & abuse.

David Mulliken MFT Call (415) 454-2208.

Molly Levit, MFT specializes in working with men to help them identify and be competent at communicating about their feelings, needs and instincts.

M.E.N. Men Evolving Non-Violently is a non-profit organization in Sonoma County, CA.

Grief & loss support/therapy: 

Robin Glantz, MFT offers grief and end of life counseling. Robin@robinglantzmft.com or call (415) 302-2132.

Michelle Miller, LMFT

Compassionate Friends of Marin

Chronic pain/illness/end of life therapist:

Chloe Martin, PhD Email chloemartinphd@gmail.com or call (415) 496-9033. 

Families working through gender transitions and gender identity questions:

Gender Health Training Institute

UCSF

Therapist who specializes in chronic pain:

Claudia Fromm, MFT Call (415) 525-7726.

Therapist/legal (combo) counsel for couples who need help splitting up without attorneys:

Steve Sulmeyer, PhD, JD

Steve Rosenberg, Divorce Mediation

Educational consultants (for Therapeutic Wilderness Placement, Therapeutic Boarding School selection and transitioning back home after a therapeutic program):

Jennifer Eve Taylor of JET Consulting Email jennifer@jetedconsulting.com or call (415) 887-8998.

Bob Casanova, LMFT specializes in teen placement in residential treatment programs. Call (707) 544-7000.​​

Rogers Behavioral Health Intensive inpatient/outpatient mental health program for teens.


For mental health support services for youth 12-25 years old that do not have insurance or have limited access to funds:

Huckleberry Youth Programs provides screenings, brief intervention, ASAM assessments, individual and family therapy, substance use counseling and referrals to IOP or residential treatment. All their clinicians work with dual diagnosis and offer all services in English and Spanish. Contact: Heather Johnson, M.A., LMFT # 110668 Clinical Director - Marin Huckleberry Youth Programs Office. Email Hjohnson@huckleberryyouth.org or call (415) 258-4944 ext. 109.

For in-patient rehab or mental health placement help: 

Try: Jonathan Rauch used to work at an agency that helped to place people and is now on his own. He has a therapy practice, but continues to help those needing information about placement. He’s pretty knowledgeable and free. Call (949) 751-7282.

Therapists who specializes in families with adopted kids:

Catherine Eliaser, MFT

JoAnn Whittington Call (415) 457-8600.

Psychological and educational testing: 

Dr. Silva Hassert

Barbara Easterlin

Leyla Bologlu

Heather Chamberlain, PsyD

Susan Schmidt, PhD Call (415) 884-2021.

Social learning for kids:

Anna Vagin, PhD is a speech and language pathologist. Email annavagin@gmail.com.


Therapists for kids:

Family Matters of Marin: (Founding Therapist- Anneli Richards, MFT)

Child behavioral assessment:

Tina Gabby, MD is a behavioral pediatrician in Corte Madera. Dr. Gabby is an experienced specialist in the behavioral and developmental problems of infants, pre-school and early school-aged children. Call (415) 381-3255.

Marin-based teen inpatient/outpatient mental health wrap-around care (including DBT):

Paradigm Treatment

Therapists for teens:

Jamie Spitz, MFT Call (415) 993-1521.

Tracy Ryaru, PhD

Ivy Lavie, MFT, SEP Email ivymayerlavie@gmail.com or call (415) 342-3677.

Amy Biesemeyer Email amy@onenaturetherapy.com, or call (415) 419-3557.

Karina Colliat Email spiritedpaintbrush@gmail.com, or call (415) 307-4152.

Rachel Rochman Call (415) 729-3871.


Male therapists for teens:

Ivy Lavie, MFT, SEP Email ivymayerlavie@gmail.com or call (415) 342-3677.

Shai Lavie, MFT is certified in the Somatic Experiencing method of working with trauma.

Eric Kelly, MFT Email ekellymft@gmail.com or call (415) 472-5282.

Adam Cohen, MFT  Email acohenmft@gmail.com or call (415) 967-3620.

Dave Talamo Call (415) 488-1917 or (415) 339-7405.

Ian Mason focuses on working with young men struggling with depression, anxiety, ADHD, and anger management. Call (415) 300-4055.


Teen retreats:

Inward Bound Mindfulness Education

Teen in-home & virtual intensive family support: 

Embark Behavioral Support

Team Wonder

 

Psychiatrists for kids and teens:

Emily Tejani, MD Call (415) 510-2204.

Seth Hammerman, MD Call (415) 450-7059.

Scott Barshack, MD, call (415) 927-6690.

Robin Bitner, MD

Career Coaching:

Nikita at The Connective in SF website: www.theconnective.com

Ellen Kelly @ Kelly Career counseling Email: kellycareercounseling@gmail.com

Treatment/consultation around ADHD and spectrum diagnoses:

Merriam Saunders, LMFT For consultation and therapy, call (415) 306-4364. 

Dan Leibowitz Email dan.leibowitz@gmail.com.

ADHD Coaching

Educational therapist for teens with ADHD:

Holly Seerly, MFT Call (415) 383-6656.

ADHD Specialists who work directly with kids: 

Jenn couture, call (415) 578-0588.

Julie Maccarin, call (415) 785-3700.

For Autism diagnosis, assessment and treatment:

Autism Center Northern California Call (415) 391-3417.

Janet Lawson, MFT Call (415) 235-3217.

Sex therapists:

Dr. Namita Caen Email drnamitacaen@sexandintimacycoaching.com or call (415) 322-9411.

Claudia Six Call (415) 453-6218.

Dr. Heather Howard Email info@sexualrehab.com or call (415) 683-3231.

Gretchen Hoskins, MA, MFT Call (650) 918-5040.

Anxiety specialist and group facilitator:

Dan Kalb, PhD Call (415) 925-8511 x2.

For treatment resistant depression:

TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation): Clinic in San Rafael

Therapists specializing in addiction:

Thom Kessler, MFT  Call (415) 454-8931.

Julie Baker Chouteau Email juliebakerchouteau@gmail.com or call (415) 816-9514.

Tina Galordi Call (415) 269-3657.

Kenneth Perlmutter at the Family Recovery Institute in San Rafael. Call (415) 322-0939.

The Mind Therapy Clinic

UCSF Teen substance abuse and addiction Treatment

Eating disorder treatment:

Willow Mind & Body: Katie Peterman

Nutritional Coaching & Support:

Ashley Hathaway Email ashleycntsf@gmail.com or call (415) 823-9333.

Skin picking & trichotillomania (hair pulling) specialist:

Claudia Miles MA, LMFT is based in Los Angeles.

In-patient treatment centers (drug, alcohol, mental illness & trauma rehabilitation) nationwide: 

Center for Motivation and Change in the Berkshire mountains in Massachusetts (4 campuses throughout the east coast)

Sierra Tucson in Arizona Call (877) 616-9802

Milestones-at-Onsite

Cottonwood Arizona Call (888) 727-0441. They work with small (2-5 member) groups.

The Menninger Clinic in Houston, TX.

The Camden Center in the Bay Area.