To make an appointment you may email counseling@pacificpridefoundation.org, call (805) 963-3636 ext. 119, or fill out our online inquiry form below. Appointments can be done in person at 608 Anacapa Street, Suite A, Santa Barbara 93101 or online via HIPAA protected platforms such as Google Meet.
All clients of Counseling at Pacific Pride must have regular phone access and a functioning voicemail in order to contact their counselor. Counselors are not able to text or instant message with clients.
Pacific Pride Foundation offers affordable therapy both online and in person for LGBTQ+ individuals, individuals living with HIV/AIDS, and their partners, family, and friends.
All counselors who provide services through PPF are Marriage and Family Therapy interns currently enrolled in graduate programs in clinical psychology. They are supervised by Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Bren J. Fraser and Psychologist Dr. Melissa Cordero. While our counseling interns are gaining their clinical hours towards licensure, they are all trained in issues relevant to LGBTQ+ mental health and offer high-quality, culturally competent individual, couples, and family therapy.
PPF is also proud to announce that as a recipient of the Women’s Health Equity grant through the State of California, we are now able to provide counseling services in both English and Spanish. Clients can note which language they would prefer when they request an appointment.
PPF does not accept any health insurance plans at this time; however, we do offer counseling services on a sliding scale based on income.Clients can also request a fee accommodation during their intake appointment. Note: these requests are approved on a case by case basis and cannot be guaranteed. All intake appointments are free of charge.
Issues brought by our clients include but are not limited to:
- Relationship Challenges
- Gender Dysphoria
- Gender Identity Affirmation
- Communication Skills
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Boundary Issues
- Recovery from Substance Abuse
- Domestic Violence Grief and Loss
- Newly Diagnosed with HIV
- Sexual Concerns
- “Coming Out” Process
- Anti-LGBTQ+ Rejection from Family of Origin
- Attachment Trauma
- PTSD
- Survival of Sexual Assault
- Survival of Abuse
- Existential Crises
- Social Development
- Parents, Family and/or Friends who want to process their loved one’s “coming out” as LGBTQ+ and/or HIV diagnosis
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