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Counseling at Pacific Pride Foundation

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.

PLEASE NOTE

This is not a crisis intervention center. Our counselors are on-site part time, and available by appointment only.

If you or someone you know is experiencing a crisis and needs immediate help, please contact: Mental Health Access Line (888) 868-1649; National Suicide Prevention Line 988; Trans Life Line: US: 877-565-8860; Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386

Counseling Inquiry

  • Counseling at Pacific Pride is not a Crisis Center. If you are in the throes of addiction, are immediately suicidal or self-harming, or experiencing acute intimate violence -- do not fill out this form. Instead, immediately call 911 for medical emergencies or the 24-hour Crisis Response & Service Access Line at 888-868-1649 for other emergencies.
  • This information is requested so we may honor the gender identities of all, but it is not required.
  • Parent/Guardian is strongly requested to be present at time of intake for clients under 18 years of age, though this is not required.
    Select all that apply.
  • Share a question and/or a brief description of the challenge you hope to receive counseling for.
  • Please share three dates with times you could make an intake appointment. (Availability at these times not guaranteed.)

To make an appointment you may email Counseling at Pacific Pride or call (805) 963-3636 ext. 119. Appointments are online via teletherapy on HIPAA-protected platforms like Google Meet or in person at our Santa Barbara office.

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.

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