COUNSELING
Pacific Center provides high quality, LGBT sensitive, mental health services at
affordable sliding scale fees. Medi-Cal payments are
accepted. Our services include:
Our counselors can help you with coming out, anxiety, depression,
and other mental health needs. We also provide referrals for
other providers as appropriate.
To request counseling services, please call 510 548-8283
(ext. 250) to talk with a counselor. Your call will be
returned within 24 hours.
For a listing of our therapy groups,
please click here.
CLINICAL TRAINING PROGRAM
Pacific Center is currently accepting applications for the 2008-09
trainee and internship program.
Graduate level psychology and social work trainees and interns receive valuable training
working with our highly diverse LGBT population.
Our year long program meets all Board of Behavioral
Health requirements for licensure. Interns are supervised
by licensed mental health therapists who
generously donate their time.
Application
If you're an MFT, PsyD, or MSW trainee or intern interested in
applying, please click here for our application.
For more information about our program, please
contact our Clinic Director, Judith Weatherly, via email
or by phone at (510) 548-8283 ext. 219.
YOUTH PROGRAM
LGBT youth ages 13-23 living in Berkeley, Oakland and the
surrounding communities can find support and information through Pacific
Center. Our services include: • Gay-Straight
Alliance Club Support
Pacific Center provides tools, information, leadership training, and
organizing support for school-based Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA)
clubs in Berkeley and Oakland high schools. GSA activities
include outreach, monthly movie nights, workshops, dances, and
educational campaigns. Contact our Youth Coordinator for more
information.
• Social Activities and Events
• "LOUD" LGBTQ Youth Program
Weekly Events "Movies, Art, Activism, Education, Food, Friends and FUN!" every Thursday 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm at Pacific Center
Call or email Rachel at 510.548.8283 ext 514
• Outreach and Workshops
Staff and trained youth speakers can provide LGBT issues
training and information for your organization. Through a
structured curriculum, participants will learn LGBT 101 basics and
gain a better understanding of meeting the unique needs of LGBT
youth.
• Safer Schools Project
Youth share their personal coming out stories and inform others about LGBT youth
issues and needs! Become a trained speaker and workshop leader
by joining a team of young people improving their schools and
communities one place at a time.
• Mental Health Counseling
Need LGBT sensitive counseling? Call our Counseling Request line at
(510) 548-8283 at extension 250 for an appointment.
For more information or questions about our youth
services, please contact our Youth Program Manager, Rachel Kadner
via email or by phone at (510) 548-8283 ext. 514.
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GROUPS
Several ongoing, drop-in peer
groups meet weekly at the Pacific
Center
to provide support and
friendship for our community.
Group members
are requested to make a $5 to $20 donation per
group meeting.
For more information about
peer groups, please contact
our Front Desk
at (510) 548-8283.
Wednesday
Bi Women’s Support Group
8pm – 10pm
A support group for bisexual women seeking peer
support.
Married/Once
Married/
Gay/Bi Men's Support Group
8pm – 10pm
A support group for gay and bisexual men
who are married or were once married seeking peer support.
Thursday
Senior Men’s Afternoon
1:30pm – 3:30pm
(2nd & 4th Thursdays of the month)
A social and discussion group for senior men.
co-sponsored with Lavender Seniors
Express 20's
8pm – 10pm
Discussion group for gay, bi, or questioning men in their 20's in
the East Bay.Friday
Transgender Support Group
8pm – 9:30pm
A support group for transgender women and men seeking
peer support.
POSITIVE DIRECTIONS
HIV PROGRAM
Pacific Center provides high quality, LGBT sensitive, mental health services
for HIV positive men at affordable sliding scale fees. Medi-Cal payments are
accepted. Our services include:
• Individual Counseling
• Group Counseling
• Support Groups
Please click here
for a listing of our HIV support groups.
To request counseling services,
please call 510 548-8283
(ext. 250) to talk with a counselor. Your call will be
returned within 24 hours.
• Clinical Outreach at the Steamworks
Every Friday evening from
5pm to 8pm, Steamworks patrons can speak with a psychotherapist on a
wide range of issues and receive referrals for ongoing mental health
and substance use needs.
• Educational Workshops
Educational workshops provide
information and resources to gay
and bisexual men affected by HIV/AIDS. Topics include issues
like New and Developing
Treatments for HIV, Super Infection, and Return to Work.
For a listing of upcoming Pacific Center workshops, visit our
events page. For information on
workshops around the Bay Area, please visit
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/SFBAHIV.
• HIV Antibody Testing
If you're interested in receiving an HIV
antibody test, please click
here for a list of local testing sites.
 For
HIV counseling
services, contact
our request line
at (510) 548-8283
ext. 250.
For other information
about our HIV/AIDS
services, contact the
HIV
Program Manager, Aaron Testard,
via email
or by phone at (510) 548-8283 ext. 240.
RESOURCE CENTER
Pacific Center offers a resource
center complete with LGBT
publications,
newspapers, and
bulletin board postings.
Additionally, you can ask
a front desk
volunteer to help you locate a resource
through our
computerized resource
database.
Feel free to drop by the Center or call
at (510) 548-8283. We're
open Monday
through Friday from 4pm to 10pm.
Click here to see a brief listing of resources.
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