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LGBTQ+ AFFIRMG THERAPISTS OAKLAND, CA
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The followg list is not exhstive, but may be a good first step or give you an ia of where to start lookg for your you feel like you may harm yourself or someone else or otherwise feel like you’re immediate danger, don’t wa to fd an LGBTQ+ or -affirmg therapist — see a doctor, go to the emergency room, or ll an LGBTQ+ crisis hotle, like the Natnal Suici Preventn Lifele (800-273-8255), The Trevor Project (866-488-7386, for LGBTQ+ youth ag 13-24), The Gay, Lbian, Bisexual and Transgenr Natnal Hotle (888-843-4564), or the Trans Lifele (877-565-8860) are some natnal directori of LGBTQ+ and -affirmg therapists you may want to beg your search wh. Organizatns like GLMA (prevly known as the Gay and Lbian Medil Associatn), AGLP (The Associatn of LGBTQ+ Psychiatrists), and others have natnal listgs of queer and queer-affirmg mental health profsnals, though they may not be fully up to lol LGBTQ+ mental health anizatns exist, and may provi a more thorough listg if you live a cy served by one — New York Cy has Lighthoe and Manhattan Alternative; San Francis has Gaylta; Utah/Salt Lake Cy have The LGBTQ-Affirmative Psychotherapist Guild of Utah; and Kansas Cy has The LGBT-Affirmative Therapists Guild. gay.