Love is How We Begin
January 13, 2025
If you are in immediate danger or experiencing a crisis, please call 9-1-1 for emergency assistance. Stay calm and provide essential information.
If you require emotional support or are struggling with a crisis, you can also reach out to 9-8-8, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
Explore different counseling options for individuals, groups, families, marriages and more. With costs ranging from free to sliding scales.
Christian-based, affordable individual, couples, marital, group, and family counseling. Based in Elk Grove.
Grief Counseling for individuals and families, based in Sacramento.
GriefShare is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences. You don’t have to go through the grieving process alone.
Meets at Common Ground Church
8355 Arroyo Vista Dr, Sacramento, CA 95823
Click here to find a group near you
Sutter Health offers Children’s Bereavement Art Group. The program uses the creative arts as a second language to help children and their families express grief after a loved one has died.
The Children’s Bereavement Art Group is free to children in Sacramento and surrounding communities. Children must be between the ages of 4-17 and have experienced the death of a significant person within the last year. Click here for more information.
Sharing Parents is a community of parents who have experienced the loss of a baby from the time of conception through early infancy. Sharing Parents provides a safe place for grieving parents to share their feelings and experiences with a compassionate community. We give and receive support by sharing our common experiences, learning about the natural grief process, identifying our emotions, and working through our loss. For over 30 years, Sharing Parents has helped parents move towards healing. Click here for more information.
Calista Sordelet, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Roseville, CA
(916)787-0555
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Jory Irons, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
3065 Freeport Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95818
(916)295-6765
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South Sacramento
ncswanigan@gmail.com
(916)345-4550
Sacramento State University is offering no-cost counseling to us through the College of Education Counseling and Diagnostic Services. Please note is a seasonal counseling resource.
Participants will have access to approximately 12 free sessions virtually, or on-site at Sac State. This is available to ALL ages and needs, on a first-come first- serve basis.
View resources for community programs, support groups, and local non-profit organizations below.
The Crisis and Community Care Center exists to assist individuals and families who need immediate resources such as homeless prevention, medical care from our free medical clinics, referrals to treatment centers, job readiness training, temporary and permanent housing, and much more. Meet with a Community Care team member to assess immediate needs and long-term strategy.
Located at 311 Market Street in Folsom, CA
Monday-Wednesday 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am-12:00 pm
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Open to anyone age 18 or older who is looking for peer-led assistance as either a person recovering from mental illness or a family member/caregiver of someone who lives with mental illness. Offers support to youth, families, caregivers, and schools/school staff including:
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Drop-in day center for women and children in Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood.
3414 4th Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95817
Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM, or by arrangement.
(916) 454-9688, ext. 211
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Links Sacramento County residents of all ages to culturally and linguistically responsive, recovery-focused mental health services.
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Walk-in clinic for individuals with an urgent mental health need. The MHUCC is a client-centered program that focuses on providing immediate relief to individuals and families in distress. The program intends to avert psychiatric emergency room visits and involuntary hospitalizations. The goal of MHUCC is to foster recovery for individuals and families through the promotion of hope and wellness.
2130 Stockton Blvd Ste 300 Sacramento CA
916-364-8395
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StartYourRecovery.org provides helpful information for people who are dealing with substance use issues — and their family members, friends, and co-workers, too. We know that there is no one-size-fits-all solution to the challenges faced by those who misuse alcohol, prescription or illegal drugs, or other substances, and we aim to break through the clutter to help people at any stage of recovery.
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SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders. This service provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations.
Also visit the online treatment locator, or send your zip code via text message: 435748 (HELP4U) to find help near you. Read more about the HELP4U text messaging service.
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FindTreatment.gov is a product of SAMHSA’s Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ). It is the most comprehensive resource for persons seeking treatment for mental and substance use disorders in the United States and its territories. FindTreatment.gov provides the ability to search for substance use and mental health facilities, health care centers, buprenorphine practitioners, and opioid treatment providers.
5600 Fishers Lane • Rockville, MD 20857
1-877-SAMHSA-7 (1-877-726-4727)
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River City Recovery Center stands as a beacon of hope in the journey towards recovery. Our mission is to improve the lives of individuals and families who have been impacted by substance use disorders (SUDs), and our goal is to treat the emotional, physical, and behavioral aspects of addiction, assisting those recovering to achieve wellness and obtain self-sufficiency.
500 22nd St, Sacramento, CA 95816
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Yellow Wood Recovery provides detox and inpatient treatment to adults suffering from the disease of addiction to alcohol and other drugs. Our mission is to provide high quality, evidence-based care to help people heal from addiction so individuals and families may flourish in the communities where they live, work and play.
12646 Thornberg Way, Rancho Cordova, CA 95742
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The health center is committed to enhancing quality of life by providing a culturally competent, holistic, and patient-centered continuum of care. There are no tribal or ethnic requirements to receive care here. SNAHC works with with Covered California for public or private insurance coverage for patients. The health center has over 40 community partners to provide access to assistance programs.
2020 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95811
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If you are a first responder, mental health worker, healthcare employee, caregiver, and/or you would like to host a session for your colleagues, team members, employees, or families, Love Cafe is dedicated to educate and heal communities through workshops sessions.
GriefShare is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences. You don’t have to go through the grieving process alone.
Meets at Common Ground Church
8355 Arroyo Vista Dr, Sacramento, CA 95823
Click here to find a group near you
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Sutter Health offers Children’s Bereavement Art Group. The program uses the creative arts as a second language to help children and their families express grief after a loved one has died.
The Children’s Bereavement Art Group is free to children in Sacramento and surrounding communities. Children must be between the ages of 4-17 and have experienced the death of a significant person within the last year. Click here for more information.
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Hope for Healthy Families is a non-profit counseling center offers affordable counseling to any member of the Elk Grove, South Sacramento and Galt communities. Fees are based on a sliding scale and start at $40/session. We believe that we can help you find hope in the process of learning how to live a more emotionally healthy life. Please call to set up an appointment. Click here to view information and locations.
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Sharing Parents is a community of parents who have experienced the loss of a baby from the time of conception through early infancy. Sharing Parents provides a safe place for grieving parents to share their feelings and experiences with a compassionate community. We give and receive support by sharing our common experiences, learning about the natural grief process, identifying our emotions, and working through our loss. For over 30 years, Sharing Parents has helped parents move towards healing. Click here for more information.
Pastor Rich Sherman is a Marriage Pastor who provides teaching and marital support to couples.
Click here to contact Pastor Rich.
We offer quarterly marriage enrichment classes. Click here to view upcoming events, if scheduled.
Midtown Village ministry equips and advocates for foster, adoption and kinship families. Our desire is to create an inclusive and uplifting community by connecting families to community resources, education, and trust-based relational intervention.
As part of the mission for hope, health, and healing, it is one of our priorities to provide counseling and mental health and health coaching services to those in need.
To determine if you are in need of therapy or mental coaching please see the following:
Sliding scale fees available (In some cases, starting at $20/50 minute sessions). Please inquire directly with the coaches:
Tamara Balhorn
Consultant & Certified Coach, Mental Health Coach & Chaplain
www.thegriefcoach.net
(707)676-6026
* Sliding Scale available
Donecia Norwood- Smith
Life and Trauma Coach
(916) 827-0276
Influential, LLC
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