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The center provides mental health services and welfare-to-work support services for adults who live in South Central Los Angeles and surrounding communities.

A 24 Hour psychiatric crisis center open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year. A welcoming environment where the needs of the client are assessed and crisis intervention services are provided.

Edelman Westside Mental Health Center provides mental health services to adults 18 years old and up. They can help those experiencing homelessness, who may be low-income, or who may not have the ability to pay.

The Exodus Recovery mission is “to bring the tools for the best possible quality of life to our clients.” Our concept of total health care incorporates the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of each client. Our programs strive to create an environment which promotes the dignity of all participating and to develop services maximizing clients’ self-determination.

The Harbor Urgent Care Center (HUCC) is located in the City of Torrance CA, on the Harbor UCLA Medical Center Campus. The Urgent Care Center is accessed off of Vermont Street with signage clearly directing access to the facility.

The Exodus Recovery 24-hour Psychiatric Urgent Care Center is a welcoming, recovery-based environment where individuals in crisis can be assessed for stabilization services, medication evaluation and management, or in-patient hospitalization if necessary. The Urgent Care Center is open and available 24-hours per day and 365-days per year on a walk-in basis. No appointment is necessary. Clients on involuntary holds from Law Enforcement are also accepted.

The Exodus Urgent Care Center offers comprehensive care by an interdisciplinary team of medical doctors/psychiatrists, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, and Therapists. Social services, referrals to community programs and resources as well as comprehensive discharge planning are included in the standard of care delivered at all Exodus Recovery Urgent Care Centers

Tessie Cleveland Community Services Corp. is a not for profit community based mental health center serving children and families from birth through the end of the golden years. Our mission is to provide stellar innovative human services that enhance the quality of life. Our goal at TCCSC is to give children and families opportunities for growth, development, self-sufficiency and reliance through innovative programming. Our service delivery model of providing services wherever necessary and convenient to the child and family is recognized countywide and is the cornerstone of our organization. We use it as our strategy to bring our services to everyone in the community. TCCSC is a visionary agency, constantly looking for the next pioneering program to enhance our “out-of-the-box” methods of delivering services.

We are a Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health directly-operated outpatient clinic that specializes in serving the Asian Pacific Islander populations in Los Angeles County since 1986. Our mission is to provide caring, effective, and culturally sensitive treatment services, tailored to the needs of our clients and the API community, to enhance healing, well-being, and help our clients achieve their full potential. Our treatment team consists of dedicated psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers, mental health counselor RNs, medical case workers, community workers, administrative and supervisory staff, graduate interns, and WOW volunteers with lived experience. Our staff members are familiar with and fluent in the various Asian languages and cultures.

The Los Angeles LGBT Center offers individual, couples, family, and group therapy, as well as psychiatric care. We operate one of the few programs to assist LGBT people involved in domestic and intimate partner abuse and violence. Our programs to combat substance abuse include a renowned outpatient program for those who want to stop or reduce substance use.

Our focus is to help individuals and families heal, energize, and become aware of their inner strengths. We achieve this by providing a neutral safe space, listening to your concerns, and customizing a treatment plan. Our experience enables us to offer effective, individualized psychological care. We specialize in depressive and anxiety disorders, complex trauma, relationship issues, phase of life transitions, grief and loss, and substance abuse treatment. We work with adults, children, adolescents, families, and couples. We have been trained in Mindfulness practices, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR).

Maple Counseling is a nonprofit community mental health center that provides treatment services to anyone regardless of their ability to pay. We offer programs throughout Los Angeles County and beyond to clients of all ages - from infants through the advanced elderly. Mental health services are available to individuals, couples, families, and groups. In addition, we offer services in-schools to youth ages 2-18. Available six days a week, Maple Counseling therapists treat a range of issues, including depression, anxiety, trauma, grief and loss, stress, and relational problems, among other mental health needs.

The mission of Maple Counseling is to provide low-cost comprehensive mental health services to individuals of all ages, couples, and families, and to provide training for graduate and postgraduate students who are working towards licensure in the mental health field.

Clear Recovery Center is a mental health and substance abuse treatment facility located in Redondo Beach, CA. We offer a wide range of individualized treatment services both in-person and online expertly curated by our world class clinical staff. Our mission is to help our clients and their families by delivering holistic, individualized, and multimodal mental health treatment through an engaging and therapeutic environment using state of the art, evidence based clinical care. Our approach is multidisciplinary harnessing eclectic therapeutic techniques along with case management. As our clients progress through our expertly curated therapeutic, psychiatric, and behavioral curriculum, our treatment focus shifts from acute treatment to the practical application of acquired skills for ongoing health and wellness. Clear offers in-person and online treatment options for individuals and families suffering from mental health issues. Furthermore, we provide a full spectrum of sub acute addiction services ranging from inpatient detox and residential treatment to outpatient PHP and IOP care, as well as aftercare options in the South Bay of Los Angeles, CA.

Adriana Davidson is a bilingual Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) offering telehealth services for anyone residing in Texas, Vermont & Florida. She works with adolescents and adults individually using an eclectic approach tailored to the unique needs of each new client. In 2016 Ms. Davidson graduated with a Masters in Social Work with a focus in Mental Health & Substance Abuse. Ms. Davidson received specialized mental health and substance abuse clinical training for working specifically with children and youth funded through the US Department of Health & Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Through several years of internships and employment, she gained experience in non profit, school district, substance abuse facility, outpatient, group practice & home health settings that allowed her to provide quality patient care, individual treatment planning, and a genuine approach to care for people at their most vulnerable moments. The intake process is used as a way to make sure the client feels comfortable moving forward. The treatment plan looks different for everyone but she starts by asking the client what their needs are and expectations in therapy. Ms. Davidson has over 8 years of experience in a variety of settings and with diverse clients, including both long-term and brief interventions. Areas of expertise include anxiety, depression, chronic pain/illness, PCOS/weight gain, family conflict, stress, coping skills, relationship challenges, vocational changes, life transitions, sexuality, and anger management. She has a passion to serve anyone regardless of sexuality or religious beliefs. Adriana believes in offering clients a safe space where they can feel compassion, no judgment, just empathy, and acceptance.

HearYou.org offers secure video counseling at a flat fee of $85 per 50-minute session, which is nearly half the cost of a typical counseling session. Promote self-care, positive coping strategies for stress management, and reduce the effects of anxiety/worry, low mood, and grief. Our counselors aren’t just experienced, they’re subject to our rigorous standards of excellence. They’re not here to “solve your case” and move on. They’re here to listen. To be authentic. And most importantly, to care.

At Serene Health, we pride ourselves in using evidence-based, cost-effective approaches in combination with proprietary software to improve the quality of life for patients who are battling behavioral health and mental health issues, and in turn create stronger families and communities in the process. Serene Health recognizes that taking a unique “whole person” approach to health can achieve positive results in behavioral health, mental, and physical illnesses. Serene Health has developed an elaborate system that combines quality of therapists with proprietary software to reach a larger population of people in their respective communities that need mental health services in a timely and purposeful manner.

SCCC provides comprehensive counseling services at rates based on your ability to pay. We believe everyone should get the care they need, at rates they can afford, for as long as they need counseling. We value and respect every person, honoring their history, cultural values and community context. We envision and work to create empowered communities where mental health care is a right, not a privilege.   Mental health services are provided in two locations: Mid City- 5615 W. Pico Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90019 Watts-10950 S. Central Ave Los Angeles, CA 90059

We exist to promote the essential importance of relationships. When we value our connections with others and with the environment, we create the necessary conditions for health and sustainability. So our work promotes personal, interpersonal, and social practices that help people build strong, resilient relationships. Our programs provide healing support, a space for community building, and tools for leadership. What We Do Community Project- Draws people close to resist isolation and nurture health through counseling, groups, workshops, and volunteering. Get Empathy- Trains allies in schools and youth-serving organizations to foster leadership and civic engagement among young people. Leadership Institute- Trains leaders in mission-driven institutions to catalyze community engagement and social transformation.

Everyone can benefit from improving and maintaining the fitness of their mental health. If you're struggling, Moodfit can help you move you toward thriving. If you're thriving, Moodfit can help you build the resilience to keep you there in the face of life's adversities.

Moodfit provides the most comprehensive set of tools for good mental health, and helps you understand what brings your mood up and down.

WAYS TO USE MOODFIT
- To work on a set of personalized daily goals that are your daily mental health workout that include self-care and good practices.
- To reinforce positive messages and create new habits that boost your mood.
- As a mood journal to bring awareness to and analyze your mood.
- As a gratitude journal that can change your brain to see more of the positive in life.
- To process distorted thinking that is causing emotional discomfort using CBT techniques.
- To do structured breathing exercises to quickly increase a sense of calm.
- To learn and practice mindfulness meditation that has been shown to reduce stress.
- To understand the relationship between your mood and lifestyle factors like sleep, exercise and nutrition.
- To track your mood-related medications and better understand what is working.
- To track any custom variables you want to understand how it affects your mood, e.g. your hydration, caffeine intake or interactions with a friend. You can literally track and analyze anything.

WHAT YOU GET
- A secure and detailed record of all your mood-related activities. You can use a passcode to protect your account.
- Charts that show the relationship between your mood and other variables.
- CBT thought record tool to change negative thinking.
- Tools to help you build a gratitude or mindfulness meditation practice.
- Breathing exercises to provide immediate relief in stressful situations.
- Grounding tool to bring attention away from anxiety-producing thoughts.
- Mental health assessments like PHQ-9 and GAD-7.
- Custom reminders to create new thinking based on positive messages.
- Articles, tips and motivation to help keep you on track.

OUR CORE VALUES
- We believe that literally everyone can benefit from working on their mental health.
- We believe that good mental health isn't just the lack of a clinical mental illness. We want to help you fully thrive.
- We believe there isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution to good mental health and that trying different tools and tracking their results is crucial to understand what works for best for you.

This is a general processing group for girls in grades 9-12. Common goals include creating a safe space to process adversities, develop social relationships, and create healthy life skills with other peers. The group is open enrollment and will cap at 7 or 8 members. The group fee is $60/session billed monthly. Please reach out with any additional questions.

This is a general processing group for girls in grades 6-8. Common goals include creating a safe space to process adversities, develop social relationships, and create healthy life skills with other peers. The group is open enrollment and will cap at 7 or 8 members. The group fee is $60/session billed monthly. Please reach out with any additional questions.