Where to Get Trauma/PTSD Assistance

If you are in an immediate crisis, please go to your nearest Emergency Room, or call 911, or call 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255) to talk to someone right now.

The Trauma Recovery and Rape Treatment Center
San Francisco, CA
www.traumarecoverycenter.org

The Trauma Recovery and Rape Treatment Center provides supportive mental health and case management services to survivors of interpersonal violence. Types of trauma treated include domestic violence, sexual assaults and other physical assaults, criminal motor vehicle accidents, gang-related violence, and people who have lost a loved one to homicide. The TRC acknowledges that trauma can have a devastating impact on people at an emotional, physical, spiritual, and financial level, and our staff are dedicated to helping people heal from violence at all of these levels. The TRC offers confidential medical and mental health services to adults who have experienced sexual assault who reside in San Francisco and/or were sexually assaulted in San Francisco. There is no cost for these services.

24-Hour Hotline: (415) 437-3000
Business Office: 415-437-3000
2727 Mariposa Street, Suite 100 (at Bryant Steet), San Francisco

National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

www.ncptsd.va.gov
The National Center for PTSD provides information for Veterans, the general public, and health professionals. The PTSD Information Center has Fact Sheets and Videos to answer your questions on trauma, PTSD and related issues. Information of interest is provided for veterans and their family members. For more information call the PTSD Information Line at (802) 296-6300 or Email [email protected].
NOTE: The National Center for PTSD does not provide direct clinical care or individual referrals. If you are a veteran, contact the Veterans’ Services below for mental health and other Veterans’ services in your area.

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Resources for Veterans

National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

www.ncptsd.va.gov
The National Center for PTSD provides information for Veterans, the general public, and health professionals. The PTSD Information Center has Fact Sheets and Videos to answer your questions on trauma, PTSD and related issues. Information of interest is provided for veterans and their family members. For more information call the PTSD Information Line at (802) 296-6300 or Email [email protected].
NOTE: The National Center for PTSD does not provide direct clinical care or individual referrals. If you are a veteran, contact the Veterans’ Services below for mental health and other Veterans’ services in your area.

Veterans’ Services
• www.va.gov
A broad range of resources to help veterans get patient care, veterans’ benefits, and the services they have earned.

• For VA Benefits call (800) 827-1000
• Finding a Therapist Fact Sheet
• Treatment for PTSD Fact Sheet

San Francisco VA Medical Center
www.sanfrancisco.va.gov
(415) 221-4810

Mental Health Services:
• Psychiatric outpatient care
• Substance abuse services/Sobriety Support
• Group and individual counseling
• Mental Health Intensive Case Management

Medical and Nursing Services:
• Primary medical care
• Laboratory services
• Health screening and education.
• Pharmacy and medications

A Guide for Returning Veterans
As a public service, The San Francisco Chronicle has compiled this guide to benefits, entitlements and services available to veterans in the Bay Area including: counseling, housing, education, employment, general assistance, medical, and other services.

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Domestic Violence Resources

Domestic Violence resource centers are available throughout the Bay Area that provide a variety of services to individuals and families including:
• 24 Hour Crisis Referral and Information Hotline
• Emergency Shelter
• Children’s Program
• Counseling and Support Groups
• Community Education and Outreach
• Men’s Program
• Programs for Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, and Transgender
• Teen Violence Prevention
• Legal Support Assistance
• Emergency Food, Clothing and Transportation

Marin County:
Marin Abused Women’s Services (MAWS)
24-Hour Hotline – English: (415) 924-6616
24-Hour Hotline – Spanish: (415) 924-3456
Business Office: (415) 457-2464
734 A Street, San Rafael
www.maws.org

San Francisco:
Woman, Inc. (Women Organized to Make Abuse Nonexistent, Inc.)
24-Hour Hotline: (415) 864-4722 or (877) 384-3578
Business Office: (415) 864-4777
333 Valencia Street, Suite 450, San Francisco
www.womaninc.org

Oakland:
A Safe Place
24-Hour Hotline: (510) 536-7233
Business Office: (510) 986-8600
www.asafeplacedvs.org

Concord:
STAND! Against Domestic Violence
24-Hour Hotline: (888) 215-5555
Business Office: (925) 676-2845
www.standagainstdv.org

Fremont:
SAVE (Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments)
24-Hour Hotline: 510-794-6055
Business Office: 510-574-2250
www.save-dv.org

Livermore:
Tri-Valley Haven for Women
24-Hour Hotline: (925) 449-5842 or (800) 884-8119
Business Office: (925) 449-5845
3663 Pacific Ave, Livermore
www.trivalleyhaven.org

San Jose:
Next Door – Solutions to Domestic Violence
24-Hour Hotline: (408) 279-2962
Business Office: (408) 279-7550
234 E Gish Rd # 200, San Jose
www.nextdoor.org

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Sexual Assault Crisis Centers

Sexual Assault/Rape crisis resource centers are available throughout the Bay Area that provide a variety of services for survivors, family members, and friends including:
• 24-hour crisis line for survivors, family members, and friends
• Accompaniment of survivor to hospital and through the reporting and judicial process
• Child abuse and assault prevention programs for children, teens, and the general community
• Legal Advocacy
• Peer support groups for rape and childhood sexual abuse survivors
• Self defense classes
• Sexual Assault Counseling
• Free confidential crisis counseling

Trauma Recovery and Rape Treatment Center (TRC/RTC)
(See the listing above)
www.traumarecoverycenter.org
24-Hour Hotline: (415) 437-3000
Business Office: 415-437-3000

San Francisco Women Against Rape
www.sfwar.org
24-Hour Hotline: (415) 647-7273
Business Phone: (415) 861-2024
3543 18th St # 7, San Francisco

Silicon Valley:
YWCA Rape Crisis Center
www.ywca-sv.org/programs/rape_crisis_center.php
24-hour Rape Crisis Hotline: (408) 287-3000 or (650) 493-7273
Or, at Stanford University (650) 725-9955
375 South Third Street, San Jose
Business Office: (408) 295-4011

Santa Cruz:
Women’s Crisis Support ~ Defensa de Mujeres
www.wcs-ddm.org
24-Hour Hotline: (831) 685-3737
Business Office: (831) 425-4030

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Psychotherapy Referrals

In selecting a therapist, take time on the phone and in person to discuss your needs and concerns to ensure that the therapist has the necessary training and experience to support your healing journey. Consider meeting with two or three therapists to assess who you feel most comfortable with and who you trust to support your healing.

Therapist Referral Lists:

Therapist referral lists are available for experienced therapists who have completed training with the following programs that specialize in the treatment of trauma:

The Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy focuses not just on the devastating effects of trauma-induced alterations on mind, but also on body and brain. Drawing upon very recent advances in trauma, neurobiology, developmental, and psychodynamic psychotherapy, the imprints of trauma found in bodily-based behaviors, affects, and cognitions are addressed in this therapeutic approach.
www.sensorimotorpsychotherapy.org

The EMDR Institute
The information reprocessing work of Francine Shapiro Ph.D.
www.emdr.com

The Foundation for Human Enrichment
The Somatic Experiencing work of Peter Levine Ph.D. www.traumahealing.com

The International Critical Incident Stress Foundation
Natural disaster and critical incident response individuals and teams. www.icisf.org

Mental Health Information

* National Mental Health Information Center
* Hotline Numbers (SAMHSA)
* Mental Health Services Locator (SAMHSA)

Healing Trauma Audio Support

 Note: Many of the CD sets and books are available through www.soundstrue.com or www.amazon.com unless otherwise stated.

Instruction for Healing Trauma

•  Healing Trauma: Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body CD set by Peter Levine Ph.D.
•  Walking the Tiger: Healing Trauma – The Innate Capacity to Transform Overwhelming Experiences book by Peter Levine Ph.D.
•  Sexual Healing: Transforming the Sacred Wound CD set by Peter Levine Ph.D.
(These are also available through www.traumahealing.com)

Guided Healing Meditations and Affirmations

•  Healing Trauma (PTSD) CD by Belleruth Naparstek
•  Sojourn to Healing CD by Nischala Joy Devi (Available through www.abundantwellbeing.com)

Guided Body Relaxation

•  Letting Go Of Stress CD by Emmett Miller M.D. and Steven Halpern
•  Guided Mindfulness Meditation CD set (including guided Body-Scan relaxation) by Jon Kabat-Zinn Ph.D. (Available through www.mindfulnesstapes.com)
•  Deep Relaxation and Dynamic Stillness CDs by Nischala Joy Devi (Available through www.abundantwellbeing.com)

 Guided Meditation

CD Sets by Pema Chödron:
•  How to Meditate: A Practical Guide to Making Friends Wtih Your Mind
•  Pure Meditation: The Tibetan Buddhist Practice of Inner Peace
•  Awakening Compassion: Meditation Practice for Difficult Times
•  Getting Unstuck: Breaking Your Habitual Patterns and Encountering Naked Reality

Support for Dying and Grief

•  The Grief Process: Meditations for Healing a CD workshop set by Stephen and Ondrea Levine
•  Being a Compassionate Companion: Teachings, Stories and Practical Wisdom for Those Accompanying Someone Who is Dying CD set by Frank Ostaseski, Founder of the San Francisco Zen Hospice Project (Available through www.zenhospice.org)
•  Graceful Passages: A Companion for Living and Dying CD & Book set by Michael Stillwater (Also available through www.gracefulpassages.com)

Healing Trauma Books

(Available from www.amazon.com)

• Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma: A Workbook for Survivors and Therapists – Janina Fisher PhD
• Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation – Janina Fisher PhD
• Becoming Safely Embodied: A Guide to Organize Your Mind, Body and Heart to Feel Secure in the World – Book by Deirdre Fay PhD
Becoming Safely Embodied Skills Course – Online course by Deirdre Fay PhD
•The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma – Bessel van der Kolk MD

• Healing from Trauma: A Survivor’s Guide to Understanding Your Symptoms and Reclaiming Your Life – Jasmin Lee Cori
• Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma – The Innate Capacity to Transform Overwhelming Experiences – Peter Levine Ph.D.
• Healing Trauma: A Pioneering Program for Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body – Peter Levine Ph.D.
• The PTSD Workbook: Simple, Effective Techniques for Overcoming Traumatic Stress Symptoms – Mary Beth Williams Ph.D. and Soili Poijula Ph.D.
• Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love – Sue Johnson
• Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy with Trauma Survivors: Strengthening Attachment Bonds – Susan Johnson Ph.D.
• Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness – Jon Kabat-Zinn Ph.D.
• Wherever You Go, There You Are – Jon Kabat-Zinn Ph.D.
• Practicing Peace in Times of War – Pema Chodron
• The Places that Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times – Pema Chodron
• When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advise for Difficult Times – Pema Chodron
• Reversing Chronic Pain: A 10-Point All-Natural Plan for Lasting Relief – Maggie Phillips Ph.D.
• Finding the Energy to Heal: How EMDR, Hypnosis, TFT, Imagery, and Body-Focused Therapy Can Help Resolve Health Problems – Maggie Phillips Ph.D.
• The Body Bears the Burdon: Trauma, Dissociation, and Disease – Robert Scaer M.D.
• Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence – from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror – Judith Lewis Herman M.D.
• The Trauma Spectrum: Hidden Wounds and Human Resiliency – Robert Scaer, Ph.D.
• Tear Soup – Pat Schweibert (a most beautiful and sweet “children’s” book for adults to support grieving)
• Healing After the Suicide of a Loved One – Ann Smolin and John Guinan
• Silent Grief : Living in the Wake of Suicide – Christopher Lukas and Henry Seiden

Books for Health Professionals:
• Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy – Pat Ogden Ph.D., Kekuni MInton, and Clare Pain
• Assessing and Treating Trauma and PTSD – Linda Schupp Ph.D.
• EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing – the Breakthrough “Eye Momememt” Therapy for Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma – Francine Shapiro Ph.D.
• Transforming Trauma : EMDR – the Revolutionary New Therapy for Freeing the MInd, Clearing the Body, and Opening the Heart – Laurel Parnell Ph.D.
• Healing Trauma: Attachment, Mind, Body and Brain – Marion Solomon and Daniel Siegel M.D.

Healing Trauma Handouts to Support the Journey

Written handouts are available to support your journey. Click on the titles below to download a PDF version of the handout. in For additional handouts, visit the Resources section and click on Handouts.

Self Awareness and Self Care Handouts:
• Three Stages of Trauma Recovery
• Wellbeing Tool Kit
• Self Care Daily Reflection
• Self Inquiry Journal
• Creating a Safe-Secure Space – for Yourself
• Mindfulness Meditation
• Conscious Nutrition
• Deep Sleep
• Breathing Practices
• Needs Inventory
• Common Feelings
• Common Sensations
• Common Qualities and Values
• Healthy Boundaries
• Cognitive Distortions
• Personal Bill of Rights
• 77 Ideas for Self-Nurturing
• Tonglen Practice
• Support Through CDs

Relationship Handouts:
• Creating a Safe-Secure Space – With a Partner
• Conscious Communication Guidelines
• Intentions, Fears & Boundaries

Survivors of Suicide Resources
Unfinished Conversation: Grieving and Healing after a Loved One’s Suicide, by Robert Emile Lesoine, MA Ed. with Marilynne Chöphel, MFT
Visit the Unfinished Conversation website wwww.unfinishedconversation.com
Handouts:
• Survivor’s Tool Kit
• Survivors of Suicide Resources
• Journey Buddy Guidelines
• Journey Group Guidelines