This list has been compiled by our partners at Behavioral Health Counseling Services. Please refer to each organization’s website for the most up-to-date information.
Trans Legal Services Network (A4TE)
- Contact: Trans Legal Services Website
- Price: Free/Pro-Bono.
- Location: Many locations, see website for where to contact based on service type.
- Services:
- Provide a variety of resources and help in litigation for trans-based topics including help with name/gender change in documentation; immigration; outreach education speakers; homelessness; legal advice and more.
Family Health Center’s Transgender Health Services
- Contact:
- Phone: (619) 876-4462;
- Trans Health SD Website
- Price/Insurance: Free with Medi-Cal and Covered California. Insurance enrollment
- services available.
- Location: 3 programs and locations available: FHCSD (Hillcrest), San Ysidro Health (Chula Vista), Vista Community Clinic (Vista).
- Hours: See individual clinics on provided contact link for hours.
- Services:
- Please note that services depend on location: Individual therapy; Gender Affirmation surgery letters/referrals; Case management; Hormone Replacement Therapy; HIV prevention and treatment; Family planning
Gender Junk (partnering with TransFamily Support Services)
- Contact: Gender Junk Webpage
- Price: Free if you’re under 30 or providing for a child under the age of 30. One item per
- person.
- Services:
- With the help of grants, we assist transgender youth in need to feel more at home in their bodies and alleviate gender dysphoria by providing gender expression gear.
- This program is open to folks who either don’t have the financial means to purchase their own items or don’t have affirming families that will purchase.
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC)
- Contact: ILRC Website
- Special Considerations for LGBTQ Immigrants: https://www.ilrc.org/resources/specialconsiderations-lgbtq-immigrants
- Services:
- Provides immigration legal training(s), technical assistance, and educational materials, and engages in advocacy and immigrant civic engagement to advance immigrant rights
- Free online tools include links to special considerations for LGBTQ Immigrants, Connections for legal counsel, DACA toolkit and information hand-out, Immigration Preparedness Toolkit, and Red Cards Toolkit
North County LGBT Center
- Contact:
- Phone: (760) 994-1690;
- North County Center Website
- Immigration Services: Immigration Services at North County Center
- Price/Insurance: Most services are Free**; Therapy is based on a sliding scale and is
- anywhere from $25-$65.
- Location: 3220 Mission Ave Suite #2, Oceanside, CA 92058.
- Hours: M-F: 10:00AM-6:00PM.
- Services:
- Individual therapy; Safe space; Opportunity to build community; Gender Advocacy Group/ Come As you Are support group; LGBT+ special events; Unicorn Housing Project for TAY; Binder services; Case management; 12 step meeting; Information on additional community resources; LGBT awareness training; HIV testing/support group/court-mandated HIV classes; Food pantry.
Planned Parenthood (Escondido Health Center)
- Contact:
- Phone: 888-743-7526;
- Planned Parenthood – Escondido Website
- Price/Insurance: Many types of insurance including Medi-Cal and low-fee/sliding scale payments.
- Location: 347 W. Mission Avenue, Escondido, CA 92025.
- Hours: M: 8am-5pm; Tues: 9am-6pm; W: 8am-1:30pm; Thurs: 9am-6pm; F: 9:30-2:30pm; Sat: 7:30-4pm; Closed on Sundays.
- Services:
- Family Planning; HIV services and STI testing, Treatment, and Vaccines; Gender-Affirming Care including Hormone Therapy and Puberty Blockers.
Point of Pride
- Contact: Point of Pride Website
- Price: Free.
- Location: Online only.
- Hours: NA.
- Services:
- Free Chest Binders & Femme Shapewear; Thrive Fund for Trans-Wellness Supplies; Electrolysis Support Fund; HRT Access Fund; Annual Trans Surgery Fund.
Stepping Stone
- Contact:
- Phone: (619) 278-0777
- Stepping Stone Website
- Price/Insurance: Accepts many forms of insurance including Medi-Cal and Sliding Scale payments.
- Location: 3909 Centre St, San Diego, CA 92103.
- Hours: M-F: 10:00AM-7:00PM.
- Services:
- Alcohol & Substance Rehabilitation specifically for LGBT+ folks; Residential; Outpatient; Sober living; Continuing Care.
TransFamily Support Services
- Contact:
- Price/Insurance: all services are free for families with transgender/non-binary minors
- Location: 12463 Rancho Bernardo Rd, Suite 218, San Diego, CA 92128.
- Services:
- Insurance assistance, Education and Training, Mentorships,
- Transforming Family Support Group, Camp Laurel, Trans Gear links for both masculinizing and feminizing items: Trans Gear Resources
The San Diego LGBT Community Center (Hillcrest)
- Contact:
- Reception: (619) 692-2077;
- Behavioral Health: 619.692.2077 x208
- Price/Insurance: Many services are Free**; Some insurance plans are accepted for therapy and therapy is free if you have confirmed HIV status or have experienced hate crime. Awareness training(s) are not free.
- Location: 3909 Centre St, San Diego, CA 92103.
- Hours: M-F: 10:00AM-7:00PM.
- Services:
- Individual therapy, Couples Therapy, Group Therapy; Relationship Violence Treatment & Intervention Program;
- Housing Services; Room Rental for special events; STI and HIV prevention, Screenings,
- Support groups, and Treatment; Food bank;
- Wide variety of support groups including Black, Latine, Senior, Trans/Nonbinary, etc; Awareness Trainings; Substance use partnerships.
Unitarian Universalist Refugee and Immigrant Services and Education (UURise)
- Contact:
- Phone: 760-477-7537
- UURise Website
- Location: Main Office: 1600 Buena Vista Dr, Vista, CA 92081.
- Services:
- Legal Services, CARE (Connections / Advocacy / Resource Navigation / and Emergency Safety Planning for Immigrants), Justice Services.
Trans Lifeline
- Contact:
- Phone: (877) 565-8860
- Trans Lifeline Website
- Price/Insurance: Free
- Location: Telephone only
- Hours: 24/7 access.
- Services: Crisis Hotline for Transgender, Questioning, & Gender Non-Conforming folks.
Trevor Project
- Contact:
- Phone: 866-488-7386;
- Text: 678-678;
- Online Chat
- Price/Insurance: Free.
- Location: Telephone, Text, Chat online.
- Hours: 24/7 access.
- Services: Crisis Hotline for LGBTQIA+ folks.
