TYPES OF COUNSELING
Individual
Counseling
Personalized 1:1 support for mental health and addressing life challenges.
Group
Counseling
Peer and professional support in a safe, guided environment.
Relationship
Counseling
Affirming support for people in relationships.
Family
Counseling
Guidance to strengthen family bonds and heal intergenerational traumas.
We Are a Professional Training Clinic
At the Gender Health Center, our team of graduate student trainees, associate clinicians, and doctoral interns provide affirming, healing-centered mental health care rooted in Queer-Informed Narrative Therapy and applications of Liberation Psychology.
Supervised by licensed mental health professionals, they offer compassionate support in a welcoming space that honors your story, identities, and lived experience.
FREE Counseling for
Los Rios District Students
Our Partnership with Los Rios Community College District (LRCCD) allows for free counseling services available to LRCCD registered students.
All counseling services for active students of Los Rios Community College District are provided by Niki Sanchez, Associate Social Worker (ASW#129021). Niki is clinically supervised by Florence Soares-Dabalos (#LMFT40331).
If you’re a Los Rios student, apply now to access your free counseling services!
We want to support you via Drop In Counseling!
Appointments are available from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Monday -Friday
Folx ages 12+ can consent to their own treatment
Counseling is private and confidential.
Appointments can be made same day, or up to 3 days in advance
To make a Drop-In Counseling appointment, please email us at: dropincounseling@ghcmail.org or call/text (916) 629-4067.
Once we receive your request, someone from our team will confirm that we received it and reach out with available appointment times.
What to Know Before You Come
Ask about our Sliding Scale Fee (No-to-low cost)
Masks are required and provided for all in-person sessions.
As a community member in our care, you will be treated with dignity and respect no matter your age, race, gender identity or expression, attractional orientation, clothing, involvement in sex trade or street economy, drug use, or current housing status. Also, no one is turned away based on an inability to pay.
Mental Health Support
At Gender Health Center, our counseling services are designed to provide affirming, compassionate care that acknowledges the complexities of identity and lived experience.
We understand how crucial it is to have a safe space where you can process, heal, and grow without judgment. Whether you are navigating transition, family dynamics, relationship concerns, or the weight of societal pressures, our counseling team is here to support you every step of the way.
