Local Services
San Jose Area
- Dr. John Fishbein, PhD – 1-408-247-9914 Johnfishbein.com
- Janeen Velarde, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist – 408-827-1460; jvelardemft@gmail.com – Psychology Today Profile – Janeen Velarde, LMFT
- Joye Wegener, LMFT – 408-636-3669
- Mary Tabor, LMFT – 650-968-7437
East Bay Area
- Alisa Vincent, MFT-Intern: 510-306-1574
San Francisco Area therapist finders:
National Services:
Child Protective Services:
National Suicide hotline: 1-800-273-8255
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
National Youth Crisis Line – 1-800-442-Hope (4673)
National Sexual Assault hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
Useful Websites:
Drug Rehab Guide for Domestic Abuse
Drug Rehab and alcohol addiction
Some Favorite Books
- Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a lifetime of love by Sue Johnson
- How We Love:Discover your love style, enhance your marriage by Milan and Kay Yerkovich
- Marriage Shock: The Transformation of Women into Wives by Dalma Heyn
- Step-Motherhood: How to Survive without Feeling Frustrated, Left out, or Wicked by Cherie Burns
- Positive Discipline by Jane Nelsen Ed. D.
- Healthy Sleep Habits; Happy Child by Marc Weissbluth M.D.
- 1-2-3 Magic – Effective Discipline for Calm, Effective and Happy Parenting by Thomas Phelan
- Unselfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World by Michele Borba