Resources & Referrals
The following people and resource links are those that we refer to and resource with to best meet your needs and goals. Each listing has information to their own contact information or website. We often refer back and forth depending on what a client needs at a particular time. We have confidence that each has the highest training and ethical standards. In addition, there are specific resources listed that might fit your needs for obtaining further information, numbers for crisis hotlines, and websites that offer you helpful tips and suggestions that could offer you specific benefits.
Meet Shay DuBois, Trauma Therapist & Somatic Healing Specialist
Shay is our resource for working with your past traumas. She has been featured in National Geographic, Parade, Yahoo! Life, and The Flow Magazine, Shay brings over a decade of experience helping clients heal from trauma at the root. She specializes in Somatic Therapy, EMDR, Brainspotting, Neurofeedback, and Compassionate Inquiry.
Shay began her career at a non-profit working with youth and families, but found her calling helping adults break free from trauma—and stop it from being passed down. Her private practice was born out of a desire to work in a way that brings lasting, embodied change.
Shay knows how hard it can be to show up for therapy—because she’s done this work too. Her healing journey changed everything: she’s off anxiety medication, deeply self-connected, and committed to helping others feel safe enough to heal.
Her motto? “We can do uncomfortable, but never unmanageable.”
Healing is possible—and it starts with safety, compassion, and a nervous system that finally feels heard.
Shay DuBois, LCSW #100049 (she, her, hers)
To work with Shay on your past traumas, contact her at her website: overcomeanxietytrauma.com
If you are in a crisis...
Check out FindTreatment.gov, the confidential and anonymous resource for persons seeking treatment for mental and substance use disorders in the United States and its territories.
Treatment Options
Learn about finding quality treatment, the different types of treatment, and what to expect when starting treatment.
Paying for Treatment
Learn more about the cost of treatment and payment options.
Understanding Addiction
Addiction is a chronic disease that changes the brain and alters decision-making.
Understanding Mental Health
About half of people with a substance use disorder also experience serious mental illness.
Help Resources
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Free and confidential support for people in distress, 24/7.
Call or text 988
National Helpline
Treatment referral and information, 24/7.
1-800-662-HELP (4357)
Disaster Distress Helpline
Immediate crisis counseling related to disasters, 24/7.
1-800-985-5990
Way Back-http://thewaybacksd.org
619-235-0592
2516 A Street, San Diego, CA 92102
Services: Substance use treatment; Detoxification; Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
More Help Resources...
Vietnam Veterans of America https://vva.org/
The VVA came into being to change the perception of Vietnam Veterans and to advocate for them because of initially failed advocacy efforts following the Vietnam war. The VVA offer Vietnam veterans services of all types, offer numerous outreach and community programs, events, government affairs, local chapters, and more. They also pick up donated items. To schedule, call 1-800-775-8387 VVA San Diego CHAPTER #472, 11251 Rancho Carmel Drive, San Diego, California, 92150
p: 619-705-3975 e: k.vandrew@cox.net
w: www.vva472.us
San Diego County Probation Officers Association was created to maintain the resources for the protection, care, and relief of its members, to promote and maintain a feeling of friendship and fraternity among its members, to promote the individual and collective welfare of the members, to defend and preserve the rights of the members on all employment matters, and to advance their professional interests. https://sdcpoa.org/
Phone: 619-253-8397
More Resources
FirefighterAid is a 501(c)(3) fund managed by San Diego Fire Relief Association. Our mission is to provide charitable assistance to Firefighters and their families in times of need and to promote awareness of Firefighter health and safety issues and the impacts they have upon their families and communities.
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San Diego Fire Relief Association
10509 San Diego Mission Rd. Ste. F
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Phone: 619-281-0354
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Fax: 619-281-8325
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Office hours: 8 am - 4 pm (Mon-Fri)
https://www.firefighteraid.org/about-us/
CA Paramedic Foundation
The San Diego County Paramedic Association (SDCPA) was founded in the late 1980’s. The goal of the founders was to improve and advance Paramedic prehospital care by creating a positive relationship between providers, agencies, and governing bodies, both at the state and local level. In 2017, the San Diego County Paramedic Association joined the California Paramedic Foundation. The SDCPA still serves in certain key capacities in the San Diego region with the Foundation taking on key aspects of education and advancement of care across the entire state.
https://caparamedic.org/the-san-diego-county-paramedic-association/
619-722-1237 info@caparamedic.org
Veterans Services in
San Diego
Office of Military & Veterans Affairs
The mission of Office of Military & Veterans Affairs is to assist veterans and their dependents and survivors to obtain benefits from the federal, state and local agencies administering programs for veterans, and provides advocacy to the veterans community regarding entitlement rights to federal, state and local benefits programs.
This office was established in 1974, to serve the veteran population of San Diego County, which has the second largest veteran population in the state.
https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/ssp/veterans_services.html
For more information call 1-866-726-8831 or email us at sdvso.hhsa@sdcounty.ca.gov
Hidden Heroes
The Hidden Heroes Campaign is the public awareness campaign of the Elizabeth Dole Foundation bringing vital attention to the untold stories of military and veteran caregivers and seeking solutions for the tremendous challenges and long-term needs they face.
https://www.elizabethdolefoundation.org/campaigns-programs/hidden-heroes
info@elizabethdolefoundation.org
The Elizabeth Dole Foundation
1625 I (Eye) St NW, Suite 725 Washington, DC 20006