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Counseling and Support Groups

Organizations that refer to or provide counseling services. Check with your insurance carrier or the agency regarding payment for services.

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Airport Marina Counseling Service
7891 La Tijerra Boulevard
Westchester, CA 90045

(310) 670-1410
Fax: (310) 670-0919

Monday - Thursday: 8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00am - 3:00 pm
Sunday: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

English, Spanish, Herbrew, Italian, Portuguese
All ages
Sliding scale fee structure

Provides individual, group, and family therapy; crisis intervention; and psychiatric consultation (including medication prescription and monitoring). Also, aging program for 55+ provides caregiver support group, in-home therapy, and information and referral services.

Antioch University Counseling Center
13274 Fiji Way, Suite 420
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292

(310) 574-2813
Fax: (310) 821-7540
www.antiochla.edu

Monday - Friday: 8:00 am - 10:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

English, Spanish, Farsi, Hebrew
All ages
Sliding scale fee structure

Offers outpatient counseling for individuals, couples and families; short- and long-term counseling; crisis counseling; group therapy, including a Life Transitions group.

Center for Healthy Aging
Peer Counseling
2125 Arizona Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90401

Ken Edwards Center
1527 4th Street, Suite 200
Santa Monica, CA 90401

(310) 576-2550
Fax: (310) 576-2499
www.centerforhealthyaging.org

Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

English, Spanish
Ages 55 and older
Sliding scale fee structure
Medicare, Medi-Cal accepted

Offers individual and group counseling. Those in a caregiver role may receive counseling even is they are younger than 55. Services at both sites.

Center for the Widowed (Temple Isaiah)
Spousal Bereavement Group
10345 W. Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90064

(310) 277-2772
www.templeisaiah.com

English
Ages 50 and older
Set fee
Individuals who have lost spouses within the last year are eligible

A spousal bereavement group that meets once a week during the early afternoon.

Compassionate Friends of Los Angeles
P.O. Box 67823
Los Angeles, CA 90067

(310) 474-3407
24-hour phone machine

English, Spanish
All ages
Free
Any bereaved parent is eligible

Provides a self-help mutual support group for adults of all ages who have lost a child at any age from any cause. Meets the first Thursday of each month at 8:00 p.m.

Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center
Didi Hirsch Older Adult Division
4760 S. Sepulveda Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90230

(310) 390-6612
Fax: (310) 398-5690
www.didihirsch.org

Monday - Thursday: 8:30 am - 8:00 pm
Friday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

English, Spanish
All ages
Sliding scale fee structure
Medicare, Medi-Cal accepted

Comprehensive outpatient mental health services for older adults including individual and group therapy, dual diagnostic treatment, geriatric psychiatry, case management, adult day care, community education and training. Alzheimer's caregivers support groups available during daytime and evening hours.

Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center
Emergency Services
4760 S. Sepulveda Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90230

(310) 390-8896
Fax: (310) 398-5690
www.didihirsch.org

Monday - Thursday: 8:30 am - 8:00 pm
(phone hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm)

English, Spanish
All ages
Sliding scale fee structure
Medicare, Medi-Cal accepted

Offers 4-6 week crisis intervention treatment.

Family Service of Santa Monica
1533 Euclid Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404

(310) 451-9747
Fax: (310) 451-6106
www.vistadelmar.org

Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Friday - Saturday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

English, Spanish
All ages
Sliding scale fee structure

Offers counseling and therapy services.

Maple Counseling Center
9107 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

(310) 271-9999
Fax: (310) 271-6496
www.tmcc.org

Monday - Thursday: 8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Friday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

English
Ages 62 and older
Sliding scale fee structure

Provides individual and group counseling services to Beverly Hills and surrounding areas, in-home counseling for homebound seniors in Beverly Hills.

Open Paths Counseling Center
12655 W. Washington Boulevard, Suite 101
Los Angeles, CA 90066

(310) 398-7877
Fax: (310) 397-6346

Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

English
All ages
Sliding scale fee structure

Provides mental health counseling for adults, children, couples and families; protection approved anger management classes for batterers.

OPICA Adult Day Services and Counseling Center
11759 Missouri Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90025

(310) 478-0226
Fax: (310) 478-2026
www.flash.net/~opica

Monday - Saturday: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

English
Adults only
Sliding scale fee structure

Provides support groups; private therapy for those involved in the care of persons with Alzheimer's Disease or other dementia; informational seminars and other services for any individual, family or couple with issues of aging.

Our House
Grief Support Groups
1950 Sawtelle Boulevard, #255
Los Angeles, CA 90025

(310) 475-0299
Fax: (310) 475-2985
www.ourhouse-grief.org

Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

English, limited Spanish
All ages
Sliding scale fee structure

Provides grief support groups for children and adults whose loved ones have died.

Santa Monica Counseling Center & Institute
2210 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite C
Santa Monica, CA 90404

(310) 395-4024
Fax: (310) 453-2170

Monday - Friday: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
Saturday, by appointment

English
All ages
Sliding scale fee structure

Offers outpatient psychotherapy services in an individual, couple or group counseling setting.

Southern California Counseling Center
5615 W. Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90019

(323) 937-1344
Fax: (323) 937-3487
sccc-la.org

Monday - Thursday: 8:00 am - 10:00 pm
Friday: 8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

English
All ages
Sliding scale fee structure

Offers individual, couple, family and group counseling, including a senior's group. Anger management program also available.

Survivors After Suicide
4760 S. Sepulveda Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90230

(310) 751-5382
Fax: (310) 398-5690
www.didihirsch.org

Monday - Saturday: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

English
Adults
Sliding scale fee structure
Participants must have lost a loved one to suicide

Eight-week support group led by licensed therapist and co-facilitated by survivor who has completed the program.

UCLA - Nueropsychiatric Institute and Hospital
Geriatric Assessment Program
760 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90024

(310) 825-8441
Fax: (310) 794-9011
www.npi.ucla.edu

Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

English
Ages 60 and older
Set fee
Medicare, Medi-Cal accepted

Comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, treatment of older adults suffering from psychiatric illnesses and other problems such as depression, insomnia, memory loss and paranoia. Individual psychotherapy, medication management, neuropsychological testing.

UCLA - Nueropsychiatric Institute and Hospital
UCLA Memory Clinic
760 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90024

(310) 825-9897
Fax: (310) 794-9011
www.memory.ucla.edu

Monday - Friday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

English
Ages 60 and older
Set fee
Medicare, Medi-Cal accepted

Must have insurance or ability to pay for services; HMOs are not accepted.

Provides a comprehensive memory evaluation for individuals 18 and older with memory complaints.

Wellness Community - West Los Angeles
2716 Ocean Park Boulevard, Suite 1040
Santa Monica, CA 90405

(310) 314-2555
Fax: (310) 314-7586
www.la.wellnesscommunity.org

Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday hours vary depending on times of workshops

English, Spanish, Farsi
Adults only
Free
Individuals with cancer and their families or primary caregiver are eligible.

Provides psychological and emotional support to people with cancer and their families. Ongoing support groups, drop-in groups, lectures, workshops, including a wide variety of stress-reduction programs such as meditation, relaxation and visualization.

West Hollywood Comprehensive Service Center
7377 Santa Monica Boulevard
West Hollywood, CA 90046

(323) 851-8202
Fax: (323) 876-6140

Monday - Thursday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Friday: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

English, Russian, Hebrew, Yiddish
Ages 55 and older, and individuals with disabilities
Sliding scale fee structure
West Hollywood residents only.

Offers individual and group psychotherapy and art therapy for seniors and disabled adults.


WRAP Family Services
8616 La Tijera Boulevard, Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90045

(310) 337-1550
Fax: (310) 337-2805
www.WRAPFS.org

Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

English, Cambodian, Cantonese, Fijian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Tagalog, Thai, Tongan, Vietnamese
All ages
Variable fee structure
Medi-Cal accepted

Conducts intake and assessment to determine individual needs and appropriate services. Services include individual, group, or family counseling; care management; translation and/or advocacy.


Wright Institute Los Angeles
9911 W. Pico Boulevard, Suite 720
Los Angeles, CA 90035

(310) 277-2796
Fax: (310) 277-8903
www.wila.org

Monday - Thursday: 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

English
Adults only
Sliding scale fee structure

Offers open-ended psychotherapy, both exploratory and supportive therapy. Comprehensive outpatient eating disorders program available.


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