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In Need of Services?

Our intake department provides information about our services and referrals for other community resources as needed. Intakes can be scheduled for our programs as openings allow. Fees are set using a sliding scale based on income. New Leaf accepts private and group insurance and some of our programs can accept Medi-Cal.

To find out if one of our programs or services is right for you, please contact our Intake Office at 415-626-7000, or at intake@newleafservices.org.

For help with substance abuse issues, you don't need to wait. Free, drop in groups are held daily. Just come to our offices at 103 Hayes (at Market Street) Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 5pm; or Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6pm. Late arrivals are not allowed.

 

Children, Youth and Family Services

Under the umbrella of our women's and men's mental health services, this program specifically targets lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth, as well as LGBT parents and their children. New Leaf currently collaborates through this program by providing mental health services for the Dimensions Queer Youth Clinic and the Ark House transitional housing program.

HIV & AIDS Services

This program offers mental health services to those dealing with HIV and AIDS. We provide individual, group and couples therapy. The program also provides home and hospital visits; a series of groups using creative arts therapy; a women's HIV process group; a men's HIV process group; and off-site services at collaborating agencies' sites.

Mental Health Services

This program offers in depth individual, group, family and couples psychotherapy services. Our well-trained staff have specialized training in the following areas: trauma; disability and chronic illness; chronic mental illness; dissociative disorders; sexual and gender identity issues; anxiety disorders; mood disorders; grief and loss; personality disorders; and life adjustment issues.

Substance Abuse Services

Our substance abuse program helps clients through an individualized recovery process. While maintaining our long-standing abstinence based program, New Leaf also employs an innovative harm-reduction model, making us one of the few agencies that offers both models in the spirit of meeting individuals’ varying levels of need. Services include individual and group counseling in a three-phased structured program. Groups that specifically meet the needs of women, families and transgender persons are also offered.
Outreach to Elders

Serving lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender elders age 60 and over, New Leaf Outreach to Elders (formerly Gay and Lesbian Outreach to Elders or GLOE) provides a range of senior social services promoting independent living and improving quality of life. The program offers information and referrals, support services, friendly visits for the homebound, educational and cultural activities, holiday events, group outings, and women’s and men’s social/recreational activities and groups. Outreach to Elders has a Geriatric Mental Health component that offers in-home, senior-specific counseling services and medication management.
   Psychiatry & Medication Services

New Leaf provides assessment and monitoring for psychotropic medications by our psychiatrists and psychiatric technician. The psychiatry service is for clients who receive individual or group services by the agency, and is accessible through any of our programs. Our psychiatry team works closely with all the clinicians within the agency, assuring the best care for our clients.
  

Support Groups

New Leaf offers excellent opportunities for community members to participate in a wide variety of specialized groups. At different times during the year the following groups are offered:

Abstinence-Based Recovery Groups

Activity Groups for LGBT Seniors

Art Therapy Groups for Men and Women

Bisexual Women’s Support Group

Coming Out Groups for Men and Women

Depression Support Group for Senior Men

Grief and Loss Group for Senior Women

Harm Reduction Groups

Healing the Past, Protecting the Present Group for Women

HIV+ Process Group

Lesbians with Disabilities

Men with Disabilities Group

Men’s Process Therapy Group

Women and Relationships Group

Transgender FTM Therapy Group

Transgender Recovery Group

Vocational Rehabilitation Support Group Substance Abuse Group

Women's Process Group

Grief Group for Women and Men

Please see the following pdf file for a list of Gay and Lesbian 12-Step Meetings in San Francisco:

LGBT 12-Step Meetings
© New Leaf: Services For Our Community Last Updated: April, 2005