Low Fee Psychotherapy
Resources below
Affordable mental health services offered on sliding-scale fees through clinics, training programs, and nonprofit organizations. These options help expand access to quality therapy regardless of financial barriers.

San Diego Family Care Behavioral Health
The Behavioral Health Department at SDFC consists of psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health professionals. We provide therapeutic and psychiatric services to both children and adults. Services are available in English and Spanish, with other translators available.
Our services include:
- Psychiatric assessment and treatment of children, adolescents and adults of all ages
- Individual psychotherapy for children, adolescents and adults of all ages
- Family and couple’s therapy
- Pharmacological treatment of psychiatric conditions
- General Substance Use Disorder Treatment
- Comprehensive psychosocial support to pregnant women and their families through the prenatal program
- Psychological testing for children and adolescents
- Referrals can be made to the Behavioral Health department through your primary care provider, insurance, or self-referral.
Lifeline Community Services – Connections Counseling
Lifeline Community Services is a community-based human services organization that serves low-income and underserved populations in San Diego County. Every year Lifeline serves more than 25,000 members of our community through clinically-strong and evidence-based programs that focus on positive youth development, child abuse prevention, housing and self-sufficiency, behavioral health, and anti-human trafficking and survivor services.
Jewish Family Service of San Diego – Counseling Services
Provides affordable, sliding-scale mental health counseling for individuals, couples, and families across the lifespan. Services are offered by licensed clinicians and supervised trainees, making therapy accessible regardless of income or insurance status.
