Finding A Therapist:
Anger Management
- Harbor Mandated Programs Inc.
- David Spitzer 424-477-5339
Legal
- Los Angeles County Family Law Facilitator
- (213) 351 – 8115
- Los Angeles Center For Law & Justice
- (323) 980 – 3500
- Torrance Self-Help Legal Access Center
- Harriet Buhai Center For Family Law
- Call (213) 388–7515 Monday-Friday 1:30-4:30
- Levitt & Quinn Family Law Center, Inc.
- (213) 482 – 1800: x3 for information in English
- Filing for Divorce
Emergency Numbers
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1.800.273.8255
- 24 hours a day, every day.
Psychiatric Hospitals
- College Hospital
- Del Amo Behavioral Health System of Southern California
- (800) 824-4936
Depression
- Parents Med Guide
- The guide, co-created with the APA provides in for on depression symptoms, treatment options, types of medications, and co-occuring disorders.
Substance Abuse
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) for Teens
- NIDA’s InfoFacts
- NIDA’s Mind Over Matter
- Marijuana Information
Miscellaneous Topics
Patient/Family Support
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorders
- Anxiety Disorder Association of America
- Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
Rainbow Women’s Shelter
453 W. 7th St. San Pedro, CA 90731
(310) 548 – 2805
24-hour Spanish/English hotline: (310) 547 – 9343
Social Security Office
22600 Crenshaw Blvd. Torrance, CA 90505
(800) 772 – 1213
(800) 325 – 0778
Mental Health Clinics
San Pedro Mental Health Clinic
519 – 6100
Medical Detox facilities
- Redgate Memorial, Long Beach (562) 599 – 8444 (long wait list of 5-8 weeks), less expensive
- Recovery Center/LCM San Pedro (310) 514 – 4300 (5 days – $6,000)
- Del Amo Hospital Torrance (310) 530 – 1151 (5 days – $4,500) have to go to Torrance ER for medical clearance prior to being admitted to Del Amo
Intensive Outpatient Programs:
- Thelma McMillen in Torrance (310) 220 – 4624 9 months, 3 phases ($6,000 and get a 20% discount if paid up front, so only pay $4,800 or will do in payment plan)
- Providence Little Co Mary San Pedro Recovery Center in San Pedro (310) 241 – 4021 or (310) 514 – 5300
- Twin Town Treatment Center in Torrance (310) 787 – 1335 / (866) 594 – 8844 (5 months for $4,200 – will work with a payment plan)
- Asian American Drug Abuse Program at 520 La Brea in Inglewood (323) 294 – 4932 (Estella Barajas at ext 251 is a really good contact) 12 month program Mon – Sat and will work with sliding scale, as low as $10/week
- Discovery Mood & Anxiety Program at 350 W. Wardlow Rd., Long Beach, CA. — (562) 419-5006
Sober Living
House of Hope
235 W. 9th St.
San Pedro, CA 90731
(310) 831 – 9411
Support for Harbor Area Women (SHAW House)
936 Centre St.
San Pedro, CA 90731
(310) 521 – 9310
Beacon House
1003 S. Beacon St.
San Pedro, CA 90731
(310) 514 – 4940
Drug & Alcohol Treatment
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism
- Thelma MacMillen
- Adult (310) 784 – 4879
- Adolescent (310) 257 – 5760
- Providence Little Co of Mary Recovery Center
- (310) 514 – 5300
12-Step Programs
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Alanon (For partners, family and & friends of alcoholics)
- Adult Children of Alcoholics
- Overeaters Anonymous
- Sex & Love Addicts Anonymous
- Sex Addicts Anonymous
- Gamblers Anonymous
- Debtors Anonymous
Other Support Groups
Eating Disorders
Suggested Reading
Mindfulness
- Get Out Of Your Mind & Into Your Life by Steven Hayes
- Full Catastrophe Living, by Jon Kabat-Zinn
- The Mindful Brain, Dan Siegel, Ph.D.
Somatic Body Psychotherapy
- Body, Self & Soul Sustaining Integration, by Jack Lee Rosenberg & Marjorie Rand, Ph.D.
- Trauma & The Body by Pat Ogden, Kekuni Minton & Claire Pain
Parenting
- Giving The Love That Heals, A Guide For Parents Harville Hendrix, Ph.D.
- Hidden Treasures: A Map To The Child’s Inner Self, Violet Oaklander, PhD.
- Windows To Our Children, Violet Oaklander, Ph.D.
Marriage & Relationships
- Sex Starved Marriage, Michelle Weiner Davis
- Passionate Marriage, David Snarch, Ph.D.
- Resurrecting Sex, David Snarch, Ph.D.
- Getting The Love You Want by Harville Hendrix
- Non-Violent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg
- The Verbally Abusive Relationship by Patricia Evans
Recovery
- Many Roads, One Journey by Charlotte Davis Kasl, Ph.D.
- Women, Sex & Addiction by Charlotte Davis Kasl, Ph.D.
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Mending A Shattered Heart, Stefani Carnes
- Out of the Shadows by Patrick Carnes
- Healing the Hungry Self by Diedre Price
- The Mirror Effect, Dr. Drew Pinsky
- Surviving A Borderline Parent, Kimberlee Rogh & Freda Friedman, Ph.D., LCSW
- Trapped In The Mirror, Adult Children of Narcssists in Their Struggle for Self by Elan Golomb