Mailing Address:

Shine a Light Counseling Center
700 Frederick St. Suite 103
Santa Cruz, CA. 95062

Santa Cruz Office

700 Frederick St. Suite 103
Santa Cruz, CA 95062

Shine A Light Counseling Center’s Santa Cruz location is at 700 Frederick Street/1610 Soquel Avenue in Santa Cruz, 95062.
 
That’s right, the building has two addresses. It’s set back from both streets and there is a parking lot at each end. (The Soquel Ave parking lot is larger.)
 
It’s a three story beige building with teal trim, and Shine A Light is on the first floor, toward the Frederick St end.
 
The Santa Cruz office occupies two suites. It has a North Office waiting room and a South Office waiting room. Ask you counselor where to meet you. But rest assured they will check both waiting rooms to make sure they find you. Feel free to use the South Office waiting room bathroom if needed upon your arrival.
Santa Cruz Counseling Office

From Frederick St, the driveway is between the newer green apartments (on your left as you drive in) and a row of one story medical offices.

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Entrance to Santa Cruz Therapy Office

Approaching from Soquel Ave, the driveway is between the bus stop and the VW dealership.

Monterey Office

1010 Cass Street,  Suite C-3
Monterey, CA 93940

The Monterey office is on the second floor of Building C at 1010 Cass Street. Park in the back left section of the parking lot.

Watsonville Office

255 East Lake Ave.
Watsonville, CA 95076

The Watsonville office is in a Victorian house at the front of a  suite of offices and shops at 255 East Lake. Please enter through the front door of the house. You can park anywhere in the lot or on East Lake Ave.

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San Francisco Office

862 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA 94107

Our San Francisco site is the New Perspectives Center for Counseling. NPCC joined the Shine a Light family recently, and continues to provide excellent services in the SOMA district of San Francisco.

To Request an Appointment at Shine a Light or NPCC, please fill out this form. Please note *We respond to inquiries Monday through Friday 8AM to 8PM. All inquiries we receive on the weekends or holidays will be processed the next business day. Thank you for your patience.

Appointment Request

Do you have both Medicare and Medi-Cal coverage?

Have you been seen at Shine a Light previously?

Weekday Availability (Check all possibilities)

Weekend & Evening Availability (Check all that apply)

Virtual or In-person Preference

By which means can we contact you? (Check all that apply)

We're Merging!

Shine a Light Counseling Center is please to merge with New Perspectives Center for Counseling. NPCC has been serving the San Francisco community for thrity years. Shine a Light has been pursuing the same mission of providing quality affordable counseling in the Monterey Bay area. Now NPCC is transitioning to become the San Francisco site for Shine a Light. NPCC will retain its name, character and history, operating under the new administration of Shine a Light. For information about NPCC or Shine a Light, click these links:

New Perspectives Center for Counseling

Shine a Light Counseling Center

To Request agency Information about Shine a Light or NPCC, please fill out this form. (this is not the form for new client inquiries)

Emergency Contact

Shine a Light does not provide crisis services. If you have a mental health emergency, call 988 or 911. Or  click here  for more Crisis Resources

Telephone Contact

You can call Shine a Light at 831-996-1222, but we encourage you to use the email forms to the left. If you call, please leave the following:

  • Phone number
  • Preferred location
  • Best times to meet
  • Issue you want help with
  • What insurance you have (if any)

FAX us at: 831-417-0443

Good Faith Estimate

You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost. Your fee will be set according to a sliding scale, in collaboration with your therapist, prior to your first counseling session. Total costs depend upon the number of sessions you choose to utilize.

If you have private health insurance, please be aware that your costs for therapy may be less by using an in-network provider for your insurance company. This will depend upon your plan's deductible amounts and co-payments. In some cases, counseling at Shine a Light is less costly than using private insurance.

If you hope to use "out of network" benefits through your private insurance, please be aware that many plans will not reimburse for services provided by pre-licensed therapists (most of our staff).

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