Harm Reduction Therapy Center

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Harm Reduction Therapy Center

HRTC, founded by leaders in the HR Therapy movement, is a certified drug and alcohol treatment program staffed by mental health professionals.

Harm Reduction Therapy is a revolutionary client-therapist collaboration that combines substance abuse treatment with psychotherapy, so clients can address both their substance use and the issues that are behind it. Unlike traditional “quit now and forever” programs, we do not ask that clients stop all substance use, unless that is their goal, and we help families find alternatives to “tough love.

” The therapist helps the client to lay out, clearly and honestly, the harm being done to themselves and to others. The client, or the client and family together, choose the most urgent issues on which to focus. Together, client and therapist then work to reduce the harm that is being done, establishing goals and implementing gradual, realistic steps to achieve them. At the Center, we work with the whole person. Drug and alcohol problems are addressed alongside other social, emotional, health and occupational concerns. Our Program:

- Comprehensive assessment of substance use, emotional or psychiatric, social and vocational issues

- Brief educational group to orient new clients to the harm reduction model

- Individual therapy centered on collaboratively developed goals

- Trauma-specific treatments

- Group therapy (optional)

- Medication-assisted treatment: psychiatric and addiction medicine, including op**te replacement therapy

04/25/2025

⭐Harm Reduction Saves Lives ⭐
⭐Harm Reduction is Science ⭐
⭐Harm Reduction is Recovery ⭐

Hello everyone!

Thank you to all who wrote in, showed up and spoke out against the proposed "Recovery First" ordinance in San Francisco! After months of organizing and mobilization we are happy to announce that with the help of you (our amazing community of advocates), Supervisor Fielder's office (special shoutout to Feng Han), and the SF Marin Medical Society the City Supervisors accepted all of our proposed amendments; Changing the definition of Recovery, adding in a breadth of treatment pathways, and a few other minor changes.

We still have work to do to strengthen harm reduction services, comprehensive treatment services and get leaders to commit to the importance of prevention services for fatal overdose, but this is a win to share with you all!

Please share and read the press release https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q3gCgyjfVqHKwPvNpg5wLNOqklCWStrw/view.

And it's not too late to sign the petition https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeTuqyH6fXTNdrCOM-LpZHmFD7Ze61BzUdwR2fT-2YDDNlhhA/viewform; it will be shared with the full SF Board of Supervisors in two weeks.

With warm weekend wishes and thanks,
the HRTC Team

04/21/2025

📢 WE’RE HIRING: COMMUNITY-BASED HARM REDUCTION THERAPIST
🧠💥 Street-based. Radical. Drug-user loving. Social justice grounded.

The Harm Reduction Therapy Center is looking for a therapist to join our team of passionate, harm-reduction-centered clinicians who meet people exactly where they’re at—on the streets, in clinics, and beyond.

✨ What You’ll Do:
🌆 Provide therapy in community settings and on the street
🫂 Offer individual, family & group sessions
🚑 Handle crisis intervention, 5150s, and clinical case management
📣 Advocate fiercely for clients in all systems
🤝 Collaborate with some of SF’s most grounded orgs (Hospitality House, HYA, DPH Street Medicine + more)

🧰 You Bring:
✔️ A Master’s or Doctoral degree in mental health
✔️ At least 3 years’ experience with folks navigating both substance use & mental health
✔️ A trauma-informed, radically inclusive lens
✔️ Curiosity, collaboration, and courage
✔️ Willingness to provide sidewalk therapy—yes, literally.

💵 Salary: $91,200–$100,700 DOE + Licensure

📦 Benefits Include:
✅ Full health/dental/vision
✅ 3 weeks vacation, 1 week sick time
✅ 6 personal days, 11 holidays
✅ FSA, commuter, and 401(k)
✅ Weekly supervision + rich training in Harm Reduction Psychotherapy

Apply: https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=13a17b816d6e0c8b&from=shareddesktop_copy

04/16/2025

02/25/2025

Stay connected with the latest from HRTC! 💙 In this issue: our client-first approach, agency updates, highlights from the Overdose Prevention Summit, volunteer opportunities, and what’s inspiring us right now. Don’t miss out—read now! 📖✨ https://conta.cc/4ieuJ7Z

01/23/2025

Join SF Public Health and leaders from the Black/African American community on Jan. 30 at SF’s first Overdose Prevention Summit focused on reducing racial disparities. The free, all-day event will feature panel discussions & workshops around culturally informed strategies to save lives from overdose and destigmatize substance use treatment. Together, we can .
Register here: https://ow.ly/nLrY50UEIOf

12/03/2024

🌟 This Giving Tuesday, Join HRTC in Making a Difference! 🌟

Together, we can provide vital care to unhoused individuals and people who use drugs through our Merlin Street Drop-In Mental Health Center. Your support means the world to those in need. Here’s how your generosity helps:

💙 $150 = 4 drop-in integrated treatment sessions
💙 $100 = Hot breakfast & coffee for all drop-in participants for a week
💙 $25 = Emergency warm clothing
💙 $10 = Winter gear (blanket, gloves & hat)

Every donation, big or small, creates meaningful change. 🌈✨

👉 Link in bio to donate

Thank you for standing with us in care and compassion. 💖

10/22/2024

🤝 Lifelines in Our Community 🤝
Nonprofits in SF aren’t just service providers; they’re our lifeline during socio-economic hardships. Their commitment to accountability ensures every resource counts! 💪

Address

21 Merlin Street
San Francisco, CA
94107

Telephone

+14158634282

Website

http://www.harmreductiontherapy.org/

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