Local & national support
When you need help now.
If there is immediate danger or a medical emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department. For emotional distress or a mental health crisis, these services can help you find your next step.
Santa Barbara County Crisis Services
24-hour Crisis Response and Services Access Line for local mental health support.
County crisis services ↗988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
24/7 support in the United States for suicidal thoughts, emotional distress, or concern about someone else.
Chat & learn more ↗Crisis Text Line
Free, 24/7 support by text in the United States. Text HOME to 741741.
Crisis Text Line ↗The Trevor Project
24/7 crisis support for LGBTQ+ young people. Call (866) 488-7386 or text START to 678678.
Chat & get help ↗My practice and website contact form are not emergency services. Please use the resources above for urgent support. Resource details checked October 6, 2026.
Jamie Fortin, LMFT · Santa Barbara & online throughout California
Resources.
Room to explore.
Thoughtful reading about emotional wellbeing, relationships, identity, and parenting. Start with what speaks to you—you don’t need to choose an approach before we meet.
These articles offer general information and a sense of how I work. Your experiences and questions will shape our conversations together.
Stress, emotions & finding your footing
A place to begin when life feels overwhelming, unfamiliar, or difficult to put into words.
Somatic Therapy
Notice how stress shows up in your body, with room for grounding, awareness, and choice.
Read more →Anxiety Therapy
Understand worry and the patterns that keep it going.
Read more →Therapy for Depression
Make room for low mood, disconnection, and the possibility of change.
Read more →Trauma-Informed Therapy
Explore difficult experiences with attention to your pace, safety, and choices.
Read more →Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Practical ways to understand the connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions.
Read more →Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Bring a little more attention and compassion to your present experience.
Read more →Relationships, intimacy & repair
For the conversations that matter between you and the people you love.
Sex-Positive Couples Therapy
Explore closeness and sexuality with less shame and more openness.
Read more →Sex Therapy
Room to talk about desire, pleasure, communication, and change.
Read more →Repair After Infidelity
Consider trust, hurt, and what an honest next step might look like.
Read more →Premarital & Relationship Enrichment
Make time for the conversations your future together will ask of you.
Read more →LGBTQ+ Couples Therapy
Support that respects your identities and how you understand your relationship.
Read more →Intimacy & Partnership
Explore closeness, independence, and the patterns between partners.
Read more →Identity, belonging & ways of loving
There is room for the whole of who you are, and for relationships that feel like yours.
Polyamory & Non-Monogamy
Explore open relationships with attention to communication, consent, and care.
Read more →Kink-Affirming Therapy
A respectful space for questions about kink, BDSM, identity, and relationships.
Read more →Sex-Positive Therapy
Explore sexuality and intimacy without having to leave parts of yourself outside.
Read more →Friendship & Belonging
Make room for companionship, trust, and being known.
Read more →Emotional Expression & Anger
Understand what you feel and practice expressing what you need.
Read more →Purpose & Life Transitions
Find your bearings when your roles, relationships, or direction begin to change.
Read more →Parenting, teens & family life
Support for the parent you hope to be and the relationships you are building.
Parenting Counseling
Explore stress, connection, and the patterns you bring to parenting.
Read more →Parenting Teens with Compassion
Navigate changing needs, boundaries, and conversations with your teen.
Read more →LGBTQIA+ Parenting & Family
Affirming support for identity, belonging, and family relationships.
Read more →Fatherhood
The parent you hope to be, the patterns you inherited, and the relationship you are building.
Read more →Family Therapy for Identity & Belonging
Make space for differences and deeper understanding within your family.
Read more →Fatherhood Forum
A free parenting group in Santa Barbara and online.
Explore the group →A place to begin.
If something here feels familiar, we can talk about what it means in your life. I offer in-person therapy in Santa Barbara and online sessions throughout California.
Let’s talk →What to expect, rates, and payment →