Allies in healthcare
Safe and friendly healthcare access for the LGBTI+ community can be hard to find. Red Raven Acupuncture is an inclusive space where all individuals seeking to improve their health are welcome. Our staff are part of and allied to the LGBTI+ community, and we make sure that anyone we refer to is an ally as well. With federal and state laws enabling practitioners to deny care and access to someone because of their sexual orientation or gender expression and identity, we think it's imperative that our patients know this will never happen at our clinic or with our partners.
We have also gathered a list of healthcare practitioners in this city that focus on inclusivity in their approach to healthcare. If you would like to be added, please contact our clinic and let's build a safe network for our community.
We have also gathered a list of healthcare practitioners in this city that focus on inclusivity in their approach to healthcare. If you would like to be added, please contact our clinic and let's build a safe network for our community.
RESOURCES
Local Outreach
The Pride Center
The mission of The Center – Pride Center San Antonio is to serve the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and HIV communities by connecting them and their families to community resources and organizations related to health, wellness, support, education, activities, and advocacy.
***Red Raven Acupuncture in San Antonio partners with them to offer FREE Community Qigong classes! Click here to find out more!***
Alamo Area Resource Center -
The Alamo Area Resource Center (AARC) was founded in 1990 to assist in the needs of individuals who are homeless, disabled or facing life-challenging illnesses, including, but not limited to HIV/AIDS in Bexar county and the surrounding area.
Today, AARC serves as one of the primary social service organizations in Bexar County and the surrounding area by providing and coordinating services to eligible individuals. We promote compassionate, non-judgmental care and support.
Esperanza Center for Peace and Justice
The people of Esperanza dream of a world where everyone has civil rights and economic justice, where the environment is cared for, where cultures are honored and communities are safe. The Esperanza advocates for those wounded by domination and inequality — women, people of color, the lesbian, gay, trans and queer community, the working class and poor. We believe in creating bridges between people by exchanging ideas and educating and empowering each other. We believe it is vital to share our visions of hope… we are esperanza.
Medical Doctors
Hope Folarin, MD - Internal Medicine
Counseling
Lalo Rivera, LPC
Lalo Rivera, MA, LPC is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a private practice in San Antonio. She has been working in the mental health and social services field for twenty-five years. Her work describing the somatic experience of formerly incarcerated clients struggling with addiction was recently published in the book, Oppression and the Body: Roots, Resistance, and Resolutions. Lalo specializes in trauma recovery and has worked previously at various sexual assault agencies in San Francisco, Boulder, and San Antonio. Additionally, she worked as a clinician with clients in the criminal justice system struggling with addictions and trauma-related issues.
Stephanie Valdez-Herrera, LPC
-Trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). EMDR is specifically designed to help the client process trauma through the use of bi-lateral stimulation.
-Trained in Heart-Centered Hypnotherapy from The Wellness Institute. Currently working towards my certification. Hypnotherapy can address a multitude of issues and emotions.
-Have worked for non-profit agencies for the past 10 years addressing the following topics; domestic violence (victims and perpetrators), medical diagnosis (HIV/AIDS and Cancer), grief/loss (including miscarriage), difficult life transitions, anxiety, mood disorders, trauma (physical, sexual, emotional, verbal), parenting struggles (first time parents, parents who are highly stressed, and parent education), adjustment, and low-self worth/self-esteem.
-Have experience working with children (over 7), adolescents, to adults, and the elderly.
-Have over 5 years of experience working with the LGBTQ population in a clinical setting.
-Experience facilitating group therapy (healthy relationship groups, adolescent mediation group, groups for perpetrators and for victims of domestic violence).
Krista Delgado, LPC
Counseling begins by taking a complete biopsychosocial background to gather history and information, developing a treatment plan designed to meet your specific needs, and working together to create the shared soulspace needed to heal current problems and move towards growth, happiness and wholeness. My foundational approach to therapy is Gestalt therapy, into which I interweave eclectic therapeutic techniques drawn from traditional Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Third-Wave CBT (using mindfulness, meditation, and techniques taken from Eastern psychology), Dialectical Behavior Therapy, art therapy, experiential therapies, transpersonal psychology techniques, and Heart-Centered Hypnotherapy.
The Pride Center
The mission of The Center – Pride Center San Antonio is to serve the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and HIV communities by connecting them and their families to community resources and organizations related to health, wellness, support, education, activities, and advocacy.
***Red Raven Acupuncture in San Antonio partners with them to offer FREE Community Qigong classes! Click here to find out more!***
Alamo Area Resource Center -
The Alamo Area Resource Center (AARC) was founded in 1990 to assist in the needs of individuals who are homeless, disabled or facing life-challenging illnesses, including, but not limited to HIV/AIDS in Bexar county and the surrounding area.
Today, AARC serves as one of the primary social service organizations in Bexar County and the surrounding area by providing and coordinating services to eligible individuals. We promote compassionate, non-judgmental care and support.
Esperanza Center for Peace and Justice
The people of Esperanza dream of a world where everyone has civil rights and economic justice, where the environment is cared for, where cultures are honored and communities are safe. The Esperanza advocates for those wounded by domination and inequality — women, people of color, the lesbian, gay, trans and queer community, the working class and poor. We believe in creating bridges between people by exchanging ideas and educating and empowering each other. We believe it is vital to share our visions of hope… we are esperanza.
Medical Doctors
Hope Folarin, MD - Internal Medicine
Counseling
Lalo Rivera, LPC
Lalo Rivera, MA, LPC is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a private practice in San Antonio. She has been working in the mental health and social services field for twenty-five years. Her work describing the somatic experience of formerly incarcerated clients struggling with addiction was recently published in the book, Oppression and the Body: Roots, Resistance, and Resolutions. Lalo specializes in trauma recovery and has worked previously at various sexual assault agencies in San Francisco, Boulder, and San Antonio. Additionally, she worked as a clinician with clients in the criminal justice system struggling with addictions and trauma-related issues.
Stephanie Valdez-Herrera, LPC
-Trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). EMDR is specifically designed to help the client process trauma through the use of bi-lateral stimulation.
-Trained in Heart-Centered Hypnotherapy from The Wellness Institute. Currently working towards my certification. Hypnotherapy can address a multitude of issues and emotions.
-Have worked for non-profit agencies for the past 10 years addressing the following topics; domestic violence (victims and perpetrators), medical diagnosis (HIV/AIDS and Cancer), grief/loss (including miscarriage), difficult life transitions, anxiety, mood disorders, trauma (physical, sexual, emotional, verbal), parenting struggles (first time parents, parents who are highly stressed, and parent education), adjustment, and low-self worth/self-esteem.
-Have experience working with children (over 7), adolescents, to adults, and the elderly.
-Have over 5 years of experience working with the LGBTQ population in a clinical setting.
-Experience facilitating group therapy (healthy relationship groups, adolescent mediation group, groups for perpetrators and for victims of domestic violence).
Krista Delgado, LPC
Counseling begins by taking a complete biopsychosocial background to gather history and information, developing a treatment plan designed to meet your specific needs, and working together to create the shared soulspace needed to heal current problems and move towards growth, happiness and wholeness. My foundational approach to therapy is Gestalt therapy, into which I interweave eclectic therapeutic techniques drawn from traditional Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Third-Wave CBT (using mindfulness, meditation, and techniques taken from Eastern psychology), Dialectical Behavior Therapy, art therapy, experiential therapies, transpersonal psychology techniques, and Heart-Centered Hypnotherapy.
