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Submissions

Once your basic information has been added to our database (see center panel for details), applications can be easily completed online. If you have difficulties, click here to open an email to Gaylesta. Provide your name, contact information, and a brief description of your problem; you will be contacted. Other required documents can be mailed to :

Gaylesta, Inc.
584 Castro Street, #230
San Francisco, CA
94114-2594

Or, if digitized, documents can be sent as email attachments to Gaylesta by clicking here.

Timing

Applications submitted electronically will be processed within a week, once all materials, including payment, have been confirmed. Applications received by mail will be processed as soon as they arrive in our office. Memberships run one calendar year from the date of activation.

Once your application has been processed, you will be able to access your information online, join the Gaylesta listserv, and get details about committee activities and upcoming events in our member section.

Thank you

for your interest in Gaylesta. We look forward to welcoming you as a member, and seeing you at our upcoming events.

Join GaylestaIt’s Easy

All you need to join is a completed application form, payment, and proof of licensure (or educational status) and insurance, if applicable. Use this easy checklist to walk you through the steps.

Applications

You have several options:

Fastest: Click here to open an email to Gaylesta. Include your full name, license number or intern registration. Within 24 hours, you will receive an email with a log-in ID and temporary password. You will then be able to access the Members Only section of this site. There you can complete all necessary information online, and submit your completed application.
Click here to access a PDF form, which you can save to your desktop, complete, and send as an email attachment. When completed, click here and attach the PDF form to the email. Or you can mail the completed forms to the address in the left column.
Call us toll-free at 877-433-9939 to request that an application form be sent to you.

Proof of Licensure or Educational Status

Choose one of these options:

To become a clinical member, you must provide proof of licensure, either via mail
or by scanning it and emailing us an electronic copy
To become a prelicensed member, you must provide a copy of your current
student ID, transcript, BBS intern registration, or other enrollment confirmation.

Fees

We are currently changing from a system where fees are pro-rated based on when you join (per the table below). From this point forward, new memberships will run a calendar year from the date of activation; fees will be those noted in the first column.

Jan – Jun Jul – Sept Oct – Dec
Clinical Membership* $85 $60 $48

Pre-licensed Membership		 $35 $24 $18
Clinical Membership + Personal Web Page + online directory search $250 $190 $178

That’s it!

A confirmation will be sent as soon as we receive the application, required proofs, and payment. Welcome to Gaylesta!

* For licensed psychotherapists who are joining to participate in our online Referral Service and who practice outside of Bay Area counties (San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara, San Mateo), we have a special membership option equivalent to the Pre-licensed Membership dues.