Culturally & Identity Affirming
Therapist Networks

Directories and networks dedicated to connecting clients with therapists who truly understand their communities.

Low-Fee Therapy
in NYC

Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies 16 West 10th Street, New York, NY 10011
Phone: (212) 228-6036  ·  Fax: (212) 228-6410
TalkingHelps@cmps.edu
The Fifth Avenue Counseling Center 5 East 17 Street, Second Floor, New York, NY 10003
Phone: (212) 989-2990
Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy 1841 Broadway (at 60th St), 4th Floor, NY 10023
Phone: (212) 333-3444
McShane Center Community Clinic at Pace University 52 Broadway, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10004
Phone: (212) 346-1730
Metropolitan Center for Mental Health 160 West 86th Street, New York, NY 10024
Phone: (212) 362-8755
National Institute for the Psychotherapies 250 W. 57th St., Suite 501, NY 10107
Phone: (212) 582-1566
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center 80 Fifth Ave. #903A (at 14th St), NY 10011
Phone: (212) 633-9162
Therapy Center of New York 18 East 48th Street @ Madison Avenue, Suite 1301-B
New York, NY 10017  ·  Phone: (212) 725-0192
Training Institute for Mental Health 115 W 27th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10001
Phone: (212) 627-8181  ·  intakes@timh.org
William Alanson White Institute 20 West 74th Street, New York, NY 10023
Phone: (212) 873-0725

Low-Cost Virtual
Therapy

The Open Path Collective

Sliding scale therapy at $30–$60 per session through a network of vetted therapists.

$30–$60 / session

Talkspace

Online therapy platform offering flexible plans and messaging with licensed therapists.

As low as $65 / week

Pride Counseling

Online therapy platform specifically for the LGBTQ+ community.

$40–$70 / week, billed monthly

Crisis Hotlines & Warmlines

If you or someone you know is in crisis, these resources provide immediate, confidential support. Not all lines are 24 hours — see notes below.

Call Black Line 1 (800) 604-5841 — For Black, Black LGBTQ+, Brown, Native, and Muslim communities
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 — 24/7 support for people in suicidal crisis
GLBT National Hotline 888-843-4564 — Support for LGBTQ+ individuals
The California Peer-Run Warm Line 1-855-845-7415 — Non-emergency emotional support
Trevor Project 866-488-7386  ·  Text TREVOR to 1 (202) 304-1200 — Crisis support for LGBTQ+ youth
Trans Lifeline 877-565-8860 — By and for trans people

General Support Hotlines — Note: not all are 24 hours

SAMHSA Treatment Referral Hotline: 1-877-726-4727 National Alliance on Mental Health Helpline: 1-800-950-NAMI

Mental Health Resources

NAMI

The National Alliance on Mental Illness — the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. An alliance of more than 600 local affiliates working to raise awareness and provide support.

National Resource

NAMI Greater Houston Warm Line & SEA Center

The Support Education & Advocacy (SEA) Center is a peer-run operation dedicated to providing support, education, and advocacy through opportunities and resources for individuals to help them find their path to mental health recovery.

seacenter@namigreaterhouston.org
Phone: 713-970-4483

Janette Valenzo's BIPOC & LGBTQ+ Resource List

A compiled list of multiple BIPOC and LGBTQ+ mental health resources. Includes tagged organizations' Instagram accounts and links to original posts — an invaluable community resource.

BIPOC & LGBTQ+

Don't Call The Police

An online directory of local resources available as alternatives to contacting law enforcement — for situations where community support and de-escalation are more appropriate than police involvement.

This resource helps communities find mental health responders, crisis teams, mutual aid, and more — in your area.

Instagram Resources

Uplifting and empowering accounts to follow for community, healing, and liberation:

@aakomaproject @_beamorg @blackfeministfuture @girltrek @thebodyisnotanapology @theembodimentinstitute @therapyforblackgirls @thelovelandfoundation @napministry