Paying for Therapy

If finding a therapist who is a good fit isn’t hard enough, finding affordable care under capitalism is another challenge. Check out the options below for finding affirming low-cost/pro bono care (in no particular order).

1) Open Path Collective for sliding scale (https://openpathcollective.org/)

2) Employee Assistance Program - Your workplace may have an EAP in the benefits package.

3) Apply for a therapy fund

• Loveland Foundation (https://thelovelandfoundation.org/therapy-fund/) for Black women and nonbinary individuals

• BIPOC Healing and Therapy Fund (https://mentalhealthliberation.org/bipoc-therapy-fund/) for Black, Indigenous and People of Color/Global Majority (BIPOC)

• Asian Mental Health Collective Lotus Therapy Fund (https://www.asianmhc.org/free-therapy-funds/)

4) Consider the value of free peer support

• Peer Support Space (https://peersupportspace.org/)

• Fireweed Collective (https://fireweedcollective.org/support-groups/)

• Wildflower Alliance (https://wildfloweralliance.org/online-support-groups/)

• Postpartum Support International (https://postpartum.net/get-help/psi-online-support-meetings/)

5) Even if a therapist doesn’t list pro bono services on their website it never hurts to call and ask.

6) Find a local non-profit or community center

• CenterLink LGBT Center Directory (https://web.lgbtqcenters.org/atlas/directory/results)

7) Join a therapy group - Groups have the benefits of less cost per person and you get to be in a space with a mental health provider plus multiple peers who support you.