These are resources that offer how to find therapy, medications, and recovery supports in the United States. You can use these to find supports in your area—or another state if you move or live somewhere else during part of the year.
SAMHSA’s National Helpline, 1-800-662-HELP (4357) (also known as the Treatment Referral Routing Service), or TTY: 1-800-487-4889, is a confidential, free, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year, information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members facing mental and/or substance use disorders. This service provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations. Supports could be an outpatient therapist (someone you could see 1–3 times per week or every other week), intensive outpatient treatment, partial hospitalization treatment, residential treatment, inpatient hospital treatment, recovery housing, community-based or peer-led supports, and home-based services.
The Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator is a confidential and anonymous source of information for persons seeking support in the United States for substance use/addiction and/or mental health problems. You put in your location (address, city, or zip code) and are given a list of behavioral health treatment locations in your area, along with their phone numbers, address, website, and information on the type of support they provide. Supports could be an outpatient therapist (someone you could see 1–3 times per week or every other week), intensive outpatient treatment, partial hospitalization treatment, residential treatment, inpatient hospital treatment, recovery housing, community-based or peer-led supports, and home-based services.
The Navigator helps adults find support for alcohol use and is produced by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) (so it does not have any ties to commercial sponsors or agencies that provide alcohol supports or treatment). The Navigator will help you find evidence-based supports, which are shown to work through decades of carefully designed scientific research. There are also 10 questions that can help you understand if a treatment program is the right fit for you.
The Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies also has a search tool for therapists who specialize in cognitive-behavioral therapies. Cognitive-behavioral therapies have been shown to be effective in people with a range of difficulties. Enter your zip code, state, characteristics about yourself, and any areas you’d like help with into the search engine, to find a therapist and make an appointment.
The Psychology Today website includes a therapist search tool. Enter your zip code and use the filters on the left side to select insurance type, therapy type, and other preferences you have to find a therapist and make an appointment. Does include if therapist offers telehealth.
Inclusive Therapists makes the process of finding a therapist simpler and safer for persons with marginalized identities. Their core value is that all people with all abilities in all bodies deserve equal access to identity affirming, culturally responsive care. You can search by cultural knowledge, focus, services, insurance, languages, accessibility of office space, therapist race, sliding scale/low cost options, specialties, spiritual knowledge, therapeutic approaches (including cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy, which both informed the program you are using with your avatar right now).
Free Black Therapy is a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization dedicated to providing free remote mental health services with Black Mental Health professionals for Black and African American individuals.
Melanin and Mental Health is an online directory of culturally competent therapists committed to serving the mental health needs of Black & Latinx/Hispanic communities.
The Loveland Foundation is a non-profit organization which offers free vouchers for Black women and girls to receive therapy. Started by Rachel Cargle, an entrepreneur, writer, and philanthropist, and has raised over $250,000 for Black women and girls to receive therapy. If you are a Black, African, or African American women, you can fill out an online form to request a voucher.
Asians for Mental Health was created to help Asians feel seen, heard, and empowered in their journeys towards better mental health. Their Asians for Mental Health Directory offers the ability to search for Asian/Pacific Islander therapists by location.