Mental Health & Wellness Resources
Click on the agency name to be taken to their website. All of the following are based within the NYC metro area. For nationwide mental health and wellness resources, please click here.
The Ackerman Institute provides couples and family therapy, helping families with problems including, but not limited to, school difficulties, child and adolescent problems, marital issues, divorce, bereavement, learning disabilities, conflictual family relationships, child abuse and neglect, and chronic medical illnesses including AIDS. Families from all boroughs of New York City and from the larger tri-state are welcome. Fees are on a sliding scale based on family income. Ackerman is an in-network provider for a wide range of insurances. Medicaid is accepted.
Contact Information:
936 Broadway, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10010
(212) 879-4900
936 Broadway, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10010
(212) 879-4900
New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) provides free and confidential assistance to thousands of LGBTQ and HIV-affected people across New York city each year through their 24-hour bilingual hotline, counseling, support groups, legal representation, and individual advocacy. AVP helps survivors of violence and allies become advocates for safety through participation in community education and outreach, development of organizing campaigns, and the creation and support of city, state and national coalitions to address LGBTQ and HIV-affected violence.
Contact Information:
116 Nassau Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10038
Phone: (212) 714-1184
24 Hour Hotline: (212) 714-1141
116 Nassau Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10038
Phone: (212) 714-1184
24 Hour Hotline: (212) 714-1141
Apicha Community Health Center's mission is to increase access to healthcare and supportive services for underserved and vulnerable populations living in NYC. Their LGBTQ+ center provides primary care, HIV & AIDS specialty care, transgender primary care, sexual health services, behavioral health services, and community education programs.
Contact Information:
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Manhattan Location:
400 Broadway New York, NY 10013 (212) 334-6029 |
Queens Location:
82-11 37th Avenue Jackson Heights, NY 11372 (718) 567-5200 |
Request an appointment here.
Bridging Access to Care (formerly known as Brooklyn AIDS Task Force) was the first HIV/AIDS organization in Brooklyn. Their mission is to provide health care and supportive services to help individuals living with HIV, living with mental health conditi0ns, substance users, seeking healthier lifestyles, and healthier families.
Contact Information:
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Main Office, Flatbush Location:
2261 Church Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 (347) 505-5176 |
Flatbush Location (2):
2201B Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 (347) 505-5146 |
Williamsburg Location:
260 Broadway, 4th Floor Brooklyn, NY 11211 (347) 505-5120 |
To email this organization, click here.
The Brooklyn Center for Psychotherapy offers both short and long-term treatment options. Their services include individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, and substance abuse counseling. They also offer New Directions, an outpatient chemical dependency treatment program.
Contact Information:
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Brooklyn Center for Psychotherapy:
300 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11217 (718) 622-2000 |
New Directions:
500 Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11217 (718) 398-0800 |
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center provides quality health care and related services targeted to New York's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities, regardless of ability to pay. To further this mission, Callen-Lorde promotes health education as well as wellness and advocates for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender health issues.
Contact Information:
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Manhattan Location:
356 West 18th Street New York, NY 10011 (212) 271-7200 |
Bronx Location:
3144 3rd Avenue Bronx, NY 10451 (718) 215-1800 |
Brooklyn Location:
40 Flatbush Avenue Extension Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 215-1818 |
To view the Departmental Directory, click here.
The Center for Integrative Behavioral Medicine serves the Staten Island community with evaluation and referral services, mental health services, as well as substance abuse treatment and other specialized programs such as inpatient, outpatient, and emergency services.
Contact Information:
1130 South Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
(718) 818-6132
1130 South Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
(718) 818-6132
Community Counseling and Mediation (CCM) works to improve the lives of at-risk children and families through innovative behavioral health, supportive housing, education, and youth services. Their expanding network of licensed mental health and substance clinics abuse, award-winning housing facilities, HIV and hepatitis prevention and care coordination, and after-school and child-welfare programs utilize evidence-based, culturally competent practices to achieve positive outcomes and keep families together.
Contact Information:
25 Elm Place, 2nd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 802-0666
25 Elm Place, 2nd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 802-0666
To fill out a contact form or view information about their other various service locations, please click here.
Community Healthcare Network (CHN) is a not-for-profit organization that provides access to affordable, culturally-competent and comprehensive community-based primary care, mental health, and social services for diverse populations in underserved communities throughout New York City.
Provides psychotherapy services for children, adults, families, and couples, specializing in areas such as mod disorders, substance use, marital difficulties, and behavioral issues.
Note: This is a private practice setting that accepts most insurances but not Medicaid or Medicare; a co-pay should be expected.
Note: This is a private practice setting that accepts most insurances but not Medicaid or Medicare; a co-pay should be expected.
Contact Information:
For a list of their locations throughout Queens, Long Island, and the Bronx, click here.
For a list of their locations throughout Queens, Long Island, and the Bronx, click here.
The Door provides a wide range of services to NYC youth, including reproductive health care and education, mental health counseling and crisis assistance, legal assistance, GED and ESOL classes, tutoring and homework help, college preparation services, career development, job training and placement, supportive housing, sports and recreational activities, arts, and nutritious meals - all for free and completely confidentially. In addition to health, legal, education, counseling and career services, The Door provides a wide range of programs and services geared towards LGBTQ members.
Contact Information:
555 Broome Street
New York, NY 10013
(212) 941-9090
555 Broome Street
New York, NY 10013
(212) 941-9090
Health Outreach To Teens (HOTT) is a welcoming, non-judgmental, confidential program designed specifically to meet the medical and mental health needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning adolescents and young adults ages 13-24, as well as homeless youth, runaways, sex workers, squatters, and other street-oriented youth. These services are offered both at a youth-only medical suite at Callen-Lorde, and on HOTT's medical van, which travels to areas throughout Manhattan in the afternoons and evenings where youth are known to hang out. All of HOTT's services are provided free of charge or at low cost (insurance is also accepted).
Contact Information:
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356 West 18th Street,
New York, NY 10011 (212) 271-7212 |
Walk-In Hours:
Monday-Thursday: 10 AM - 5 PM Friday: 10 AM - 3 PM |
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The Hispanic AIDS Forum's (HAF) mission is to improve health outcomes for Latinos in New York City who are affected by HIV and other chronic illnesses. They offer free HIV testing; emotional support counseling and support groups or gay and bisexual Latino men; services for HIV-positive Latinos, such as help managing medical care and treatment, financial assistance with rent payments, plus health education and wellness services; Latino youth leadership training; and services for transgender women.
Contact Information:
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Manhattan Location:
1767 Park Avenue, 4th Floor New York, NY 10035 (212) 563-4500 |
Queens Location:
76-11 37th Avenue, Suite 206 Jackson Heights, New York 10372 (718) 409-5309 |
Bronx Location:
975 Kelly Street, 4th Floor Bronx, NY 11459 (718) 328-4188 |
Housing Works Community Healthcare fosters good health and positive social change through empowerment, innovation, and collaboration. They provide high-quality integrated medical care and other essentials that improve individual and overall community well-being. As a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), they are able to provide more affordable care to underserved populations. Their clinical services include primary care, wellness & prevention, behavioral health & substance use, dental care, youth and prevention services, AIDS adult day community healthcare, and case management.
Contact Information:
(718) 277-0386
You can find all Community Healthcare Locations here. You can fill out a contact form here.
(718) 277-0386
You can find all Community Healthcare Locations here. You can fill out a contact form here.
Identity House is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization that provides peer counseling, group support, and therapy referrals to members of the LGBTQ community who are struggling with issues of sexuality, gender identity, alienation, relationships, and family.
Contact Information:
info@identityhouse.org
Walk-in Center:
Saturdays 6 PM - 8 PM
The LGBT Center
208 West 13th Street,
New York, NY 10011
info@identityhouse.org
Walk-in Center:
Saturdays 6 PM - 8 PM
The LGBT Center
208 West 13th Street,
New York, NY 10011
The IHI Therapy Center is a NYC-based non-profit psychotherapy and training center dedicated to fostering personal growth free of traditional gender, sexual orientation, and cultural biases. They have been providing LGBTQ affirmative therapy for over 40 years.
Contact Information:
322 Eighth Avenue, Suite 802
New York, NY 10001
(212) 243-3175
info@ihitherapy.org
322 Eighth Avenue, Suite 802
New York, NY 10001
(212) 243-3175
info@ihitherapy.org
Offers a wide range of clinical programs, such as: anger management, trauma treatment, family & children's programs, geriatric mental health care, individual psychotherapy, family therapy, marital counseling, group therapy, psychiatric evaluation, and medication management.
Contact Information:
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Canarsie Location:
9413 Flatlands Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11236 (718) 272-1600 |
Coney Island Location:
2846 Stillwell Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11224 (718) 975-48888 |
Crown Heights Location:
921 East New York Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11203 (718) 778-0485 |
Flatbush Location:
1623 Kings Highway Brooklyn, NY 11229 (718) 375-1200 |
Williamsburg Location:
790 Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11206 (718) 388-5175 |
To schedule an appointment online, click here.
The Center offers the LGBT communities of NYC health and wellness programs; arts, entertainment, and cultural events; recovery, wellness, parenthood, and family support services. As the cornerstone of New York City's LGBT community, The Center is a place where people meet and make connections and a support system for those in need.
Contact Information:
208 W 13th Street
New York, NY 10011
(212) 620-7310
208 W 13th Street
New York, NY 10011
(212) 620-7310
Offers comprehensive services for adults and children including: screening and diagnostic evaluation, individual and group psychotherapy, pharmacological therapy, crisis intervention, primary care, and health monitoring.
NYPCC's mission is to assist the culturally diverse communities in which they operate by assisting individuals with mental and emotional challenges and their families to meet their own needs, and thus improve the quality of their lives.
Contact Information:
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Bronx Child and Family Mental Health Center:
579 Courtlandt Avenue Bronx, NY 10451 (718) 485-2100 |
Bushwick Child and Family Mental Health Center:
102 Pilling Street Brooklyn, NY 11207 (718) 602-1000 |
East New York Child and Family Mental Health Center:
2857 Linden Boulevard Brooklyn, NY 11208 (718) 235-3100 |
If you are seeking services or would like to make a referral, click here.
For all other inquiries, submit a form here.
For all other inquiries, submit a form here.
NYC Well is your connection to free, confidential mental health support. Speak to a counselor via phone, text, or chat, and get access to mental health and substance misuse services. Interpreters are available for 200+ languages,
Contact Information:
Call 1-888-NYC-WELL (1-888-692-9355)
Text "WELL" to 65173
To chat with a counselor online, click here.
Call 1-888-NYC-WELL (1-888-692-9355)
Text "WELL" to 65173
To chat with a counselor online, click here.
PCGS (formerly known as GLAP) provides affirmative psychotherapy treatment services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, ad questioning (LGBTQ) individuals.
Contact Information:
33 West 60th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10023
(212) 333-34444, Ext. 109
pcgs@icpnyc.org
To fill out a contact form, click here.
33 West 60th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10023
(212) 333-34444, Ext. 109
pcgs@icpnyc.org
To fill out a contact form, click here.
Bilingual, bicultural outpatient treatment services are provided to children, adolescents, adults and their families at state-licensed clinics that operate in Manhattan, Bronx, and Brooklyn. Services include individual and group psychotherapy, marital and family counseling, medication management and psychiatric evaluations, crisis intervention, and case management.
Contact Information:
145 West 15th Street
New York, NY 10011
(212) 924-6320
dbenitez@prfi.org
145 West 15th Street
New York, NY 10011
(212) 924-6320
dbenitez@prfi.org
Rainbow Heights Club is an advocacy program for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender consumers requiring mental health services. They provide support groups, social activities, nutrition programs, provider referrals, peer advocacy, and more.
Contact Information:
25 Elm Place, 6th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 852-2584
info@rainbowheights.org
25 Elm Place, 6th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 852-2584
info@rainbowheights.org
Services for the UnderServed (S:US) offers continuum of care to those recovering from substance abuse, co-occurring disorders, trauma, etc. Outpatient and residential programs provide domestic violence treatment, HIV/AIDS services, primary healthcare, alternative criminal justice rehabilitation, vocational training and placement, mental health treatment, and supportive permanent housing services.
Contact Information:
463 7th Avenue, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10018
(212) 633-6900
463 7th Avenue, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10018
(212) 633-6900
Offers many harm reduction oriented programs such as HIV testing, syringe exchange programs, HIV counseling services, benefits screening programs, and behavioral health services.
Contact Information:
886 Westchester Avenue
Bronx, NY 10459
(718) 585-5544
886 Westchester Avenue
Bronx, NY 10459
(718) 585-5544
The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people. Connect with a crisis counselor 24/7, 365 days a year.