Hurricane Helene NC Mental Health Services

I will continue to update as I get more information. If you have recommendations or would like to volunteer, feel free to email me at emrain7@gmail.com 

An AMAZING spreadsheet was created by Allie Barker with 100+ therapists offering Pro-bono services. Here’s the link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XP77E1QEV43vMklyS8fjZ5PnfKR-8Mx4hY50aT417Zk/htmlview?urp=gmail_link 

RHA Mobile Crisis Line WNC (Asheville): (888) 573-1006

Vaya Mobile Crisis Line (Asheville): 1-800-849-6127

If you’re uninsured and make less than 300% of the federal poverty level (FPL), you’re eligible for state-funding which allows free access to therapy and psychiatric services for in-network providers

  • 300% of FPL in 2024 is $45,180  for household of one, $61,320 for household of 2, and $77,460 for household of 3

SPARC Services and Programs

  • Offering free virtual groups to help support kids, tweens, and teens after hurricane
  • Can join any of these sessions:
  • October 8th @ 5:30pm - Dealing with Loss and Change
  • October 10th @5:00pm - Feeling Safe after the Storm
  • October 15th @5:30pm - Dealing with Loss and Change

NC Mental health services:

  • Leave a message and a licensed, local mental health professional will get back to you asap. Please include your preferred method of communication.
  • Counselors are available for free, pro-bono calls and virtual appointments depending on their personal situations, which are constantly evolving. Our counselors deeply love the communities we serve - Old Fort, Black Mountain, Swannanoa, and more - and are ready to help their neighbors today and as long as needed. No conversation is too big or too small to bring to us.

  • (828) 333-7850
  • Accepting new patients
  • Accepts Aetna, Cigna, BCBS, and Medicaid including WellCare for psychiatric services
  • Offers sliding scale of uninsured patients
  • If insurance not accepted, will help to connect you to places that accept your insurance
  • River of Hope can help you register for state funding and Vaya can also help you directly enroll

  • Grovemont Church Mental Health Clinic - Social Workers & clinicians available on site (Swannanoa)
  • 11am-5pm daily
  • Contact Jenn Walker for any questions of information (843) 301-4920

 

  • Renee McCauley (Wilmington but is traveling to Asheville 10/14-10/18)
  • (910) 228-8444, renee@fermatacounseling.com 
  • Pro-Bono
  • Trained in EMDR and Disaster Relief
  • Offering to treat first responders or anyone in need of immediate assistance

  • Heather Corsello, Cardinal Counseling & Wellness, PLLC (Mooresville)
  • 500 South Main St. Suite 113 Mooresville, NC 28115
  • Pro bono services for survivors, first responders, and volunteers

  • (843) 941-9260
  • Telehealth
  • Does EMDR
  • Trained in crisis response
  • Offering free services

  • Telehealth services
  • (980) 299-7436
  • Willing to offer pro bono services to those affected

  • Iamashleyelizabeth on Instagram
  • Can dm for calls/sessions free of charge

  • Reverend Joe Welker - Pastor, chaplain trained

  • Telehealth services
  • (984) 358-7244
  • Immediate availability and sliding scale rate

  • (704) 615-3817
  • Telehealth

  • (980) 990-3227
  • Sliding scale
  • Does telehealth

  • (803)228-4038
  • Reduced rate, potentially pro bono under some circumstances

  • Sliding scale
  • Trauma coaching and brainspotting

  • (704) - 691-9415

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