NYC LGBTQ+ Mental Health Resource List
If you are interested in submitting a licensed psychotherapist or psychiatrist listing, please email nycqmhi@gmail.com. Please note that as of September 22, 2020, due to increasing demand and need, I am temporarily accepting listings only for providers who are in network with insurance companies and/or who will offer sliding scale rates starting below $100 to users of this list. If this applies to you, please send the following information in this order:
Please note this compiled guide is currently a one-person volunteer project that grew out of the now-defunct NYC Queer Mental Health Initiative. It is not affiliated with any organizations, collectives, or Facebook groups (including Queer Mental Health), and listings are largely crowdsourced; not all information has been individually vetted.
Crisis, Suicide Prevention, and Suicide Survivor* Resources
Trans Lifeline US: (877) 565-8860, Canada: (877) 330-6366
"Trans Lifeline is a non-profit dedicated to the well being of transgender people. We run a hotline staffed by transgender people for transgender people. Trans Lifeline volunteers are ready to respond to whatever support needs members of our community might have."
NYC Anti-Violence Project (AVP) 24-hour hotline: 212-714-1141 (Bilingual English/Spanish)
AVP’s support services are for LGBTQ and/or HIV+ survivors of all types of violence
NYC Well is the city’s 24/7 free, confidential support, crisis intervention, and information and referral service. Call 1-888-NYC-WELL or text WELL to 65173. Español: 1-888-692-9355, Aprete 3.
The Samaritans’ hotline, 212-673-3000, is for survivors of loved ones’ suicides as well as people who are considering suicide. It is 24/7, confidential, free of charge, and non-religious.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
NYC crisis and respite services listing
For more information or to make a referral, contact Kearyann Austin at kaustin@acmhnyc.org or (212) 253-6377 x 406.
“Temporary getaway for people with a psychiatric diagnosis who are experiencing a crisis, and who are not a danger to themselves or others. Staffed by trained peer counselors with lived experience of the mental health system, Garden House Respite offers coping strategies and support in a home-like environment. Following hospitalization, Garden House Respite can serve as a step-down between hospital and home.” Stay of one day to two weeks, no charge, must have permanent, stable housing to return to upon discharge.
Here are some other resources for survivors:
Samaritans NYC's resource guide (for both survivor resources and suicide prevention services)
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Survivor Outreach Program (facilitates visits to newly bereaved individuals from survivors who have spent some time healing from their loss and want to help others
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Support Group Listing
Alliance of Hope has online community forums, referral information for in-person services, and more
American Association of Suicidology has a list of books & resources for survivors with links to PDFs
Postvention (i.e. post-loss) resources are available through the Suicide Prevention Resource Center
A library of articles on surviving as well as prevention can be found here
(Minimal) info for facilitators of survivor support groups
*"Survivor" is often the terminology used to describe someone who has experienced the loss of a loved one to suicide.
Sliding Scale, Low Fee, and Free Mental Health Care Programs and Resources
Weill Cornell Medicine Wellness Qlinic
525 E. 68th Street, New York, NY
646-962-9297; leave voicemail with your full name, DOB, phone number, and reason for appointment request
The New York City Anti-Violence Project
116 Nassau Street, 3rd floor, NYC 10038
212-714-1184, http://www.avp.org/get-help/locations
AVP provides FREE direct client services to LGBTQ and HIV+ survivors of all forms of violence including hate violence, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, pick-up violence, and institutional violence in all five boroughs of NYC
NYS Office of Mental Health Program Directory
Search by borough/county and type of program sought (emergency, inpatient, outpatient, etc). These programs are required to treat LGBTQ people with respect and dignity.
The Sex Workers Project at the Urban Justice Center
Intake line: 646-602-5617
Free, time unlimited, confidential counseling and psychotherapy to folks with any experience in the sex trade, current or past, or survivors of human trafficking. We utilize harm-reduction and human rights-based frameworks, and advocate for the decriminalization of sex work.
25 Flatbush Ave. 4th Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11217
718-852-2584
Heights Hill Mental Health Service
Contacts: Susanne Shulman, Ph.D., Jean Okie, Ph.D. or Lori Gralnick, CSW: (718)-875-1420
25 Flatbush Avenue #3, Brooklyn, NY 11217
contact@nycaffirmative.com, 347-625-5020
The LGBT Community Center - Center Wellness programming
For psychotherapy: short-term only, uninsured only
646-556-9300, 208 West 13th St
The Zappalorti Society
400 Broadway, New York, NY 10013, 212-334-6029
Community Healthcare Network LGBT services
CHN Jamaica
90-04 161st Street, 5th Floor, Jamaica, NY 11432
718.523.2123
CHN Lower East Side
150 Essex Street, New York, NY 10002
212.477.1120
Jamaica and LES programs offer free Sexual and Behavioral Health programs for uninsured individuals that include medical and mental health care
Ackerman Institute for the Family
212 879-4900 x122, 149 E 78th St., NYC
Ackerman Institute - The Gender and Family Project
Outpatient clinical services, including groups, to families with gender nonconforming and transgender children and adolescents.
Psychotherapy Center for Gender and Sexuality (formerly GLAP) at ICP
212-333-3444, 1841 Broadway (+60th)
• Psychotherapy 1-3 sessions/wk (refer for psychiatry)
• Takes HIP and HIP Medicaid, HealthFirst Medicaid, and Oscar; offers sliding scale (if sliding scale unaffordable for you please speak to intake person about it and say that Teresa Theophano referred you)
• Have Russian-speaking therapist
515 Madison Avenue Suite 3800A, NYC 10022
P: 212-308-7380
Insurance accepted: United Healthcare, Oxford, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Aetna
Sliding Scale available for cash patients
Bridge to Recovery Mental Health Clinic
Broadway (corner of Havemeyer), Brooklyn, 347-505-5120
212-243-8181
At the LGBT Center, 208 W. 13th St. ,New York, NY
Walk-in peer counseling and referral center with weekly groups
307 West 38th Street, NYC 10018, (212) 367-1225, mhs@gmhc.org
Gender & Sexuality Therapy Center
850 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019
(646) 797-4340, reception@gstherapycenter.com, Instagram.com/GS_therapycenter
Multiple locations throughout NYC
212-243-2830, info@ihitherapy.org
322 8th Ave, NYC 10001
Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services
Kull Initiative for Psychotherapy (Kip) - Division of Gender and Sexuality
120 West 31st Street, 3rd Fl, New York, NY 10001 (main office)
and 21 Dunham Place, 2nd Fl, Brooklyn, NY 11211
917-991-8417, info@kiptherapy.com
Guidance Center of Brooklyn Heights
25 Chapel Street (Suite 903), Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 875-7510, centralaccess@ICLinc.org
LGBTQ Peer Counseling Services
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center Mental Health and Social Services
230 West 17th St, New York, NY 10011, 212-271-7206
The Pride Center of Staten Island
718-808-1360
25 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10301
SPOP (Service Program for Older People)
Intake/Referrals: (212) 787-7120 Ext. 514
302 West 91st Street, New York, NY 10024
720 Northern Blvd, Psychological Services Center Lodge A
Brookville, NY 11548
(516) 299-3211, info@pridehealingcenter.com
Individual Therapists*
*Individual practitioners listed here are not necessarily endorsed or vetted by QMHI, but have been suggested or provided by members of the NYC LGBTQ communities.
212-675-2633
Chelsea location (West 16th St.)
sliding scale and out-of-network
trauma, grief, sexuality, chronic illness, cancer
26 Court Street, Suite 602
Brooklyn, NY 11242
347-450-7140
Out-of-network insurance accepted. $100-$150/session
Specialties: sexuality, including exploration of LGBT identities, non-monogamy, and polyamory; gender identity, expression, and transition, including work with partners and family members of TGNC individuals; relationships, HIV/AIDS, career, substance use (harm reduction, moderation management, and abstinence-based approaches)
850 7th Ave NYC, (347) 687-6362
liz@gstherapycollective.com, www.instagram.com/easylizstening/
$175-$250/session (depending on individual/couple/multiple partner relationship). Can help process out-of-network benefits.
Specialties: LGBTQ+ issues, gender expansive identities, sex workers/people with experience trading sex, kink, bdsm, consensual non-monogamy, asexuality, survivors of interpersonal violence, trauma, grief & loss, intimacy & desire, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, burnout prevention for activists and caregivers
7+ years post MSW therapist, 12+ years providing emotional support & advocacy services to queer communities
Brooklyn and Manhattan offices
avigail.hurvitz.prinz@gmail.com
347-746-8386
Out of network and limited sliding scale sessions available
kink-, poly-, sex-worker-friendly, QTPOC, trans and gender non-binary competent
3 years in practice
49 W 24th St # B9 New York, NY 10010
(212) 206-3636
Sliding scale available, accepts out of network benefits
Kink-aware psychologist, gender specialist, and sex therapist for transgender, polyamory, BDSM, DS and crossdressing concerns
(845) 304-7915, Laura@LauraAJacobs.com
Manhattan and Westchester locations.
Out-of-network only, sliding scale available
Specialties include trans and gender nonbinary issues, LGBTQIA+, BDSM, nonmonogamy, sex work, and gender and sexual diversity
200 East 33rd St, New York, NY 10016
(917) 476-0539
Accepts Cigna and out-of-network insurance
Art therapy, anxiety, mood disorders, trauma, addiction, queer and trans concerns, adolescent and adult sliding scale available
203-518-4177 Saryrottenbergmhc@gmail.com
Columbus Circle location
Sliding scale $70-$140, 45 minute session.
Can submit claims for reimbursement if you have out of network benefits for mental health
Issues/specializations: LGBTQAI, GNC, kinky, poly, sex workers; family formations and related issues; anxiety and depression; bi-cultural/multicultural; immigration; survivors of cults and high-demand religious environments
559-260-9222,
1133 Broadway (between 25th and 26th Streets)
Sliding scale available
Specialties: trauma, queer experience, gender identity, grief and bereavement, experiences of people of color, anxiety, depression, mood struggles, kink/BDSM-positive, relationship styles (poly, open, etc.), anti-oppression
(646) 580-6634, quai@discoverspace.me
Sliding scale available; out of network insurance reimbursement available
Specialties: Holistic support for stress, assisting people in exploring identity, healing for adult survivors from childhood trauma and family dysfunction, anxiety and depression. Brief to long-term counseling for folks who are managing burnout.
Brooklyn and midtown Manhattan locations
therapy@DulcineaPitagora.com, 917-675-3446.
Kink, poly, trans and LGBQ-affirmative therapeutic counseling for individuals, couples, and/or poly and leather families
In-network (via Headway) with Oxford, Oscar, and UnitedHealthcare; see site FAQ for sliding scale and out-of-network info
Supervises a team of therapists who offer low fee and sliding scale appointments (see dulcineapitagora.com/team)
92 Remsen St #1A Brooklyn, NY 11201
sarahmecklerlcsw@gmail.com, 607-269-7671
Out of network insurance accepted. Sliding scale $100-$150 per session.
Specialties include LGBTQIA, young adults, poly/non-monogamous relationships, kink communities, social justice communities, anxiety, relationship and family issues, life transitions, depression
15 years experience in clinical social work
917-512-1274
10 Plaza Street East, Suite 1C, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Depression, anxiety, relationship issues, gender identity, sexual orientation, sexuality, non-traditional relationships. Intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
Sliding scale based on individual circumstances. Participating provider for NYU CHP Student Health Plan.
138 West 25th Street, NYC
917- 617-0243
Specialties include Depression, Anxiety, Trauma, Gender Identity, Sexuality, Substance Abuse, Body Image, Immigration, HIV/AIDS, Adults, Adolescents.
Insurance accepted: Value Options, Cigna, 1199, Out of Network
917-727-0522 (text please)
queer, trans identified
Office hours Mon-Thurs, +Skype/phone
Union Square & Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Kelly’s associates are able to see clients on a sliding scale basis:
Chelsea, Manhattan and Prospect Heights, Brooklyn locations
Sex Therapy is exclusively talk therapy that addresses a person's psychological or physical sexual problems. Individuals and couples sessions available.
Out of network benefits accepted, sliding scale, no in-network insurance accepted.
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(845) 299-2896
In network with Cigna, Oscar, Oxford, UHC
Sex-, kink-, polyamory-, LGBTQIA+-affirming; Spanish-speaking; relational, psychodynamic
8 years in practice as of Sept. 2020
124 E. 40th St. NY, NY
347-566-0728, paulsirecilcsw@yahoo.com
Out of network; sliding scale $100-$150
10+ years in practice
Specializes in working with queer and trans folks; helped cofound the transgender adolescent
care program at Mt. Sinai. Competent with clients who identify as sex workers as well as folks with various relationship constructions and sexual practices including kink.
Trained in EMDR and Trauma Focused CBT
30 West 13th Street
New York, New York 10011
(347) 318-2660
Out of network insurance; sliding scale
Specialties: family, relationships, grief, loss, LGBTQ issues, HIV/AIDS, 12-Step recovery and women's issues. Trained in psychodynamic psychotherapy and Creative Arts (Drama) Therapy
info@aspiretherapynyc.com, (646) 484-9245
Assessment (60 min) $200, Individual sliding scale $180 - $300, partners/couples $225 - 300
Can provide “superbill” for out of network reimbursement; Aetna acceptance pending, expected Oct. 2020
Mention this NYC LGBTQ Mental Health Resource List when completing the match form for a reduced sliding scale fee of $150-$180
10 years experience
Openly LGBTQ+ therapists rooted in social justice values, QTPOC and non-binary competent, experience with immigrants/refugees/asylees.
Languages: English, Russian
Sliding scale available, accepts out of network benefits
Somatic Psychotherapist, Somatic Psychotherapist, Body-Centered Gestalt & Hakomi
Individuals and couple
Trauma resolution, anxiety, depression, sexuality, gender, relationships. Queer-, trans-, poly-, all-ability-, fat-, kink/BDSM- positive
samhipschmanlcsw@gmail.com, 845-418-4178
Info as of Dec. 2020: teletherapy only; post-COVID office will be in lower Manhattan.
In network with Oxford Health Plans, Oscar, UHC Student Resources, and should be paneled with Aetna soon. Sliding scale available ($140-200, please speak with Sam if this is not accessible)
Kink-, poly-, sex-worker-friendly; trans/nonbinary competent; skilled in working with those struggling with hoarding issues as well as with older people. Comfortable working with adults of any age on a range of issues, including identity exploration and a variety of mental health issues. Clinician is white, strives to be competent in working with QTPOC, in a constant process of understanding how to better embody an anti-racist practice
6.5 years in practice
Available for phone consultation: (347) 809-5923
Private pay only, sliding scale available beginning at $75
Years of experience working with LGBTQI children, adolescents and adults; provides both individual and family counseling services
Expertise in areas including coming out, trans/queer identity exploration, HIV/AIDS and access to PrEP, alternative relationships including open/poly, phase of life issues, and emotional states including stress, grief, bereavement, depression, anxiety and PTSD
8 years in practice
New York, New York 10006
(347) 745-7906
“I am particularly skilled at working with individuals who have experienced trauma. While I am experienced working with people of many different backgrounds and identities, I am well versed in working with people of color & LGBTQIAA+ individuals who contend with microaggressions and systems that diminish wellness.”
Sliding scale available. Accepts out-of-network insurance
646-269-6981, gwinterkorn@gmail.com
Strong background in working with queer folks, especially trans folks and their partners and families
Sliding scale fee available. Accepts out-of-network insurance
Sliding scale fee available
917-570-5592, jilledelsteinlcsw@gmail.com
Multiplan (PHCS & Savility), Magnacare
"Life transitions, trauma, depression/anxiety, LGBTQ/gender identity and concerns of adopted and fostered folks (among other things)"
Offices in Park Slope and Manhattan
jesse@gstherapycenter.com
850 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019
Sliding scale, no insurance, out of network (will verify benefits and submit reimbursements)
(646) 797-4340, reception@gstherapycenter.com, Instagram.com/GS_therapycenter
To schedule please visit: gstherapycenter.com/schedule
Specialties: gender, sexuality, poly/non-monogamy, kink, BDSM, fetish sexualities, sexual functioning, sexual anxiety, compulsive sexual behaviors, relationship conflict, parents with LGBTQ identified or questioning children, depression, anxiety, addiction, and HIV/AIDS
Supervises a team at G&STC; to see G&STC therapists for specific specialities please visit: gstherapycenter.com/therapists
CourtneyEngelsteinLCSW@gmail.com
347-762-2704
Brooklyn and Manhattan locations
Sliding scale according to each client's financial ability. Pending insurance acceptance: straight Medicaid, Medicare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, 1199, Health First, Metroplus
Specialties: Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Abuse, Substance Use
6 years in practice
347-514-8182
Aetna and out of network insurance, sliding scale available
LGBTQ, HIV, trauma, relationships, addiction, depression, anxiety, parenting
East Village location, add’l office in Beacon, NY
7 years in practice
347-460-2182
Manhattan office: 139 Fulton Street, NY, NY.
Hudson Valley office: 1076 Main Street, Fishkill, NY
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/wildheartpsychotherapy/?fref=ts
Accepts Cigna and out of network benefits for other insurances; sliding scale
Specializes in trauma, PTSD and serving the queer and trans* and GNC communities. Sex worker and kink- and poly-friendly/competent.
7 years in practice
212-707-1133
80 5th Ave, Suite 903-B, NY, NY 10011
Sliding Scale
LGBT issues, sexual and domestic violence, acculturation (persons of color, immigration)
31-28 41st Street, Astoria, NY 11103
917-374-8095
Sliding scale, no insurance accepted
LGBT issues; gender and sexuality; depression; anxiety; living with HIV/AIDS and other chronic illnesses
Treatment Approach: Integrated Evidence-Based Practice, Harm Reduction
Areas of Expertise: LGBTQ Communities, Trauma and Anti-Violence (Intimate Partner and Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence, Identity-Based/Hate Violence), HIV/AIDS and Other Physical Illnesses, Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Substance Use, BDSM and Kink, Sex Work
80 East 11th St. Suite 301C, NYC 10003
917-204-2846
In network with Cigna; out of network provider, sliding scale available, $60-$150
Specialties: Training in Psychodynamic and Creative Arts Therapy, working with people of all ages including children and families, couples, etc.. Experienced in LGBTQ, GNC, non-binary and fluid identified folk, sex-positive
15 years in practice
212-691-5649
171 W. 23rd Street 2C, NYC
Sliding Scale, out-of-network
Gestalt Psychotherapist and Certified Integral Coach working with individuals, couples and groups. Expressive artists; Addiction Recovery and Sobriety, Behavioral Therapy for the Management of Anxiety and Depression, LGBTQ Identity and Life issues.
Founder of Identity House
646-250-3182
350 Central Park West, NYC 10025
sliding scale and out-of-network
LGBTQI issues, trauma, anxiety, attention, obsessiveness, compulsivity, sexuality
mindfulness, cognitive, and relational methods
212-353-9264
210 East 21st Street, #2E
Negotiable out of network
HIV, LGBT, relationships, couples
Callen Lorde Provider
212-715-1836
345 7th Ave.Ste.1602C (bet. 29th & 30th Sts.)
Sliding scale and accepts Cigna, Medicare, out of network benefits
LGBT, HIV, women’s health, trauma, interpersonal psychoanalysis
Callen Lorde Provider
917-509-6242
Sliding Scale, Aetna, out of network
Individual, Couples, and Family Counseling, LGBT, substance abuse, spirituality, trans youth
130 5th Ave. Suite 900
347-210-6398
Sliding scale: $60-$150. Medicare/Medicaid
Relationship Issues, Anxiety or Fears, Gay Lesbian Issues, Adolescents, Adults, Elders
Speaks Spanish
917-355-2544
26 Court Street, Suite 2311
Brooklyn, NY 11242
Sliding Scale available, accepts Medicare
Individuals, couples, adults, family therapy
646-373-4845
138 W. 25th Street Suite 802
Sliding scale available
LGBTQ, HIV Related Issues, Couples and Family Therapy, Adults, Adolescents, and Children. LGBT Families
Psychoanalysis, EMDR
646-342-5913
230 West 13th Street, 2nd Floor 212-947-7111 x529
United & Aetna, Beech Street
Anxiety and Mood Disorders, Addiction, Compulsive Behaviors, LGBTQ, and Anger Management, Individual, family, adolescents, group therapy for adults
917-517-2447
Hypnotherapy, psychotherapy
917-224-6989
138 West 25th Street, Suite 610 & 2 West 82nd Street, #3
Sliding Scale available. Accepts Student Health
Specialties: GLBTQ, Health Psychology, Psychodynamic; can utilize CBT techniques
(212) 777-3409, rstephenmcnulty@yahoo.com
80 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1408A
New York, NY 10011
Accepts GHI, United Health Care Aetna, Three Rivers, United Behavioral Health, and Medicare
Works with adults, couples, adolescents, addictions, learning disabilities, bereavement, anxiety, mood disorders, chronic illness,& LGBT issues
646-413-9765
230 W 13th St. Suite K, NYC 10011
Sliding scale available, accepts United Healthcare
LGBT adolescents & adults living with HIV/AIDS of limited financial means
212-228-3496
80 East 11th St. Room 425, 10003
Sliding scale available, accepts Medicare
LGBT Issues,Trauma, Intimacy, Couples
(646) 481-8298, jenifer.cutler@gmail.com
Offices in Brooklyn & Manhattan
Private pay $100-150. Sliding scale as low as $75, dependent on circumstances
Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield, NYU’s student health (CHP) insurance
Specializes in LGBTQ issues, non-monogamy, and the polyamorous community.
Areas of focus include: sex & gender identity, coming out, relationship issues, family dynamics, anxiety, depression, end-of-life issues, and grief/loss/bereavement.
Style incorporates attention to both the mind and body for a holistic approach to well-being.
718-909-0592, 49 West 24th Street, NYC 10010
Sliding scale available, accepts Aetna and out of network insurance
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and life transitions.
Member of LGBTQ community and recovery community.
41 E 11th Street, 4th floor, NYC
516-229-1386; Alyssa.Mairanz@gmail.com
Out of network insurance reimbursement, sliding scale available on a case by case basis ($80-$150), regular rate $150/session
3½ years in practice
Specializations: psychodynamic psychotherapy, certification in Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Works with “sexual orientation confusion and/or related stress”; poly- and sex worker-friendly
412 6th Avenue (between 8th and 9th Streets), Suite 611, New York, NY 10011
914-709-5302; sbrooktherapy@gmail.com
In-network provider for Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield; out-of-network reimbursable; sliding scale $80-$130
Specializes in trauma and PTSD; issues related to religious or spiritual identity, particularly for members of the LGBTQ community
Experience with trauma survivors, refugees and immigrants, homeless folks, gender identity and expression, sex workers, internalized homo/bi/transphobia
5 years in practice
Dr. Katrina T. Marsh, MSSW
917-370-8501, DRKTMDr@gmail.com
“Offers methods of coaching, spiritual direction, traditional talk therapy and pastoral counseling”
11 years experience
No insurance accepted, sliding scale available
Core modalities and philosophies include client centered therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, feminist theory, spiritual and pastoral psychotherapy
Specialties include LGBTIQ issues, loss, depression, coping skills, relationships
291 Broadway Suite 1407 NY, NY 10007
charlottecurtisLCSW@gmail.com
Sliding scale available; out-of-network
Relational/psychodynamic psychotherapist. Extensive experience working with queer and trans* folks of all ages.
Specialities: relationships, trauma, depression/anxiety/phobias, grief and loss, body image, sexuality, gender identity, issues specific to college students and visual/performing artists.
Offices on UES and Union Square, also available for Skype Sessions
646-789-5491, Professorernie@gmail.com
Specializing in PTSD, anxiety, trauma, and depression with cognitive behavioral treatment
Specialties in LGBT work, trans identity/issues, polyamory, kink
Sliding scale: $75-$150, out of network insurance reimbursable
41-51 East 11th St., 4th Fl.
New York, NY 10003 (Office near Union Square)
718-938-8818
Sliding scale available, out-of-network insurance reimbursement available
Specialties: trauma, lgbt, racism/colorism, depression and anxiety for adults 18-60
26 Court Street, Suite 2709
Brooklyn, NY 11242
516-521-4844, dylan.halom@gmail.com
Specializing in trauma and EMDR for the LGBTQ population
Sliding and out-of-network insurance reimbursement available
Info@amandafreytherapy.com, 845-379-0956
Specializing in queer family building, people of trans experience, pre- and postpartum queer parents, veterans
Private pay sessions range from $100-200; insurance coverage pending, out of network available
3 years in practice
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/victoria-haller-new-york-ny/715079
myTherapyNYC
928 Broadway, Suite 806/405, NYC 10010
347.384.5372
In network with Blue Cross Blue Shield only
Specializing in trauma informed care, lgbtq+, specifically trans and non-binary competent, non-monogamy, kink
Years in practice: 2
support@amrtherapy.com
530-637-8678 office, 323-207-5901 cell
Private pay only, starting at $87 with sliding scale
During Covid, practice is accepting donation rates (pay what you can) for 30 min sessions
Years in practice: 8
Competent in working with QTPOC; kink-, poly-, sex-worker-friendly, trans- and gender non-binary competent. “Sex- and gender-positive queer therapist all the way around. I additionally have a masters in theology with a focus on queer liberation theology. I am able to help clients and family navigate religion and sexuality/gender.”
Referrals and Directories
Queer-Friendly Psychiatrists and Psychiatric NPs*
*Individual practitioners listed here are not necessarily endorsed or vetted by QMHI, but have been suggested or provided by members of the NYC LGBTQ communities. Psychiatrists and NPs (nurse practitioners) can prescribe medication; psychotherapists with LCSWs, LMHCs, PhDs, etc. cannot.
Luz Amelia Green, MD
1430 Broadway, Suite 1608 NY, NY 10018
212-730-7777
no insurance info available
Dr. Jennifer Blum
330 W 58th St #513, New York, NY 10019
(212) 677-2265
Out of network
Soho MD
110 Lafayette Street 5th Floor New York, NY 10013
321 Grove Street 2nd Floor Jersey City, NJ 07302
(212) 369-6757
In network with Aetna, Cigna, Horizon BCBS Optum (Oscar, Oxford, UnitedHealthcare & UMR)
286 Fifth Ave., No. 7G
New York, NY 10001
(212) 479–8400
Can submit online request for consultation on this website
Has extensive experience with LGBT communities; medical director of addiction program at the Center. Not in-network for any insurance; can provide receipt for submission for out-of-network insurance reimbursement. Accepts cash and check (no credit cards).
“Limited number of sliding scale appointments for clients who are motivated and lack the necessary funds to pay full fee.”
380 Lafayette St
New York, NY
646-641-5564
LGBT experience; works at Callen Lorde. Info above is for his private practice; he is not in-network for any insurance but can provide receipt for submission for out-of-network insurance reimbursement.
286 5th Ave #10H, New York, NY 10001
(212) 631-8010
Specializes in treatment of ADHD, among other disorders
Private pay only (i.e. no insurance accepted)
Call for fee information; accepts very limited number of LGBT patients at reduced rate.
Dr. Dan Bauman
286 5th Ave, 10M
New York, NY 10001
212-799-4668
Call for fee information
Psychopharmacology
1160 Park Avenue 1-E, NYC 10125
In network with 1199, Cigna, GHI, HIP, Oscar & Value Options
212.799.4039, jackpulamd@gmail.com
115 Central Park West, Suite 15 @ 72nd Street
Psychiatry, psychotherapy, psychoanalysis; queer- and trans-affirmative
In network with Aetna only; out of network
Non-LGBTQ-specific Mental Health Resources
Psychiatric Urgent Care
Same-day psychiatric care
Three NYC (Manhattan-based) locations; virtual psychiatry consultations available
Will not prescribe certain benzos, ADHD meds, opioids, sleep aids
In network with most insurance plans, including HealthFirst, 1199 SEIU, Oscar, Cigna, Aetna, UHC, Oxford. Accepts Medicare.
Clubhouses
425 West 47th Street
New York, NY 10036
212.582.0340
Fountain House is dedicated to the recovery of men and women with mental illness by providing opportunities for our members to live, work, and learn, while contributing their talents through a community of mutual support.
Intensive Care Programs
The Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Continuing Day Treatment Program
Payne Whitney
525 East 68th Street
New York, NY 10021
(212) 746-5770
Weill Cornell Partial Hospital and Intensive Outpatient Program
525 East 68th Street, 11th floor
New York, NY 10021
(888) 694-5700
Mt. Sinai Partial Hospital Program
20 East 106th Street, 9th Fl.
New York, NY 10029
For referrals contact:
Julia Siegel, LCSW
Phone: 212 241-3170; fax: 212-426-5107
phpreferrals@mountsinai.org
Interfaith Medical Center Partial Hospital Program
1545 Atlantic Ave
4th floor, South Building
Brooklyn, NY 11213
(718) 613-4235
PSCH, Inc: Intensive Psych Rehabilitation Treatment
22-44 119th St.
College Point, NY 11356
718-445-0980 ext. 1722 or 2196
Postgraduate Center for Mental Health DBT Program
Center for Intensive Treatment of Personality Disorders Psychiatric Recovery Center (PRC)
1000 Tenth Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-523-6983
Fax: 212-523-6310
SPOP PROS (Personalized Recovery-Oriented Services)
188 West 88th Street
New York, NY 10024
(212) 787-7120 ext. 514
New York State’s only PROS program exclusively for adults 55+ with serious mental illness. Offers a full day of groups and support to promote, recovery, rehabilitation, and integration into the community.
Includes life skills training, creative arts therapy, medication management, breakfast and lunch daily.
Medicaid accepted.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Program at Weill Cornell
Support Groups and 12-Step Meetings
Mood Disorder Support Group, 212-533-6374
NAMI-NYC, 505 Eighth Avenue, Suite 1103, 212-684-3264
Manhattan Adult ADD Group, https://www.facebook.com/TheManhattanAdultADDSupportGroup
Meetings held monthly at West End Collegiate Church (in the parlor) located at 245 West 77th Street (between Broadway & West End Ave - on the north side of the street).
A $5 donation is requested at meetings to help the group with its expenses.
Obsessive Compulsive Anonymous group, conference call, contact Art: 775-882-4719 or Paul: 816-824-702
In-person groups:
Co-Dependents Anonymous (CoDA)
Over the Rainbow Pride CoDA meeting Sundays at 6:45 pm online
LGBTQ & Allies CoDA meeting via Brooklyn Community Pride Center Sundays 12:30-1:30 pm online
Counseling/Treatment Centers
Freedom from Fear 718-351-1717, x 19, 308 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island
Dean Hope Center at Teachers College, Columbia University, 212-678-3262, 525 West 120th St.
Washington Square Institute, 41 East 11th St., 4th floor, New York, NY, 212-477-2600
PPSC (Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center)
80 Fifth Ave. #903A, New York, NY 10011, 212-633-9162, PPSC@ATT.NET
Postgraduate Center for Mental Health, 212-576-4195. 71 West 23rd St., 7th Floor, New York, NY
Albert Ellis Institute, 145 E. 32 St., 9th floor, NYC 212-535-0822
Blanton-Peale Counseling Center, 7 West 30th Street, 9th Floor, NYC 212-725-7850
Low-Cost Medical and Holistic Health Resources
70 Walker Street, New York, NY 10013, 212-334-6029
470 Clarkson Avenue Suite A
Brooklyn, NY 11203
(347) 688-6655, info@brooklynfreeclinic.org
Must be 18+ and uninsured to receive services
Appointments available on Wednesdays starting at 5:30 pm; request online or call
Services are free of charge
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
356 W. 18th Street, NYC 10011
212-271-7200
Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine
Private practice: 27 West 20th Street #607, NYC 10011
646-470-3391, AcuPeacock@gmail.com
Christopher is also available at sliding-scale rates at Brooklyn Acupuncture Project
530 3rd Ave, Suite 5R
Brooklyn, NY 11215
NYC Care is a health care access program that guarantees low-cost and no-cost services to New Yorkers who do not qualify for or cannot afford health insurance, regardless of immigration status or ability to pay. All NYC Care services are provided through NYC Health + Hospitals.
Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center
312 E. 94th Street (b/t 1st and 2nd Avenue), NYC 10128
Information and Appointments:
Project IMPACT: (212) 731-7688
Adolescent Health Center: (212) 423-3000
Metropolitan Community Church of New York
446 W 36th Street, NYC
(347) 565-5042, qclinic@columbia.edu
Third Root Community Health Center
380 Marlborough Road, Brooklyn, NY 11226
info@thirdroot.org, 718-940-9343
Sliding scale services include:
Online Resources for Self-Help and Support
Queer Mental Health Facebook group
QTIBIPOC Healing Space (group)
QTPoC Mental Health (public page)
The QTPoC MHI meeting schedule can be found on Facebook and sessions are currently being held at The Interdependence Project, 28 West 27th Street, New York, NY 10001.
Fireweed Collective (formerly Icarus Project)
“Fireweed Collective offers mental health education and mutual aid through a Healing Justice lens. We help support the emotional wellness of all people, and center the needs of those most marginalized by our society. Our work seeks to disrupt the harm of systems of abuse and oppression, often reproduced by the mental health system.”
PDFs of helpful publications can be found here.
“7 Cups of Tea is an on-demand emotional health and well-being service. Our bridging technology anonymously & securely connects real people to real listeners in one-on-one chat.
Anyone who wants to talk about whatever is on their mind can quickly reach out to a trained, compassionate listener through our network. We have hundreds of listeners who come from all walks of life and have diverse experiences.“
Check out their numerous self-help guides, which include topics like substance use,anxiety, bullying, self-harm, family stress, and more.
Centre for Clinical Interventions self-help modules
Link to “information packages” for various mental health issues consisting of a number of modules that can be completed online. “We strongly encourage you to talk to your local doctor or a mental health professional about your difficulties as the information provided in the resources are NOT a substitute for proper diagnosis or treatment by an appropriate health professional.”
A resource for both mental health professionals and consumers (and people who are both).
Misc.
Food pantry and soup kitchen locator for NYC
NYC’s guide to LGBTQ services:
Searchable online at https://comptroller.nyc.gov/lgbtq/
Printable at https://comptroller.nyc.gov/wp-content/uploads/documents/LGBTQ_Guide_2019.pdf
A membership-based service that provides “everything to start, continue, and maintain your gender-affirming hormone treatment.”