Therapy 101: Where to Search for a Therapist

Trying to find a therapist can be challenging for a variety of reasons. Perhaps you’ve reached out to several therapists, only to find that they’re at capacity. Or you realize that your insurance does not cover out-of-network providers.

In addition to Psychology Today, you can try some of the resources below to find a therapist. Please note that some of these are specific to therapy-seekers in the NYC-area:

Therapist Directories

• Asians for Mental Health: https://asiansformentalhealth.com/ This is a nationwide directory of therapists that work with the Asian community

• Asian Mental Health Collective: https://www.asianmhc.org/ Same as above

• Bridges Mental Health: https://bridgesmentalhealth.com/ Directory of therapists that work with the Asian, Pacific Islander, and South Asian American community in the NYC-area; searchable by insurance

• Manhattan Alternative: https://www.manhattanalternative.com/ This is a listing of NYC-area therapists that are sex-positive, affirmative, and have expertise related to issues that kink, poly, consensually non-monogamous, trans, gender non-conforming, and/or LGBQ-identified individuals face

• Mental Health Match: https://mentalhealthmatch.com/ Broad, nationwide therapist directory similar to Psychology Today

• South Asian Mental Health Initiative & Network: https://samhin.org/ Therapist directory that caters to the South Asian therapy-seeker

• South Asian Therapists: https://southasiantherapists.org/ Therapist directory that caters to the South Asian therapy-seeker

• Therapy for Black Girls: https://therapyforblackgirls.com/ Therapist directory that caters to Black female therapy-seekers

• Zencare: https://zencare.co/ Searchable by ethnicity

In-Network Therapists in NYC-Area (Not Medicaid/Medicare)

• Alma: https://helloalma.com/ Searchable by ethnicity and insurance

• Headway: https://headway.co/ Searchable by ethnicity and insurance; Headway therapists in NY/NJ are in-network with Aetna, Cigna, Oscar, Oxford, and United Healthcare

• Downtown Psychological Services: http://www.downtownpsychological.com/ This group practice is based in midtown Manhattan and is in-network with Aetna

• Octave: https://findoctave.com/team/new-york This practice offers therapy in NY and CA; in NY, Octave is in-network with Aetna and the United Healthcare UMR plan for Mount Sinai employees

• Yellow Chair Collective: https://yellowchaircollective.com This practice offers therapy in NY and CA specifically for the Asian American community

Therapists that Accept Medicaid/Medicare or Offer Reduced Rates

• Charles B. Wang Community Health Center: http://www.cbwchc.org/mh.asp Accepts most insurances including Aetna, Affinity, Cigna, Emblem Health, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Fidelis, Healthfirst, Metroplus, United Healthcare, and Wellcare

• Child Center of NY: https://childcenterny.org Accepts Medicaid and other insurances; offers reduced rates; services are available in several languages including Bengali, Chinese, English, Hindi, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Urdu

• Community Counseling and Mediation: https://ccmnyc.org/ Accepts Medicaid and Medicare and offers reduced rates

• Dr. Xu Z Chen (718) 686-1533: This group practice based in Brooklyn offers therapy and psychiatric medication services in English and Chinese

• Fifth Avenue Counseling Center: https://www.tfacc.org/ Medicaid, other insurances, reduced rates

• Hamilton-Madison House: http://www.hamiltonmadisonhouse.org/behavioral-health-services.html Asian therapists available, in-network with Medicaid, other insurances, and offer reduced rates

• Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy: https://icpnyc.org/at/ Reduced rates available

• Karen Horney Clinic: https://www.karenhorneyclinic.org/ In-network with certain insurances and offers reduced rates

• Open Path Collective: https://openpathcollective.org/ Reduced rates available

• Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center: https://www.ppsc.org/treatment-services-1 Reduced rates available

For Everything Else

• NYC Well (1-888-NYC-WELL / 1-888-692-9355) is a comprehensive mental health resource for NYC residents. You can request crisis team support for mental health emergencies, talk with a mental health professional, and request referrals for treatment.