NYC LGBTQ+ Mental Health Resource List
If you are interested in submitting a licensed psychotherapist or psychiatrist listing, please email nycqmhi@gmail.com. Currently I am accepting listings only for providers who are in network with at least one insurance provider and/or who will offer sliding scale rates starting below $125 to users of this list. I include one listing per private/group practice.
If you meet this criteria, please send the following information in this order, including just your responses (i.e. please don’t include the headers below):
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--I am not and have never been a group mod/admin but appreciate the volunteers who are!), and listings are largely crowdsourced; not all information has been individually vetted.
-Teresa Theophano, LCSW
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
Programs provide 24/7 support by trained peers; they are an alternative option to traditional emergency room or inpatient hospital care. Stays available for up to one week. Referral by a licensed mental health care provider required (programs may be able to connect you to one).
COMMUNITY ACCESS, INC (Manhattan)
315 2nd Avenue
New York, NY 10003
646-257-5665 x8401
Mosaic Mental Health (Bronx) - scroll down on page for info
640-642 West 232nd Street
Bronx, NY 10463
718-884-2992
SERVICES FOR THE UNDERSERVED (Brooklyn) - scroll down on page for info
2118 Union Street
Brooklyn, NY 11212
347-505-0870
TRANSITIONAL SERVICES FOR NEW YORK (Queens)
80-45 Winchester Blvd.
Queens Village, NY 11427
718-464-0375
Additional resources for suicide 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, In-Network, Low Fee, and Free Mental Health Care Programs and Resources
NOTE: If you have in network-only health insurance coverage but the therapist you want to see (or have been seeing) is out of network, consider requesting a single case agreement (SCA) from your insurance company. This is a kind of contract under which your insurance will cover your sessions as though they are in network. Health insurance companies don’t advertise this option, but it is available! More details on how to go about advocating for yourself to get an SCA here.
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 Elm Place, 6th Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201
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
Center for Counseling and Community Wellbeing
cccw@nyu.edu, 212-998-5573
Kimball Hall, 5th Floor
246 Greene St.
New York, NY 10003
Therapists of New York’s Psychotherapy for All Fund
6 East 39th Street, Suite 800, New York, NY 10016
646.450.3822, info@therapistsofNY.com
Time-limited low-fee psychotherapy program; requires an application. Therapists of New York offers sliding scale gender-affirming letters; see https://www.therapistsofny.com/lgbtqia
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 LGBTQ+ services
Includes the Transgender Family Program and Sexual and Behavioral Health Program.
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.
226 West 26th St, New York, NY 10001, hlai@allytherapy.org
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
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*
*Practitioners listed here are not necessarily endorsed or vetted by the former QMHI team, but many have been suggested or had their names provided by members of the NYC LGBTQ+ communities. Ask for a preliminary consultation, confirm in advance that you will not be charged for it, and ask lots of questions to ensure that you will feel comfortable with the person who may become your therapist! Note that LCSWs (licensed clinical social workers) can work in private practices, while LMSWs (licensed master social workers, who are often working towards clinical licensure) must see clients under the auspices of a group practice or clinic and receive ongoing clinical supervision.
The Community Couch
1115 Broadway Suite #1028, New York, NY 10010
(332) 263-3869
15 years in practice at time of listing (Nov. 2022)
In network with Aetna, Anthem, Cigna and Evernorth, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Harvard Pilgrim, Medicaid, Medicare, Optum, Oscar Health, Tricare East Select-Certified, UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH. Limited no-fee slots available for clients ineligible for health insurance due to immigration status.
LGBTQ-, non binary-, sex worker-allied. Practices client-centered humanistic therapy.
212-675-2633
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 at time of listing
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 at time of listing
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 location
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 at time of listing
Footprints Clinical Social Work
646-204-2295
Footprints is “a safe place to heal. Offering mental health services to all of New York, accepting all major insurances.”
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
Brooklyn, NY 11226 (telehealth only)
(718) 971-2189
In network with Aetna, Oscar, Oxford, United Healthcare
POC, queer LCSW; ENM-/poly-/trans-/kink-affirming, offering individual and couples therapy.
https://stephaniacajustelscw.clientsecure.me/
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
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 at time of listing (Dec. 2020)
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 at time of listing
NY Therapy Practice
212-433-2664
125 East 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010
Sliding Scale available $90-$125
Specialties: trauma, addiction, eating disorders, TGNC affirmative, sexuality and gender exploration, navigating life transitions.
10 years in practice at time of listing
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
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, in network with Healthfirst, 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 specialties 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 at time of listing
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 at time of listing
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 at time of listing
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
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 at time of listing
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
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 at time of listing
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
139 Fulton St. #1004 NY, NY 10038 (office in FiDi)
charlottecurtis.LCSW@gmail.com
Private pay, out-of-network reimbursable, sliding scale starting at $100.
Psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. Extensive experience working with lgbtq adults and adolescents.
Specialties include trauma, grief, sexuality, gender identity and issues specific to visual/performing artists, college students, writers and creative tech professionals.
10 years experience at time of listing.
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
Therapy available in English, Bangla, or Mandarin
Populations served, with expertise: transgender folks (including youth), kink/BDSM knowledgeable and friendly, ENM/polyam, sex worker knowledgeable and friendly, complex trauma, substance abuse
Accepts insurance (Oxford, United, UMR, BCBS, Oscar, Aetna, Cigna) and sliding scale starting at $100
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
2 years in practice at time of listing
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
8 years in practice at time of listing (2020)
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.”
kelley@psycinthecity.com, 917.689.1798
131 E 83rd St. #6E, NYC 10028
No insurance accepted; sliding scale for couples: $100-125
8 years in practice at time of listing
Specialties and populations served:“Level 3 Gottman Queer Couples & Relationship counseling, kink, sex-worker - trans-and gender non-binary and Certified First Responder Crisis Counseling.
nicholas.moran.lmhc@gmail.com, (412) 465-0513
113 University Place, 11th Floor, Offices A and B, New York, NY 10003
Out of network only. Sliding scale “pay it forward model” available with Nyx or interns ranging from $50-$150 per session. Otherwise indiv. $265/45 min session; $300/couples + $75 per add’l partner; $75 group therapy
6+ years practice at time of listing update (Nov. 2022)
Specialties/populations served include 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, negative therapy experience, and counseling therapists
hello@mindbodysoulvirtualwellnesscenter.com, (917) 737-2931
Located in Brooklyn
In-network with Cigna, offers sliding scale based on financial need $50-$100
5+ years in practice at time of listing (updated Nov. 2022)
Specialties and populations served: QTBIPOC provider working affirmatively with artists and QTBIPOC. Kink-, poly-, sex-worker-friendly, trans- and gender non-binary-affirmative
Also provides health, wellness, career coaching, and spiritual guidance
lowell@expressyourselftherapynyc.com, 929-244-3295
Sliding scale based on ability to pay starting at $40, superbills provided for out-of-network coverage for all insurance plans
First year in practice at time of listing (Sept. 2022)
Areas of special interest include working with people coming to therapy to address anxiety, non-normative gender identities, histories of trauma, navigating adult industries, managing non-monogamous relationships, disabilities & chronic illness, & destigmatizing sexuality, BDSM, & kink
juliet@alliancepsych.nyc, 718-971-9731
In network with Fidelis Medicaid and Oxford. Private pay scale $125-$200
Individual therapy for adults and teens, focus on trauma and attachment
White cis queer therapist with lived experience with disability
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)
808 Union St #3a, Brooklyn, NY 11215
meiselpsychnp@gmail.com, call/text: 740-777-6184
Telehealth only during COVID
Provides “evaluation, diagnosis, medications, therapy and more. Specialties include treating the mental health needs of those with chronic illnesses, members of the LGBTQIA community, and patients with mood disorders.” Licensed to prescribe medical marijuana.
In network with Aetna, 1199and Blue Cross Blue Shield
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
Rudoy Medical
1523 Voorhies Avenue, 4th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-307-1577
Numerous insurance plans accepted
Non-LGBTQ-specific Mental Health Resources
Psychiatry
(917) 634-5311, 109 W 27th Street, New York, NY 10001
Psychiatry practice that accepts many insurance plans and Medicare Part B (it seems that Medicaid plans are not accepted at the time of this listing, Aug. 2021)
Can filter for LGBTQ-affirming practitioners and insurance acceptance
Telehealth services offered
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
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
Livewell Foundation free peer support groups for depression
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
Behavioral health services available in Long Island City and regardless of ability to pay.
Institute for Family Health Free Clinics for the Uninsured
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
Licensed acupuncturist in the state of NY; private practice
5912 69th Ave, Ridgewood, NY 11385
dylan.acupuncture@gmail.com; send email to book appt or schedule online at calendly.com/bittermelon
Online Resources for Self-Help and Support
Queer Mental Health Facebook group
QTIBIPOC Healing Space (group)
QTPoC Mental Health (public page)
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: “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.”
Misc.
Food pantry and soup kitchen locator for NYC
NYC guide to LGBTQ services from the comptroller’s office; updated annually
Printable version for 2021; email action@comptroller.nyc.gov for copies
A list of mental health care professionals who will provide hormones/surgery/gender marker change letters on first session (click tabs on bottom to view by state)
t4t caregiving provides trans caregivers and doulas for trans people having gender-affirming surgeries. See rate info for cost details
Mariposa: A membership-based service that provides “everything to start, continue, and maintain your gender-affirming hormone treatment.”