Therapy for Black Girls is an online community and podcast run by Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a psychologist, that encourages mental wellness for Black women and girls by breaking down stigmas around mental health diagnosis and therapy. Community members can use its director to find a therapist, guided affirmations, support, and conversations about issues that affect Black women and girl’s lives. Donate.

Founded by actress Taraji P. Henson in honor of her father, The Boris L. Henson Foundation‘s goal is to change the way mental health is perceived in the Black community. The organization seeks to encourage mental health support in urban schools, increase Black therapists, and reduce the number of people who return to prison after release by offering mental health support to formerly incarcerated people. Current programs include ongoing rounds of free online therapy.

This online community offers Black and other people of color, regardless of gender expression and identity, a private membership club to have conversations about wellness and creativity. Club individuals are offered a space to celebrate, heal, and encourage each other to create. The organization also brings in mediation, yoga, and mental health professionals for special sessions.$17 a month.

Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective is a group of therapists, lawyers, religious leaders, teachers, psychologists, advocates, and activists working together for mental/emotional health and healing in the Black community. The collective provides a Black Virtual Therapist Directory for mental health services – a valuable resource for those who are in areas without support or who cannot see someone in person due to COVID-19.

Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective also provides professional development and training for activists, grassroots movements, and others on topics including mental health issues, emotional intelligence in leadership, unconscious bias, toxic elements of Black masculinity, mental health literacy, wellness for Black trans and GNC people, and healing and restorative justice.

The Black Women’s Health Imperative is dedicated to improving the overall health and wellness of Black women and girls. Initiatives include fighting for affordable health care rates, mental health awareness, pre-diabetes education, advocacy and leadership programs for current HBCU women attendees, HIV prevention and treatment, and ending period shame.

Therapy for Black Men offers therapy resources, coaching, and articles for Black men to work through trauma, stereotypes, and other vital issues that affect their self-image, self-worth, and mental stability. The space serves as a place where Black men can connect with and encourage each other. Donate.

The Okra Project‘s primary focus is preventing food insecurity for Black trans and gender nonconforming people by providing free meals. However, the collective has launched two new mental health funds to offer free mental health services to Black trans people in the wake of the recent murders of Tony McDade and Nina Pop, a Black trans woman who was murdered in Missouri. The Nina Pop Health Recovery Fund will raise money for Black trans women and the Tony McDade Mental Health recovery fund is for Black trans men. The Okra Project has donated $15K to each fund and are asking donors to match their donations.

Current Updates:The Okra Project's Nina Pop and Tony McDade Free Therapy: Care Lanes! This is an emergency mutual aid program that gives Black Trans Community Members free access to therapy with qualified Black therapists. The 'Care Lanes,' system empowers the Community Member to decide on the care they need. Whether its one appointment, several, spiritual counseling, or even gender affirmation letters from a licensed psychiatrist - There Is a Care Lane, For Every Black Trans Person in need!

Their Resource Page: https://www.theokraproject.com/resources-1

Melanin & Mental Health is a mental health resource hub with a listing of Black therapy professionals for Black and Latinx communities. The collective provides free resources and events to connect those in need with the right person in their location. Supporters can listen to the collective’s Between Sessions Podcast or purchase items from its online store. (nothing in store at the moment)

Sista Afya, a Chicago-based organization, offers mental health resources for Black women and girls. Sista Afya connects Black women to affordable, accessible, and culturally competent therapists and ongoing mental health workshops. It also offers an Illinois-based program for Black women, which offers two free therapy sessions and free admission to monthly support groups for women who financially qualify.​Donate

Mental Wellness Education: Mental wellness workshops, professional development, & online resources.

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Resource Connection: Large events that bring service providers and community together.

Community Support: Individual therapy, group therapy, support groups, and holistic healing events.

Mental Wellness Merchandise: African- American & mental wellness themed coloring books, journals, greeting cards, apparel, and more.

Harriet’s Apothecary is a collective of Black womxn healers, health professionals, magicians, artists, activists, and ancestors from various generations who are creating accessible, affordable, inclusive, and loving community spaces for Black and other people of color to heal. The organization offers online and in-person events about spiritual strategies, healing, and holistic health as well as services like art therapy, essential oil therapy, thai yoga massage, spiritual divinations, and peer counseling sessions among many other offerings.

The Loveland Therapy Fund provides national assistance to Black women and girls seeking therapy services. The organization has partnered with National Queer & Trans Therapist of Color, Talkspace, Open Path Collective, and Therapy for Black Girls to provide a list of mental health professionals. Loveland Therapy Fund is apart of The Loveland Foundation, which offers fellowships, residency programs, and more to Black women and girls. Supporter can donate, start a giving circle with friends, or advocate for company on social media.

Black Men Heal‘s mission is to offer free therapy and counseling resources to Black men and remove the stigmas around mental health. The nonprofit works with counselors who are willing to donate their time towards helping men in need. Black Men Heal accepts donations via Cash App and Paypal.

The National Queer and Trans Therapists of America strives to provide quality mental health care to queer and trans people of color. The network offers a directory of mental health resources and the Mental Health Fund, which provides financial help to those who need it.

Black Female Therapists IG: On this feed you’ll find inspirational messages, self-care-Sunday reminders, and posts highlighting various Black mental health practitioners across the country. Black Female Therapists also recently launched an initiative to match Black people in need with therapists who will do two to three free virtual sessions. Flowpage. Client form. Their Directory. Daily Affirmations.

Black Mental Wellness IG: Founded by a team of Black psychologists, this organization offers a ton of mental health insight through posts about everything from destigmatizing therapy to talking about Black men’s mental health to practicing gratitude to coping with anxiety. Flow Page. Donate

This app features dozens of teachers from the BIPOC community. Not only can it help you reach your zen, it'll get you thinking, too. There are all sorts of meditations and philosophical/spiritual talks you can get lost in. I've found them really helpful in terms of learning about identifying the effects of things like micro-aggressions, while developing wonderment of my own body, skin, and ancestry.

Building safe homes & communities for Black Homeless Trans Women; while providing housing

and 24 / 7 emergency financial assistance to those Trans folks in urgent need. 

The Homeless Trans Women Fund is a registered funding project that is own by our donors. We are based in Miami and working to provide housing security, and connecting with the Black Trans community and all other non-binary folks to provide resources so that they can work independently to gain their Freedom - even thou; being free is just simply telling yourself you are free; it's hard for most Black Trans Women to be free without proper housing, education and to be protected against injustice

and violence in a community built with love.

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Elevate is a free app that was designed to address the specific issues of the black community that were not being met in other self-care and wellness apps. Through the app, there’s guidance and inspiration to overcome adversity, a place to set goals, and create healthy habits, as well as connecting with other people through a community forum.

If you identify as Afro-Latinx, Latinx Therapy may be a great resource for you. They have an extensive directory of therapists, plenty of free resources, as well as consultation services.

This free app is geared towards people of the black community to provide awareness, education, and hope to African American mental health. There are self-care tips on how to cope after experiencing police brutality, breathing techniques, black mental health statistics, and open forum discussions.

Transparent Black Girl IG: Transparent Black Girl aims to redefine the conversation around what wellness means for Black women. Its feed is a mix of relatable memes, hilarious pop culture commentary, beautiful images and art of Black people, and mental health resources for Black people. 

Transparent Black Guy IG, the brother resource to Transparent Black Girl, is also very much worth a follow, particularly given the stigma and misconceptions that often surround Black men being vulnerable about their mental health. Flow Page

a user-friendly app we are launching that enables matching marginalized communities with compatible licensed therapists based on their unique experiences and identities across race, gender identity, class, sexuality, ethnicity, and ability. It allows for flexible, convenient and anonymous online communication (text, call and video call) and addresses barriers to care such as transportation issues, busy schedules and mobility challenges that people may face.

A health and wellness resource for Black women, with special focuses on racial disparities and maternal morbidity and mortality. This community encourages positive social and behavioral lifestyle changes for more improved health outcomes.

We center the needs of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, the LGBTQIA+ community, people with disabilities, and we honor the full neurodiversity spectrum.

We are a mental health justice movement pursuing equity and liberation through advocacy and activism.

(and its directory specifically of therapists offering reduced-fee teletherapy)

Books on Grieving & Healing: 

• On Grief and Grieving: Finding The Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss, by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross 

• Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief, by David Kessler 

• I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye: Surviving, Coping and Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One, by Brook Noel and Pamela D. Blair

• It’s Ok That You’re Not Ok: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand, by Megan Devine 

• Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations for Working Through Grief, by Martha Hickman 

• When Bad Things Happen to Good People, by Harold Kushner 

• Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief, by Joanne Cacciatore, PhD

• Grieving is Loving: Compassionate Words for Bearing the Unbearable, by by Joanne Cacciatore, PhD 

• No Death, No Fear, by Thich Nhat Hanh 

• Grieving Mindfully: A Compassionate and Spiritual Guide to Coping with Loss, by Sameet Kumar, PhD 

• When Things Fall Apart, by Pema Chӧdrӧn 

• The Grief Recovery Handbook, by John W. James and Russell Friedman 

When Children Grieve, by John W. James and Russell Friedman

This company was started by Lauren Ash who noticed there were very few women of color teaching her yoga classes. That is why Black Girl in Om aims to address the lack of diversity in wellness spaces and create a community where "womxn of color are liberated, empowered and seen." On their Instagram page you can find meditations, IG Lives with various practitioners, and Black girl joy galore. There, you can also sign up for The Circle: an online global community for Black womxn. Link Tree Donate

Sand Chang, Ph.D., Darlene A. Hall, Ph.D., and Shawna Sodersten, MFT founded LGBTQ Psychotherapists of Color (QTOC) in September, 2009. QTOC is a San Francisco/Bay Area grassroots, volunteer-led group providing support, networking, leadership development, and community building opportunities for LGBTQs of Color in Psychology, Social Work, and Counseling. Our members are students through professionals (licensed and unlicensed). We work in a variety of settings, including schools, nonprofit and community-based organizations, government, academia, hospitals and clinics, private practice, and consulting. LGBTQ+ Resources

The Community Care Healing Services program is open to activists, organizers, and families affected by state violence to receive 5 healing sessions FREE of charge within these modalities: Talk/EMDR Therapy, Acupuncture, Massage, Energy, Healing, Yoga and Breathwork. 

Contact: communitycarehealingservices@protonmail.com

English Form: https://form.jotform.com/203104858729157

Spanish Form: https://form.jotform.com/20310757958162

The Trauma Healing Fund provides grants for Black people to access therapy.

Project LETS is a national grassroots organization and movement led by and for folks with lived experience of mental illness/madness, Disability, trauma, & neurodivergence. We specialize in building just, responsive, and transformative peer support collectives and community mental health care structures that do not depend on state-sanctioned systems that trap our folks in the medical/prison-industrial complex. We work for and with multiply marginalized folks in our communities to provide access, political education, & material resources that are needed to survive and thrive. We believe in a world without systems of oppression, where non-carceral responses to crises are the norm! Programs Get Involved Resources

My Tru Circle 

Therapist Directory(from Black Therapists Rock)

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Psychology Today

Find an African-American Psychiatrist

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Zencare

networks for finding a Black (or allied) therapist

 Mindfulness Grief Institute (https://mindfulnessandgrief.com)

● Grief In Common (https://www.griefincommon.com)

● Grief Anonymous (https://www.griefanonymous.com/facebook-groups/)

● My Grief Angels (http://www.mygriefangels.org)

● Grief.com (https://grief.com/group-resources/)

Grief Coach provides Grief support via text message to individuals and their support network, offering affordable, specialized support, specific to your grief experience. They work closely with consultants - individuals and organizations with expertise in various fields - to ensure their support appropriately addresses the nuanced concerns of different kinds of loss, including complex grief, sudden and traumatic loss, stigmatized loss, and more. 

Say Their Names families can get 75% off a full year subscription to Grief Coach. You can go to the website and use the code saytheirnames.

Website: https://grief.coach/how-it-works/

Open Path Psychotherapy Collective is a non-profit nationwide network of mental health professionals dedicated to providing in-office and online mental health care—at a steeply reduced rate—to individuals, couples, children, and families in need.

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Open Path Psychotherapy Collective (openpathcollective.org)

BLD PWR engages pop culture, education, and activism to build and train an inclusive community of entertainers and athletes to advance radical social change. BLD PWR partners with grassroots causes and organizations at the intersections of gender, immigration, economic, educational, environmental and racial justice movements.

https://www.bldpwr.com/mental-health-resources/