Resources
Directories and Referrals you can use to find the right provider for you.
These resources are up-to-date as of August 2026.
Emergency Services
Emergency or Hotlines that may use police intervention:
911, or go to your nearest emergency room.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
Trevor Project LGBTQIA+ Affirming Suicide Hotline: +1(866)488-7386.
Spanish Suicide Prevention Lifeline: +1(888)628-9454
Deaf or hard of hearing: Text "DEAF" to 741741
Warmlines that avoid or ask for consent before police intervention:
Blackline: Warmline with an LGBTQIA+ Black Femme Lens: +1(800)604-5841
Trans Lifeline: Run by and for trans people: +1(877)565-8860
Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: Trained peer supporters: +1(888)407-4515
LGBT National Support Line: +1(888)843-4564
StrongHearts Native Helpline: Safe domestic and sexual violence helpline for natives: +1(844)762-8483
California Peer-run Warmline: +1(855)600-9276
Koreatown (LA) CAT-911: +1(888)260-1169
THRIVE Lifeline: Online Crisis Support Chat: https://thrivelifeline.org/
Inclusive Therapists' Crisis Resource Page
California Regional Centers
California's Regional Centers are nonprofit organizations that connect eligible individuals with developmental disabilities to services and supports in their local communities. If you qualify, they can help with things like case management, independent living, employment, social and recreation programs, housing resources, behavioral services, respite care, and much more. If you're unsure whether you're eligible, it's still worth reaching out. The 21 regional centers are listed below:
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Alta California Regional Center
Central Valley Regional Center
Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center (ELARC)
Lanterman Regional Center (North LA Area)
Golden Gate Regional Center (San Francisco)
Harbor Regional Center (Southeast LA County)
North Los Angeles County Regional Center
Redwood Coast Regional Center
Inland Regional Center (Inland Empire)
Kern Regional Center
North Bay Regional Center
Far Northern Regional Center
Westside Regional Center (West LA Area)
Valley Mountain Regional Center (Central CA)
Tri-Counties Regional Center (SLO to Ventura)
South Central Los Angeles Regional Center
San Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center
San Diego Regional Center
San Andreas Regional Center
Regional Center of the East Bay
Regional Center of Orange County (RCOC)
LGBTQIA+ Community Centers
LGBTQ+ Centers offer a wide range of services. All of the ones below offer LGBTQIA+-affirming mental health services alongside a wide range of programs designed to support the well-being of the local communities.
LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert
The Source LGBT Center (Central Valley)
Rainbow Community Center (Concord)
Center for Sexuality & Gender Diversity (Bakersfield)
Sacramento LGBT Community Center
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Sliding Scale Directory
Open Path Collective is a nonprofit that connects people with therapists who offer lower-cost, sliding scale therapy. You can browse the directory for free, and if you find a therapist you'd like to work with, you'll pay a one-time lifetime membership fee of $65. After that, you'll have ongoing access to therapists who offer sessions for $40–$70. I love that Open Path makes affordable therapy easier to find while also supporting therapists with continuing education and other professional resources. It creates a community that benefits both clients and clinicians.
Social Justice Directories
TherapyDen is a social justice-focused therapist directory designed to make finding the right therapist a little easier. In addition to searching by things like location, cost, and specialty, you can also filter by therapist identities, including gender, race and ethnicity, and LGBTQIA+ identity. If finding a therapist with shared lived experiences is important to you, TherapyDen offers a more intentional way to narrow your search.
TherapyDen is a social justice-focused therapist directory designed to make finding the right therapist a little easier. In addition to searching by things like location, cost, and specialty, you can also filter by therapist identities, including gender, race and ethnicity, and LGBTQIA+ identity. If finding a therapist with shared lived experiences is important to you, TherapyDen offers a more intentional way to narrow your search.
Identity or Affinity Based Directories
These directories are designed to help people find therapists with shared identities, cultural backgrounds, or lived experiences. Many allow you to search by things like race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, disability, or other communities and interests that may be important to you. If you don't find many therapists who match what you're looking for, don't get discouraged. You may have better luck using some of the larger therapist directories listed below and searching with keywords related to your identity, values, or specific needs.
Multiple Identities
National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network
Asian Mental Health Collective
Race, Ethnicity, and Religion
LGBTQ Psychotherapists of Color (Bay Area)
Association of Black Psychologists
American Indian and Alaska Native Association for Indian Psychologists
Black Virtual Wellness Directory
Institute for Muslim Mental Health
Jewish Therapists and Wellness Professionals Directory (OkClarity)
National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network
LGBTQ Psychotherapists of Color (Bay Area)
LGBTQIA+
Gender Affirming Letter Access Project (GALAP)
LGBTQ Psychotherapists of Color
National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network
Polyamory, Kink, Sex Work
Body Liberation
Association for Size Diversity and Health
Health at Every Size Resources
Neurodiversity, Disability, Chronic Illness
Therapist Neurodiversity Collective