Therapy Options to Fit Your Needs

Resources that can help find what you're looking for.

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Updated July 21, 2025 10:17 am. A special thanks to

MESH Events

for adding two additional resources to the list

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Hey SistahGurls,

Building on our survey, I wanted to provide as many resources as possible for Therapy and finding a therapist. Since we've all become a little comfortable admitting to our experiences with depression, anxiety, panic attacks, and grief, I will provide as many resources as I can. If you have additional information or resources, please include them in the comments below. (Clicking on the header will lead you to the site.)

Since the pandemic, a lot of these resources have lost funding and closed. Federal programs have also been significantly reduced since Trump took office, with many programs being closed, particularly those serving military personnel.

Therapy For Black Girls

When I started Therapy over eight years ago, I used Therapy For Black Girls to find a therapist. It is a directory where you can research and review black women therapists for in-person and virtual sessions. When choosing a therapist, ensure they are licensed in your state or across multiple states. Most therapists list the insurance they accept as well as those they don't. If you're a therapist looking to join a directory, they also have a section for you.

The website is an initiative created by Dr. Joy Harden Bradford to provide Black women and girls with access to resources.

Dr. Joy Harden Bradford is a licensed psychologist, speaker, and host of the wildly popular mental health podcast Therapy for Black Girls. Her work focuses on making mental health topics more relevant and accessible for Black women, and she delights in using pop culture to illustrate psychological concepts. She has been featured in O, The Oprah Magazine, Forbes, Bustle, MTV, Huffington Post, Black Enterprise, Refinery29, Teen Vogue, and Essence.

Black Mental Wellness

Although it doesn't provide a list of therapists to choose from, it does offer additional resources and guides that can help you cope with whatever issues you're dealing with. They also provide a list of apps to help you cope. (PS: If you download the app using my link, SistahCare gets a small thank-you from the company. It doesn’t cost you anything, but it helps me keep sharing the good stuff.)

The mission of Black Mental Wellness Corp. is to provide access to evidence-based information and resources about mental health and behavioral health topics from a Black perspective, to highlight and increase the diversity of mental health professionals, and to reduce mental health stigma in the Black community.

One app on the list is Headspace. I do have a 14-day free code for those who are interested.

Talkspace

Although it doesn't provide a list of therapists to choose from, it does offer additional resources and guides that can help you cope with whatever issues you're dealing with.

Provides a list of therapists usually covered under your insurance, so you don't have to worry about coming out of pocket every session. Talkspace offers therapy options for individuals, couples, LGBTQIA+ individuals, military personnel, seniors, and teens. Most therapists have the certification to prescribe medications.

Clicking on this link and entering the code SPACE80 will give you $80 off your purchase. (PS: If you download the app using my link, SistahCare gets a small thank-you from the company. It doesn’t cost you anything, but it helps me keep sharing the good stuff.)

The insurance they accept:

• Aetna

• Anthem

• Cigna

• Optum

• Regence

• Tricare

• BCBS

Many of these insurance contracts are with third-party payers. Check with your insurance company to see if your policy covers Talkspace.

Black Women's Institute for Health (BWIH)

You can get nine free sessions when you register.

Our mission at BWIH is to prioritize sisterhood, eliminate health disparities, and advocate for culturally responsive mental health support for Black women. We envision a future where Black women achieve equitable health outcomes and where our humanity and lived experiences are seen, recognized, and valued.

Black Girls Smile

An all-black-led staff, volunteers, and board. If you're looking for educational programs, support initiatives, and resource connections. They also have health literacy programming, intersectionality workshops, and therapy scholarship programs.

Sista Afya Community Care

Provides accessible, affordable, and personalized mental health support, addressing social, wellness, and economic needs through comprehensive clinical case management, therapy for teens, workshops, groups, and wellness classes, where Black women can learn, support one another, and connect.

The site lists programs and services to help you on your journey.

I will continue to look for resources to help us all. If you have additional resources, share them in the comments.