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Text HOME to 741741 — when speaking out loud isn't possible, 24/7 in English or Spanish.

Finding a Black woman therapist who truly gets you shouldn't be a long exhausting search — this makes it faster and more human.

Find someone who looks like you, speaks your language, and understands your world.

Curated therapists offering sessions starting around $30 — good care should not only belong to those who can afford it.

Short-term, evidence-based therapy for post-9/11 veterans, service members, and military families — PTSD, anger, grief, family strain. Insurance is accepted and cost is not meant to be a barrier, with care sometimes available free if you are uninsured. Twenty-three clinics across fourteen states, with telehealth reaching further.

The most comprehensive therapist directory in the country — filter by insurance, specialty, location, and sliding scale fees. If you're starting your search for a therapist, this is the place to start.

A confidential crisis center for the Jewish community — real help for abuse, addiction, and mental health, staffed by professionals who understand.

Vet Centers are community-based VA centers offering confidential counseling, support groups, and referrals to veterans and their families — often more accessible and less formal than a VA hospital.

A therapist-search tool built around actually being understood — filter by specialty, language, faith, identity, and approach to find someone who already gets where you're coming from.

There's a kind of relief that comes from sitting across from someone who doesn't need everything explained — this helps you find a provider whose lived experience brings them closer to yours.

A therapist directory built to help you actually find the right fit — filter by specialty, identity, approach, and more, from anxiety and addiction to relationships and trauma.

Search real Christian therapists, coaches, clinics, and pastoral counselors by what you're actually facing — anxiety, trauma, addiction, and more.

Free, confidential treatment referrals 24/7/365, in English and Spanish — call 1-800-662-4357, or text your zip code to 435748 (HELP4U) to find help near you.

Free, peer-led meetings everywhere, in person and online — the original 12-step community, still going strong.

A free, worldwide peer support fellowship for anyone recovering from drug addiction, no matter the substance.

Support built specifically for the families and friends of people struggling with alcohol — because their pain matters too.

A free, science-based alternative to 12-step programs, focused on practical tools for managing urges and building balance.

A free, faith-based recovery program run through local churches — healing that doesn't ask you to leave your beliefs at the door.

A free, sober active community built around climbing, running, and yoga — recovery that looks like real life, not just meetings.

Free, private, 24/7 for anyone in North Carolina — you reach a peer who's lived it themselves. No forms, no assessments, and they won't call the police unless someone's life is in danger. You don't have to be in crisis to call.

Call 855-838-8255 (or use their web chat) for free, 24/7 peer support from fellow veterans — active duty, Guard, Reserve, any era — built to reach you before things turn into a crisis, not just after.

Call the 24/7 Talk Line at 845-617-6164 to reach a Peer Leader who's served themselves — veteran, military, or first responder. Not a crisis line, just someone who gets it, whenever you need to talk.

Healing at the intersection of race and queer identity requires care that holds both — NQTTCN works to transform mental health for queer and trans people of color with genuinely affirming care.

A real clinical treatment center that weaves chaplaincy and spiritual care into full psychiatric and addiction care.

This directory exists on the belief that Black and Hispanic/Latino people deserve clinicians genuinely committed to their communities — not just willing to see them, but built for them.

Built around a simple truth: people of color heal better with therapists of color — InnoPsych makes that match easier with filters for specialty, identity, insurance, and format.

A directory of 800+ curated Christian therapists, plus free faith-based articles and resources for whatever you are carrying — anxiety, grief, relationships, and more.

Healing goes deeper when you don't have to explain your whole cultural world first — this directory helps Asian clients find therapists who share their background and lived context.

Free anonymous chat with a trained volunteer listener, any hour — you'll need to make an account first. They also have an AI chatbot and paid therapy; the free human chat is the part worth knowing about.

A confidential helpline for Jewish parents navigating a child's substance use or mental health struggles — you don't have to carry this alone.

Families Anonymous is a free 12 step group for anyone whose relative or friend has a drug, alcohol, or behavior problem, not just spouses. You do not need an account or any fee to attend, only a first name, and meetings run in person and online across the country with a Spanish speaking track listed separately. It uses the same step based, sometimes spiritual language as Al-Anon, so it will not suit everyone looking for a purely secular space. Find a meeting near you or join one online, and go quiet or talk as much or as little as you want.

Nar-Anon is a free 12 step group specifically for family and friends of someone dealing with drug addiction, distinct from Al-Anon which is built around alcohol. There are no dues, no fees, and no account needed, only a first name, with meetings held in person, by phone, and online, including a dedicated Spanish language track. Like Al-Anon, it leans on step based and higher power language, which will not fit if you want a secular option. Use the meeting finder to pick a day and time that works, virtual or in person.

Recovery support built specifically for Jewish people struggling with alcohol or addiction — including a warm line staffed by people in recovery themselves.

A national Jewish mental health initiative with real tools, training, and resources — built by and for the community.

Finding a therapist who is bilingual, trauma-informed, and culturally grounded can feel like searching for something rare — this directory makes that search real and specific.

For the parent who has called a dozen numbers that turned out to be selling treatment beds, this one is not one of those. Text CONNECT to 55753 or book a call, and a real specialist gets back to you within a day. Free, confidential, and you can use a fake name. It is not a crisis line, and they say so plainly.

If someone in your house drinks and it is shaping your whole life, Alateen is other teens in the same spot, in person, on video, or through the app. Free, ages 13 to 18, and it is specifically not about your drinking, it is about theirs.

Young People in Recovery is a free, peer led community built by and for people building a life after substance use, with chapters and virtual meetings across the country and a Spanish speaking track. It is open to teens fourteen and up, though most of what you see on the site, the photos, the merch, the language, is aimed at people in their twenties, so a fourteen or fifteen year old might feel like the youngest one in the room. There is no fee and no account needed to find a meeting or show up, only a chapter to pick. This is a space for your own recovery, not for supporting a parent or a sibling through theirs.

Sober Black Girls Club is a free peer collective for Black girls, women, femmes, and non-binary people who are sober, in recovery, or just thinking about it. It is not a 12 step program and not run by professionals, just people sharing what worked and did not work for them, through weekly video meetings and an active private Facebook group. Joining takes a short online form, not a fee, and each meeting has its own quick registration link to get the video call details. It does not serve Black men or boys, so if that is you, this is not your room.

Tweak is an account by Nic Sheff of his own meth and heroin addiction as a teenager, told in his own voice, not by a parent or a counselor. It is a paid paperback, about fifteen dollars, with no membership or account needed beyond buying or borrowing a copy. It does not soften what addiction actually looked like for him, so expect a hard and sometimes graphic read, not a gentle one. If you want to read someone your own age describe what it was actually like from inside it, this is that book.