Mental Health

Zencare (Mental Health Provider Search):

  • Visit: https://zencare.co
  • NOTE: : Look up mental health providers by specifying specialties in “LGBTQIA, gender & sexuality topics”: and “Gender identity & transgender health”:

National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network (Mental Health Provider Search):

Inclusive Therapists (Mental Health Provider Search):

Pride Counseling (Matching to Online Therapist):

Mental Health America & Human Right Campaign’s Guide:

FORGE’s Guide:

Jed Foundation’s Mental Health Resource Center (for LGBTQ+ Teens & Young Adults):

Fireweed Collective’s Crisis Toolkit:

FindHelp:

RI Local Resources

Wilder Therapy & Wellness:

Wilder Therapy services each and every person as a whole person, with the goal of a supportive, non judgemental environment to explore feelings. Their goal of therapy is to give responsible and affirming care to individuals, couples, and families. They are trained in numerous topics, including LGBTQ+ individuals.

Some services include:

  • LGBTQ+ issues and concerns therapy
  • Gender identity and gender dysphoria
  • Trauma
  • Poly-family and kink community issues
  • Sexuality concerns

Website: http://www.wildertherapyandwellness.com/home.html

Organization: Wilder Therapy & Wellness Warwick
Address: 535 Centerville Rd, Suite 302A, Warwick, RI 02886
Phone: 401-921-3600

PVD Psychological Associates:

PVD Associates has specific specializations in mental health issues, relationship difficulties, and LGBTQ+ topics. Each individual gets a unique treatment plan based on their preference, therapy history, and need for current treatment. They utilize diverse therapeutic approaches, as well as have a diverse team.  They offer LGBTQ+ affirming therapy and gender affirming therapy. They are Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island LGBTQ+ Safe Zone certified providers.

Some services include:

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
  • LGBTQ+ affirming services
  • Psychological testing

Website: https://pvdpsych.com/

Organization: PVD Psychological Associates
Address: 382 Thayer Street, Providence, RI 02906
Phone: 401-330-5882

East Coast Mental Wellness (ECMW):

ECMW opened with the mission to provide welcoming and accepting holistic mental health services to the LGBTQ+ community in Rhode Island. This includes numerous services including individual counseling, group counseling, workshops, and more. Many clinicians are members of the LGBTQ+ community themselves. ECMW provides a free, fifteen minute call with a therapist to see if they are a right fit.

Some services include:

  • Life coaching
  • Transgender resources
  • Marriage and relationship therapy
  • Individual counseling
  • Group counseling

Website: https://www.eastcoastmentalwellness.com/

Organization: East Coast Mental Wellness Providence
Address: 1 Richmond Square, Suite 333W, Providence, RI 02906
Phone: 401-227-0372

Organization: East Coast Mental Wellness Ashaway
Address: 211 Main Street, Ashaway, RI 02804
Phone: 401-227-0372

Tri-County Community Health Center:

Tri-County provides comprehensive family medicine, behavioral health care, and dental health services. They offer patient-centered approaches to care, and serve all age groups from prenatal to senior care. Tri-County uses a sliding scale if a patient does not have insurance. Tri-County Health Centers are part of the Blue Cross Blue Shield LGBTQ+ Safe Zone Program.

Some services include:

  • Individual counseling
  • Couple counseling
  • Substance abuse treatment
  • Anger management

Website: https://tricountyri.org/services/

Organization: Tri-County Johnston
Address: 1126 Hartford Avenue, Johnston, RI 02919
Phone: 401-519-1940

Organization: Tri-County North Providence
Address: 33 Maple Avenue, North Providence, RI 02911
Phone: 401-519-1940

Connecticut (CT) Referral List of Resources

This list adapts and builds on trans and LGBTQ+ resource guides compiled by:

Organization: Anchor Health Initiative
Services: Primary and preventative care, gender-affirming care, HIV prevention and treatment, comprehensive STI testing, trauma-informed behavioral health care, in-house case managers, and pharmacy. They are a trans- and queer-led health center.

Website: https://anchorhealthct.org/
Phone: 203-903-8308
Location:

  • 2200 Whitney Ave, Suite 290, Hamden, CT 06518
  • 30 Myano Lane, Suite 16 Stamford, CT 06902

Organization: Wheeler Clinic
Services: Primary medical, gender-affirming hormone treatment, dental, behavioral health, medication-assisted treatment, prevention & recovery resources
Website: https://www.wheelerclinic.org/
Phone: 888-793-3500
Location:

  • 43 Woodland Street, Hartford, CT
  • 75 North Mountain Road, New Britain, CT
  • 10 North Main Street & 225 North Main Street, Bristol, CT
  • 855 Lakewood Road, Waterbury, CT
  • 91 Northwest Drive, Plainville, CT

Organization: The Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective (HGLHC)
Services: Provides medical services, dental services, support groups, STD clinic, PrEP services, and health education for LGBTQ communities. They have dedicated services to people living with HIV/AIDS.
Website: https://hglhc.org/
Phone: 860-278-4163
Location: 1841 Broad Street, Suite D, Hartford, Connecticut

Organization: A Place to Nourish your Health (APNH)
Services: HIV/AIDS case management & referral, behavioral health, nutrition, pharmacy & prevention services
Website: https://apnh.org/
Phone: 203-624-0947
Location: 1302 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT

Organization: AIDS Connecticut (ACT)
Services: Medical case management, post-incarceration transitional case management, housing support, medical nutrition therapy, psychosocial support services, a drop-in wellness center for people living with HIV in the Hartford area.
Website: https://www.aids-ct.org/
Phone:

  • Main Office: 860-247-2437
  • Wellness Center: 860-547-1771

Location:

  • Main Office: 110 Bartholomew Ave, Suite 3050, Hartford, CT
  • Wellness Center: 1229 Albany Ave, 3rd Floor, Hartford, CT

Organization: Latino Community Services (LCS)
Services: HIV/AIDS services, prevention services, substance use services, sexual health services, food pantry, job training. LCS works to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Latino community and other at-risk populations and improve the quality of life and health of people with HIV/AIDS
Website: http://www.lcs-ct.org/
Phone:

  • Main Office: (860) 296-6400
  • Satellite Office: (860) 595-3840

Location:

  • Main Office: 28 Grand Street 2nd Floor, Hartford, CT
  • Satellite Office: 629 Albany Avenue, Hartford, CT

Organization: LifeBridge Community Services
Services: Walk-in clinic for mental health services, intake and assessment, crisis intervention, and community basic needs. Behavioral health services have focuses on domestic violence, substance abuse, general counseling, and family therapy).
Website: https://lifebridgect.org/
Phone: 203-368-4291
Location: 475 Clinton Avenue, Bridgeport, CT

Organization: Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence
Services: Multiple statewide member centers. Legal services, post-conviction services, crisis support. They are a statewide coalition of individual sexual assault crisis programs working to end sexual violence through victim assistance, community education, and public policy advocacy. Houses the Queer Caucus Against Sexual Assault (QCASA).
Website: https://endsexualviolencect.org/lgbtq/
Phone & Location: Full list of statewide member centers: https://endsexualviolencect.org/member-centers/

Organization: Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Services: Membership organization of Connecticut’s 18 domestic violence service agencies that provide critical support to victims including safety planning, emergency shelter, court advocacy, counseling and support groups, among other services.
Website: https://www.ctcadv.org/find-help/lgbtqqi/
Phone: (860) 282-7899
Location: Full list of statewide member agencies:
https://www.ctcadv.org/about-ccadv/our-members-map/

Organization: New Haven Pride Center
Services: Provides case management, affinity spaces, food pantry, clothing closet, and programming.
Website: https://www.newhavenpridecenter.org/
Phone: (203) 387-2252
Location: 84 Orange Street New Haven, CT

Organization: Triangle Community Center
Services: Provides Provides case management, referrals, and counseling, social service navigation, food, drop-in services, healthcare navigation, and housing navigation. Offers multiple groups, including those for peer support, recovery, social, and wellness groups.
Website: https://ctpridecenter.org/
Phone: (203) 853-0600
Location: 650 West Ave Suite 2, Norwalk, CT 06850, United States

Massachusetts (MA) Referral List of Resources 

This list adapts and builds on trans and LGBTQ+ resource guides compiled by:

Organization: Fenway Health
Services: Primary care, behavioral health (including Violence Recovery Program), reproductive care, dentistry, optometry, HIV/STI counseling and testing, pharmacy
Website: https://fenwayhealth.org/
Phone:

    • Ansin Building: 617.267.0900
  • Fenway: South End: 617.247.7555
  • Sidney Borum, Jr. Health Center: 617.457.8140
  • Trans Medical: 617.927.6000
  • Trans Behavioral Health: 617.927.6202

Location:

  • Ansin Building: 1340 Boylston Street, Boston, MA
  • Fenway: South End: 142 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA
  • Sidney Borum, Jr. Health Center: 75 Kneeland Street, Boston. MA

Organization: Cooley Dickinson Health Care (Mass General Brigham)
Services: Primary care, behavioral health, hormone therapy, A Positive Place (program for HIV & AIDS care), LGBTQ care, urgent care, recovery
Website: https://www.cooleydickinson.org/
Phone: 413.582.2000
Location:

  • Main Location: 30 Locust Street (Route 9) Northampton, MA
  • All Locations:  cooleydickinson.org/about-us/contact-us/locations-directions/

Organization: Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program
Services: Primary care, behavioral health, medical respite, oral health, HIV care, substance use disorder services, transgender program
Website: https://www.bhchp.org/
Phone: 857.654.1000
Location: 780 Albany Street, Boston, MA

Organization: Massachusetts General Hospital (Transgender Health Program)
Services: Comprehensive primary care, hormone management, case management, links to behavioral health services
Website: https://www.massgeneral.org/transgender-health-program
Phone: 617-643-7210
Location: 55 Fruit Street Boston, MA  02114

Organization: GLASS (GLBTQ+ Adolescent Social Services)
Services: Continuum of services for LGBTQ+ adolescents (13-29) of color, allies, and youth living with HIV; behavioral health, drop-in center, HIV/STI testing and treatment, PrEP
Website: https://jri.org/services/health-and-housing/health/boston-glass
Phone:

  • STI Testing: 978-604-6937
  • LGBTQ Youth Services: (617) 659-2487
  • Behavioral Health: (781) 559-9019

Location:

  • 555 Amory Street Suite 2 Jamaica Plain, MA
  • 1 Grant Street, Framingham, MA

Organization: DOVE: Domestic Violence Ended
Services: Emergency shelter, community-based advocay/counseling, 24-hour crisis hotline, support groups, legal advocacy program, LGBTQIA+ services,
Website: https://www.dovema.org/lgbtqia
Phone:

  • LGBTQ+ Outreach: 617.770.4065 ext. 305
  • Counseling services/support groups: 617.770.4065 ext. 300
  • Legal services: 617.770.4065 ext. 400
  • 24 Hour Hotline: 617.471.1234

Location:

  • Mailing Address: P.O. Box 690267 Quincy, MA 02269

Organization: Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC)
Services: Medical and legacl advocacy, counseling, support groups, case management
Website: https://barcc.org/lbgqsurvivors
Phone:

  • Phone: 617-492-8306
  • 24/7 Hotline: 800-841-8371

Location:

  • 99 Bishop Allen Drive Cambridge, MA
  • 989 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA

Organization: Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition
Services: Advocacy and education; ID document assistance; events
Website: https://www.masstpc.org/
Phone: 617-778-0519
Location:

  • Mailing Address: PO Box 960784 Boston, MA 02196

Organization: South Coast LGBTQ+ Network
Services: Support groups, events, youth services, older adult/aging services
Website: https://barcc.org/lbgqsurvivors
Phone: (774) 775-2656
Location:

  • Community Center: : in development in New Bedford, MA
  • Mailing Address: P.O. Box 8473 New Bedford, MA  02740

New York (NY) Referral List of Resources

This list adapts and builds on trans and LGBTQ+ resource guides compiled by:

Organization: Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
Services: Comprehensive primary care, trans health, women’s health, behavioral health, HIV services, case management/care coordination, insurance navigation, sexual health, dental services, pharmacy
Website: https://callen-lorde.org/
Phone:

  • Chelsea: (212) 271-7200
  • Bronx: (718) 215-1800
  • Brooklyn: (718) 215-1818
  • Appointments: (212) 271-7200

Location:

  • Chelsea: 356 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011
  • Bronx: 3144 3rd Avenue, Bronx, NY 10451
  • Brooklyn: 40 Flatbush Avenue Extension, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Organization: GMHC
Services: HIV/STI testing, housing/financial management, legal, mental/behavioral health, prevention/community health, substance use, workforce development
Website: https://www.gmhc.org/
Phone: (212) 367-1000
Location:

  • Main Office & Testing Center: 307 West 38th Street, New York, NY 10018-9502

Organization: The Alliance for Positive Change
Services: Testing, medical care, substance use management, food and shelter, workforce development
Website: https://alliance.nyc/
Phone:

  • Midtown Central: (212) 645-0875, x302
  • CASA Washington Heights: (212) 645-0875, x700
  • Keith Haring Harlem Center: (212) 645-0875, x507
  • LES Harm Reduction Center: (212) 645-0875, x100
  • Pelham Grand Supportive Housing: (212) 645-0875, x750
  • Luis & Lillian’s Outreach Center: (212) 645-0875, x348

Location:

  • Midtown Central: 64 W 35th Street
  • CASA Washington Heights: W 161st Street between Amsterdam Avenue & Broadway
  • Keith Haring Harlem Center: 315 E 104th Street
  • LES Harm Reduction Center: 35 E Broadway
  • Pelham Grand Supportive Housing: 1870 Pelham Parkway S, Bronx
  • Luis & Lillian’s Outreach Center: 150 1st Avenue

Organization: NYC Anti-Violence Project
Services: Advocacy and counseling for survivors who belong to LGBTQ+ and HIV-affected communities; New York State LGBTQ IPV Network (“The Network”) of direct service providers, community-based agencies, advocates
Website: https://avp.org/
Phone: 24-Hour Bilingual Hotline (Call/Text): 212-714-1141
Location: 116 Nassau Street, 3rd floor New York, NY

Organization: Housing Works
Services: Advocacy and services for people living with HIV/AIDS; healthcare (primary care, behavioral health, substance use, case management, prevention services); housing navigation; legal services; work readiness program, events
Website: https://www.housingworks.org/
Phone: (347) 473-7400
Location: All locations:
https://www.housingworks.org/locations

Organization: Bronx Addiction Treatment Center
Services: 38-bed facility for adult men, women, LGBT individuals, and Spanish monolingual individuals; specialities include intimate partner/domestic violence , co-occuring mental health disorders and addictions
Website: https://oasas.ny.gov/location/bronx-addiction-treatment-center
Phone:

  • Main Office (Call): (718) 904-0026
  • 24/7 HOPEline (Call): 1-877-8-HOPENY (467369)
  • 24/7 HOPElineText: HOPENY (467369)

Location: 1500 Waters Place Bronx, NY

Organization: Trans New York
Services: Trans and non-binary-focused counseling services; workforce readiness program :
Website: https://transnewyork.org/
Phone: Call/Text: 516-421-1663

Organization: In Our Own Voices
Services: Focus on LGBTQ+ BIPOC; advocacy, counseling and emotional support, emergency assistance (food pantry, financial assistance), support groups, linkages, HIV & Hep C testing, community events
Website: https://ioov.org/
Phone: 518.432.4188
Location: 245 Lark Street, Albany, NY

Organization: The Center (The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center)
Services: HIV/AIDS care, recovery support, substance use treatment, career services, family and youth programs, community events, arts and advocacy
Website: https://gaycenter.org/
Phone: 212.620.7310
Location: 208 W 13 St New York, NY

Organization: Audre Lorde Project
Services: Center for 2SLGBTQ+ BIPOC communities with peer support and community groups, programming and events
Website: https://alp.org/
Phone: 718.596.0342
Location: 85 South Oxford Street, Brooklyn, NY

Organization: LGBTQ Center
Services: HIV/STI testing;, counseling; community acupuncture clinic, support; discussion and recovery groups; programs/events
Website: https://lgbtqcenter.org/
Phone: (845) 331-5300
Location: 300 Wall Street, Kingston, New York