Black Queer Power Coalition Resource Guides
Mental Health Services
Name: National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network
Website: National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network
Description: We are a growing base of health and healing practitioners and organizers working to transform mental health for QTBIPOC. Rooted in healing justice, we’re challenging the harms of the medical industrial complex in order to build abolitionist ecosystems of care. We connect our communities to mental health practitioners who share our values. This national directory centers on QTBIPOC and features providers grounded in healing justice.
Name: Center for Community Counseling and Engagement
Website: ccce.sdsu.edu/
Description: CCCE is a non-profit community center providing low-cost counseling services to individuals, couples, and families in San Diego. CCCE is a counselor training facility operated by San Diego State University (SDSU) offering hands-on education for pre-licensed graduate students in the fields of Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) and Community-based Counseling. Our counselors are supervised by licensed therapists and members of SDSU’s Counseling and School Psychology faculty.
Name: Psychology Today
Website: Find Therapists and Psychologists in San Diego, CA – Psychology Today
Description: PsychologyToday.com is the world’s largest portal to psychotherapy; it includes free access to hundreds of thousands of professionals.
Name: Rula
Website: Connect with mental health experts who specialize in you
Description: Our mission is to create a world where every person can access high-quality mental health care. We recognize that mental health issues can be complex and multifaceted, and we are dedicated to treating the whole person, not just the symptoms.
Name: Mental Health Counseling at Family Health Centers
Website: https://www.fhcsd.org/mental-health-services/
Description: Our warm and caring mental health services staff provides support to the health of the whole body, including physical, emotional and mental well-being. Whether you need someone to talk to or are seeking care for emotional and psychological disorders, our trained clinicians employ behavioral therapies and evidence-based practices to get you the help you need.
Name: Therapy For Black Girls
Website: Explore – Therapy For Black Girls
Description: Therapy for Black Girls is an online space dedicated to encouraging the mental wellness of Black women and girls.
Name: Urban Restoration Counseling Center
Website: Urban Restoration Counseling Center
Description: At Urban Restoration Counseling Center, our mission is to disrupt the cycle of intergenerational trauma by transforming how Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities perceive mental health. Every day, our clinicians, staff, and community partners join together as a cohesive unit to improve the mental health of ourselves, our people, and our community.
Name: Open Path Psychotherapy Collective
Website: Home – Open Path Psychotherapy Collective
Description: Our nonprofit serves clients in need of affordable therapy. Open Path clients cannot afford market rates for therapy, lack adequate mental health insurance coverage, and have an annual household income below $100,000. We help our members access their choice of affordable in-person and online care from a vetted mental health professional.
Name: NAMI Educational Programs
Website: Educate – NAMI San Diego
Description: NAMI San Diego offers a number of peer-led education programs for all those affected by serious mental illnesses.
Name: TransFamily Support Services
Website: TransFamily Support Services – Navigation for the journey
Description: TransFamily Support Services guide transgender/non-binary youth and their families through the gender transitioning process to help make it the most positive experience possible. We provide family coaching, assistance with healthcare and insurance issues, help navigating the legal system, and support at schools. All services are provided at no fee.
Name: Our Safe Place
Website: LGBTQ+ Services | San Diego Youth Services
Description: Our Safe Place provides very necessary mental health services and drop-in centers for LGBTQ+ youth up to age 21 and their families.