Resources
If You Need Support Right Now
If you are in immediate danger, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency department.
For a mental health crisis, call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
To reach a live crisis counselor by text, text HOME or HOLA to 741741. English or Spanish. Free, confidential, 24/7.
Finding a Therapist
Finding a therapist who understands your identity, culture, community, or lived experience can make a real difference in how comfortable you feel asking for help.
It can also be hard to do. Directories are inconsistent, availability changes, and searching while you are already struggling is its own kind of work.
The directories below can help you look by identity, location, specialty, or cost. I've gathered them here because people ask, and because I would rather you find the right therapist than no therapist.
Therapists of Color
Minnesota Mental Health Providers of Color
A free Minnesota directory for finding mental health providers of color, with information about specialties, populations served, languages, and services. Created and maintained by Larry Yang, a therapist in Minnesota.
Black Mental Health Alliance
Connects people with culturally competent, licensed mental-health professionals through a confidential referral service
Therapy for Black Girls
Directory for finding therapists who work with Black women and girls.
Melanin & Mental Health
Directory connecting Black and Latinx/Hispanic clients with mental-health professionals, with filters for identity, location, specialty, insurance, language, and more.
Latinx Therapy
Directory for finding culturally responsive Latinx therapists, with filters for location, specialty, insurance, language, identity, and more.
Therapy for Latinx
Directory connecting people with therapists who understand Latinx cultural experiences, with search options for location, specialty, insurance, identity, and payment type.
Directory for finding South Asian therapists, with additional resources on culturally responsive mental-health care
The Weight Room
A virtual wellness and therapy practice created specifically for Black and Brown men and boys. Therapy services are currently offered in select states
We R Native
Health, wellness, and mental-health resources created for Native youth and young adults. This is a resource site rather than a therapist directory.
LGBTQ+ Affirming
National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network
Directory of queer and trans therapists of color, with a mental health fund for QTPOC clients.
Sliding Scale & Lower Cost
Open Path Psychotherapy Collective
A nonprofit directory connecting people with therapists offering reduced-cost sessions, with filters for cost, location, specialty, identity, and other preferences. Sessions are generally $40–$70, with a one-time membership fee.
You Are Not Imagining the Shortage
As of 2024, 87 percent of Minnesota's licensed social workers identified as white, compared with 78 percent of the state's population. Among Minnesota's licensed counselors, 89 percent identified as white and 93 percent spoke only English in their practice.
Nationally, the picture is similar. About 83 percent of psychologists in the United States are white, in a country where roughly 60 percent of the population is.
If you have spent months looking for a therapist who shares your background or speaks your language, the difficulty is structural. It is not a sign that you are asking for too much.
Sources: Minnesota Board of Social Work and Minnesota Department of Health, Healthcare Workforce Survey, 2024. Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care, Minnesota's Licensed Counseling (LPC and LPCC) Workforce, 2019. American Psychological Association, Center for Workforce Studies, Demographics of the U.S. Psychology Workforce, 2019 American Community Survey data.
A Few Things Worth Knowing
Identity match is one factor, not the only one. Research suggests many clients feel more understood by a therapist who shares aspects of their background. It matters. It also does not guarantee fit, and a therapist who does not share your identity may still be the right person. Trust what you notice in the first few sessions.
Availability changes constantly. A directory listing does not mean someone is accepting clients. Expect to contact several people.
Ask about fit directly. Most therapists offer a consultation. You can ask about their experience with your concerns, how they work, and what they know about your community. You are allowed to interview them.
Not finding anyone is common. If you have been looking for a while without success, that is a supply problem, not a reflection on you.
Looking for Therapy With Me?
These directories can help you find a therapist who fits what you're looking for. If you're located in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Washington, New Jersey, or North Dakota, you're also welcome to explore therapy at Envisioning Wellness.
Disclaimer
These directories are provided for informational purposes. Envisioning Wellness does not operate or endorse the organizations listed, and cannot verify the credentials or availability of individual providers. Please confirm licensure and fit directly.
Last updated: September 2026