Finding a therapist

Sometimes this process can be tricky, overwhelming, and confusing. We also know that sometimes - just because of the nature of the systems we operate in -how you're able to connect with a mental health professional will often depend on your location, access, compatibility, and insurance. Here are a few hopefully helpful recommendations on where to start.

• Contact your primary healthcare provider/general practitioner.
• Check out the platform Inclusive Therapists , where you can search for therapists near you who celebrate your identity and are committed to accessible healthcare. They center the needs of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, the LGBTQIA2S+ community, those disabled or who have chronic conditions, and the full neurodiversity spectrum.
• Call your local university counseling centers and non-profit organizations. They often have low-cost therapy options.
• Mental Health America provides some direction on finding support.
• Consider group therapy sessions that are offered by therapists and clinics, as this can 1) create community and 2) be less expensive.
• Wonderful directories: Therapy Den , Latinx Therapy , Therapy for Black Girls , National Queer Trans Therapists of Color Network.
• Psychology Today is another directory of therapists.
• Remember that sometimes it takes a minute to find the right fit. Here are some questions you may want to ask the potential therapist in your initial consultation:

1. What is your therapeutic style? 
2. What can I expect to happen in my sessions?
3. (If you have PMDD) What is your knowledge or training with PMDD? Do you know people in your community who live with PMDD? Are you willing to learn more about PMDD on your own to better support me?
4. How will you know that we are making progress?
5. Can you explain what training/experience you have with culturally responsive therapy?
6. Have you seen a therapist?
7. What are the cost and insurance details?
8. ***Also, as a potential client, always check in with your own gut feeling. Ask yourself: How am I feeling in the space with this clinician?

Wellness Support Tools

This list is not comprehensive and will be updated on occasion. It is not meant to substitute individualized treatment, yet these tools may serve as a complimentary support.

• Insight Timer is an app that offers meditations, guided courses, and music.
• The book Calling The Moon: 16 Period Stories from BIPOC Authors, Aida Salazar & Yamile Saied Mendez
• The book The Body is Not An Apology is an amazing source of light and radical self-love delivered by Sonya Renee Taylor.
• Mindful.org is a cozy spot of the interwebs to learn more about mindfulness practice.
• Moonbeaming podcast to connect with the lunar cycle, tarot, and other magical witchy energy.
• Learning about collective care: the phenomenal book Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice , anything offered by adrienne marie brown, anti-racism spiritual activism webinars , and Ethel's Club.
• More wellness jewels are frequently shared on Insta @DRMOPSYD and Dr. Mo's Blog!