This guide, compiled by Barbara Eisold and Jacob Cohen and updated by the WCCHR Continuing Care Team, is intended to help find free or low-cost mental health services for asylum seekers and other vulnerable persons in the New York City area. Please email any additions or edits to wcchr-continuingcare@med.cornell.edu.
If you or someone you know is in need of confidential crisis counseling, substance use support, referrals, or other information, NYC operates a 24/7 crisis counseling hotline that can be accessed through calling or texting 988. Spanish is available if you press 2, and they offer more than 200 other languages. You can chat online with a counselor at 988lifeline.org. Health insurance is not required. You can contact them from anywhere. Find more information here.
Resources by Region
The Bronx
Einstein Community Health Outreach (ECHO) Clinic
Phone:
718-583-3060
Web:
Services Provided:
Individual therapy.
Languages:
English, Spanish, other languages offered through interpretation line
Services for Children:
N/A
Fee Information:
Sliding scale, $35 minimum per session.
Institute for Family Health: Center for Counseling
Phone:
718-239-1610
Web:
Services Provided:
Individual therapy.
Languages:
English, Spanish, Bengali, other languages offered through interpretation line
Services for Children:
Yes, all services.
Fee Information:
$30 intake, apply above for sliding fee
Montefiore Medical Center: Adult Outpatient Clinic
Phone:
718-920-6215
Services Provided:
Individual and group therapy.
Languages:
English, Spanish, Russian
Services for Children:
N/A
Fee Information:
Accepts all insurance; sliding scale, $30 minimum without insurance.
Montefiore Medical Center: Children's Outpatient Clinic
Phone:
718-920-4239
Services Provided:
Individual and group therapy
Languages:
English, Spanish
Services for Children:
Yes, all services.
Fee Information:
Accepts all insurance; sliding scale, $30 minimum without insurance.
North Central Bronx Hospital: Behavioral Health Services
Phone:
718-519-3440
Services Provided:
Individual and group therapy; assistance with enrolling in medicaid.
Languages:
English, Spanish, other languages offered through interpretation line
Services for Children:
No.
Fee Information:
Low cost. Accepts all insurance; sliding scale, $20 minimum without insurance.
Brooklyn
Beverly Mack Harry Consulting Services
Phone:
718-363-0100
Web:
Services Provided:
Wide variety of counseling services.
Languages:
English, Creole.
Services for Children:
Yes, all services.
Fee Information:
Sliding scale, no advanced pricing information available.
Community Counseling and Mediation (CCM) Brooklyn #1
Phone:
718-802-0666
Web:
Services Provided:
Individual therapy.
Languages:
English, Spanish, others may be available upon request
Services for Children:
Yes, all services.
Fee Information:
Sliding scale, $35 minimum per session without insurance. Accepts Medicaid and Medicare.
Community Counseling and Mediation (CCM) Brooklyn #2
Phone:
718-230-5100
Web:
Services Provided:
Individual therapy.
Languages:
English, Spanish, others may be available upon request
Services for Children:
Yes, all services.
Fee Information:
Sliding scale, $35 minimum per session without insurance. Accepts Medicaid and Medicare.
Community Counseling and Mediation (CCM) Brooklyn #3
Phone:
718-935-9201
Web:
Services Provided:
Individual therapy.
Languages:
England, Spanish, others may be available upon request
Services for Children:
Yes, all services.
Fee Information:
Sliding scale, $35 minimum per session without insurance. Accepts Medicaid and Medicare.
Lutheran Medical Center: Healthy Connections
Phone:
718-630-7991
Services Provided:
Individual and play therapy; psychological assessments.
Languages:
English, Spanish
Services for Children:
Yes, all services.
Fee Information:
Low cost. Sliding scale, $15 minimum per session.
Lutheran Medical Center: Sunset Terrace Mental Health Center
Phone:
718-437-5210
Services Provided:
Weekly individual counseling.
Languages:
English, Arabic, Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish
Services for Children:
Yes, all services.
Fee Information:
Low cost. Sliding scale, $15 minimum per session.
Long Island
Long Island University, CW Post Campus: Psychological Services Center
Phone:
516-299-3211
Web:
Services Provided:
Individual and group therapy; psychological testing.
Languages:
English, Arabic, Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish
Services for Children:
Yes, all services.
Fee Information:
Low cost. Sliding scale, starting at $5 minimum per session, $50 intake fee.
Manhattan
Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture
Phone:
212-562-8713
Web:
Services Provided:
Comprehensive medical and mental health care; legal assistance.
Languages:
Services for Children:
Fee Information:
Reduced fee, sliding scale (contact them for more information)
City College: The Psychological Center
Phone:
212-650-6602
Services Provided:
Individual psychotherapy, group counseling, psychological testing.
Languages:
English, Spanish
Services for Children:
Yes, all services.
Fee Information:
Low cost. $30 intake, then sliding scale, starting at $10 per session.
Columbia University Teachers College: Dean Hope Center for Educational and Psychological Service
Phone:
212-678-3262
Web:
Services Provided:
Individual therapy.
Languages:
English only.
Services for Children:
Yes, all services.
Fee Information:
$25 intake, sliding scale up to $40 per session
Community Counseling and Mediation (CCM)
Phone:
212-564-3107
Web:
Services Provided:
Individual therapy.
Languages:
English, Spanish, others may be available upon request
Services for Children:
Yes, all services.
Fee Information:
Sliding scale, $35 minimum per session without insurance. Accepts Medicaid and Medicare.
Family Health Center of Harlem
Phone:
212-423-4200
Services Provided:
Individual therapy.
Languages:
English, Spanish, Bangladeshi
Services for Children:
Yes, all services.
Fee Information:
$30 minimum for intake, individual sessions start at less – call for pricing information.
Lenox Hill Hospital: Outpatient Center for Mental Health
Phone:
212-434-3365
Services Provided:
Individual therapy.
Languages:
English
Services for Children:
N/A
Fee Information:
Sliding scale, $23 minimum per session; $54 intake fee.
New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical College: Trauma Treatment Program
Phone:
212-821-0783
Web:
Services Provided:
Individual, group, and family therapy.
Languages:
English, Spanish, call for updated information on other languages.
Services for Children:
Yes, all services.
Fee Information:
Low cost. Sliding scale, $14 minimum without insurance; intake fee is equal to one session.
Pace University: McShane Center for Psychological Services
Phone:
212-346-1730
Web:
Services Provided:
Individual psychotherapy.
Languages:
English
Services for Children:
Yes, all services.
Fee Information:
Low cost. Sliding scale, $25 minimum per session; $50 intake fee. No insurance accepted.
St. Francis Counseling Center
Phone:
212-736-8500 ext 290
Web:
Services Provided:
Individual therapy.
Languages:
English, Spanish available through referral
Services for Children:
N/A
Fee Information:
Approximately $30 per session depending on need, intake fee equal to one session.
Multi-Neighborhood
Sanctuary for Families
Phone:
212-349 - 6009 EXT. 221
Services Provided:
Individual and group therapy, legal assistance including health insurance enrollment.
Languages:
English, Spanish, French, Urdu, Chinese
Services for Children:
Yes, therapy is available to children.
Fee Information:
All services free.
Queens
Asian Outreach Center: Queens #1
Phone:
718-889-9699
Services Provided:
Individual psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy.
Languages:
English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Hindi, Bengali
Services for Children:
Yes, all services.
Fee Information:
Low cost. Sliding scale, $25 minimum per session.
Asian Outreach Center: Queens #2
Phone:
718-358-8288
Services Provided:
Individual psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy.
Languages:
English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Hindi, Bengali
Services for Children:
Yes, all services.
Fee Information:
Low cost. Sliding scale, $25 minimum per session.
Libertas Center
Phone:
718-334-6209
Services Provided:
Individual and group therapy, additional services available through referral.
Languages:
All languages are available for the intake process, through an interpretation company; Multiple languages are offered for counseling services, call for updated language information.
Services for Children:
Yes, all services.
Fee Information:
All services free.