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Therapy Resources & Support
Finding Help: Mental Health Resources for Our Community
Getting Started: What to Look for in Mental Health Support
Finding the right mental health professional can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re already struggling. Here’s what to know as you begin your search:
Types of Mental Health Professionals
Therapists/Counselors provide talk therapy to help you understand and change thought patterns, develop coping skills, and process difficult experiences. Look for licensed professionals with credentials like LCSW, LPC, PhD, PsyD or LMFT.
Psychologists have doctoral-level training and can provide therapy and psychological testing. They cannot prescribe medication but can work with psychiatrists who can.
Psychiatrists are medical doctors who specialize in mental health and can prescribe medication in addition to providing therapy.
What to Look For
Specialized Training: Look for professionals trained in your specific concerns—trauma, anxiety, depression, addiction, family therapy, etc.
Practical Considerations: Consider location, scheduling flexibility, insurance acceptance, and whether they offer telehealth options.
Questions to Ask When Calling
- Do you have experience working with my particular concerns?
- What is your approach to therapy?
- Do you accept my insurance? If not, what is your hourly rate? Can you provide me with an invoice to submit to insurance?
- What are your scheduling options?
- Are you currently accepting new patients?
Are you currently accepting new patients?
The therapeutic relationship is crucial. If you don’t feel comfortable after a few sessions, it’s okay to find someone else. A good therapist will support your decision to find the best fit.
Remember
Seeking help is a sign of strength, not weakness. Every person deserves support during difficult times, and reaching out shows wisdom and courage.
You are not alone. These organizations exist because many people in our community understand what you’re going through and want to help.
Recovery is possible. With the right support, tools, and time, people can and do heal from even the most challenging mental health struggles.
Start where you are. You don’t need to have everything figured out before reaching out. These organizations are here to help you take the first step, whatever that looks like for you.
Our Partners
Crisis Support - Available 24/7
If you or someone you know is in immediate danger:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 (call or text)
- Free, confidential crisis support 24/7
- Available in English and Spanish
Crisis Text Line:
Text HOME to 741741
- Free crisis counseling via text message
Chai Lifeline Family Crisis Services:
855-3-CRISIS
- 24-hour crisis helpline for Jewish families
- Email: [email protected]
Project Extreme Crisis Text Line:
Text “LEV” to 741741
- Support and resources for parents and teenagers via text.
- Go to website
Ohel’s 24/7 Hotline:
718-686-3311
- Support, connection to resources, and crisis intervention from experienced mental health professionals
The Helpline:
Phone Support: Call +1 (929)-801-2301 or SMS/Whatsapp +44 7479-273-333
- 24/7 supportive helpline for the Jewish community
- Available 24/7 including Shabbat and Yom Tov
- UK based, available internationally
- Go to website
Community Specific Helplines
ERAN, Emotional First Aid Helpline (Israel):
1201
- Provides emotional support 24/7 to all walks of Israeli society, free of charge.
- Available in Hebrew, Arabic, Russian, and English. Services available via phone and online chat.
- Go to website
Tikva by KeepOlim (Israel):
074-775-1433
- For Olim and lone soldiers in Israel
- 24/7 free confidential support and connection to resources
BHRT Rockland County:
845-517-0400
- 24/7 mobile behavioral health services and crisis intervention for individuals and families in Rockland County.
- Can come to you if a mental health situation needs immediate intervention.
- Go to website
Achiezer Community Resource Center (5 Towns, New York):
24 hr hotline:
516-791-4444
- Provides support for mental health emergencies and crisis intervention in the 5 Towns Community
- Go to website
Daas Wellness Rockland County Crisis line:
845.533.2747
- 24-hour mobile crisis response and phone support
- Go to website
Response Crisis Hotline (Suffolk County):
631-751-7500
- Professionally trained and supervised support counselors
- Can provides telephone support and referrals for support groups.
General Mental Health Organizations
Relief Resources
Relief helps community members connect with vetted mental health services. They provide comprehensive resource referrals according to individual needs while compassionately guiding you through the process. With centers in multiple Jewish communities, Relief ensures no one navigates their mental health journey alone.
What they offer:
- Personalized referrals to vetted professionals
- Guidance throughout the treatment process
- Support for individuals and families
Ohel Family Services
Ohel provides comprehensive social services and mental health care to communities in the New York metropolitan area and beyond. Beginning as a foster care agency, Ohel now offers a broad range of programs including counseling, trauma support, and community mental health services.
Amudim
Amudim serves community members in crisis with kindness, compassion, and dignity. They provide confidential assistance, support, and referrals for individuals and families impacted by abuse, addiction, and other crisis-related matters while raising awareness through educational programs.
The Jewish Board
The Jewish board provides community services for individuals and families through therapeutic resources and services, spiritual and group counseling, and workshops throughout New York City.
Pesach Tikva
Located in Brooklyn, New York, Pesach Tikvah provides a broad range of mental health services including individual therapy, group therapy, addiction services, and medication management.
Nevonim
Nevonim is a family of 1:1 guides and care managers serving young adults in crisis on their journey toward recovery, healing, and self-actualization. Nevonim provides case management and connects young adults with mental health and addiction resources.
Achieve Behavioral Health
Achieve Behavioral Health provides therapeutic, psychiatric, and case management services throughout New York State for couples, adults, children, and families.
Chemed
With multiple locations in New Jersey, Chemed provides medical, mental health, and psychiatric services for couples, families, adults, and children.
Gesher Resources
Gesher Resources provides case management services to individuals and families in immediate crisis who need compassionate, professional guidance and case management to stabilize their situation. Gesher offers hands-on support in connecting families with appropriate care in the New York and New Jersey area.
AOJP (Association of Orthodox Jewish Psychologists)
AOJP offers mental health education and Therapy referrals for psychologists connected to the Orthodox Jewish community as well as professional development for psychologists and doctoral students.
Nefesh
Nefesh is an international network for Orthodox mental health professionals. Their website provides a directory for Jewish mental health professionals as well as continuing education opportunities for clinicians.
Neshamos Helpline
Located in New York, Neshamos provides information, referrals and support for individuals facing mental and/or substance use disorders, their families, and community members. The Neshamos Helpline can be reached by leaving a message on their answering machine. The calls are then fielded and directed to a responsive team of professionals, who will respond within 72 hours.
Met Council
America’s largest Jewish charity dedicated to serving those in need in the NYC metropolitan area. Met council provides food pantry access, senior services, family violence services, and connection to resources through their JCC network.
Ackerman Institute For the Family
The Ackerman Institute is a nonprofit clinic that provides world-class family therapy services to the public while training the next generation of family therapists. The Institute serves families from all walks of life at all stages of family life.
Amudim (ISRAEL)
Amudim serves various communities in Israel, including gap-year students, newcomer and veteran olim, tourists, and lone soldiers. They provide confidential assistance, support, and referrals for individuals and families impacted by abuse, addiction, and other mental health-related matters while raising awareness through educational programs.
Tikvah by KeepOlim (Israel)
Tikvah is a program by KeepOlim that provides Olim with free and low-cost mental health counseling in their native language. Tikvah also facilitates support groups across different cities throughout Israel.
Daas Wellness in Rockland County
Located in Spring Valley, NY, Daas Wellness Center provides therapy services, medication management, substance abuse treatment, and crisis services. Through a multidisciplinary team, Daas Wellness provides in-person and virtual services to provide mental healthcare.
Bikur Cholim Rockland County
Bikur Cholim provides health-related services including mental health referrals, kosher meal delivery, and transportation to medical appointments. They have multiple locations throughout the New York Metropolitan Area.
Jewish Family and Children Services (Northern New Jersey)
JFCS offers counseling and mental health services for individuals of all ages, couples, and families. JFCS chapters operate independently within their local communities and can be found across the nation.
Jewish Family and Children Services (Southern New Jersey)
JFCS offers counseling and mental health services for individuals of all ages, couples, and families. JFCS chapters operate independently within their local communities and can be found across the nation.
Specialized Support
Bereavement
The Jewish Board Bereavement Support
The Jewish Board offers individual and group bereavement support services for specific types of loss and for various Jewish cultural, spiritual, and religious needs. The Jewish board has multiple locations throughout New York
Specialized Support
Women’s Mental Health
Chazkeinu
A peer-led organization offering support, connection, and empowerment for Jewish women living with mental health challenges. Through phone meetings, events, and community support, Chazkeinu creates stigma-free spaces for women to share and grow together.
CATCH Support
Mental health organization specifically for Jewish women struggling with anxiety and depression. CATCH provides peer connection and community support to help women gain courage and strength to navigate their challenges before reaching crisis.
Shalom Task Force
Shalom Task Force combats and prevents domestic violence while fostering healthy and safe relationships and families. They focus their work in the Jewish community, helping those who may not have access to traditional services and need culturally sensitive programming.
Efrat Crib (Israel)
EFRAT provides support services for women dealing with unexpected pregnancies, allowing them to navigate their complex new reality with calm and confidence.
Specialized Support
Addiction Resources
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of men and women who come together to solve their drinking problem. AA meetings are free to attend and offer a supportive environment to gain support in navigating addiction.
Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
Narcotics anonymous offers international recovery meetings to support individuals in navigating their addictions. NA meetings are free to attend and offer a supportive environment to gain support in navigating addiction.
Al-Anon
Founded in 1951, Al-Anon Family Groups is an international mutual aid organization that offers free supportive meetings for people who have been impacted by another person's alcoholism.
Alateen
Alateen is the teenagers division of Al-anon. Alateen offers supportive meetings and resources for young people aged 13 to 18 who have been affected by someone else’s drinking. At Alateen meetings, teenagers are invited to share experience, strength, and hope with other teens.
JACS
JACS is a volunteer, mutual-help organization dedicated to encouraging and assisting Jewish alcoholics, chemically dependent persons, and their families, friends, and associates to explore recovery in a nurturing Jewish environment. JACS provides resources with New York and education on how alcoholism and chemical dependency affects the Jewish community.
Kall Shea
Kall Shea is an anonymous 24-hour hotline for those struggling with substance abuse or addiction. Calls will be directed to individuals who experienced similar struggles and can share experience, strength, and hope.
The Living Room
The Living Room (TLR) serves young adults, aged 18-35, who are in recovery. With its main home base in Brooklyn, NY, and branches in Monsey, Cedarhurst, and Hollywood Fl, the mission of TLR is to encourage and support young people in their odyssey toward a lifetime recovery. TLR works hand in hand with treatment providers and supports individuals who are part of 12-step programs for substance abuse and alcoholism.
Specialized Support
Postpartum and Maternal Mental Health
Tikvaseinu
Tikvaseinu provides compassionate support, education, and resources to women navigating perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
Yad Rachel
Provides support and resources for families dealing with pregnancy and postpartum challenges.
Sparks
The Sparks Center supports women experiencing perinatal disorders through their call-in helpline, therapy services, and support groups.
Specialized Support
Children and Families
Chai Lifeline
International support network providing social, emotional, and practical assistance to children, families, and communities impacted by medical crises and trauma through year-round programs and services.
Links Family
Links provides Shabbatons, Yom Tov programming, mental health resources and referrals for children who have lost a parent and their families. They support children from preschool through early adulthood through local programming in the New York area as well as a robust referral system to connect individuals and families with appropriate resources.
Project Extreme
Project Extreme is a non-profit organization that provides programming for Jewish teens-at-risk, their families and communities. They offer therapeutic summer camp resources for teens, transitional housing programs for Jewish young adult women, and crisis hotlines to help connect parents, teens, and others with valuable resources and programs.
The Jewish Board Bereavement Support
The Jewish Board offers individual and group bereavement support services for specific types of loss and for various Jewish cultural, spiritual, and religious needs. The Jewish board has multiple locations throughout New York
Pillars
Pillars facilitates events and Shabbatons, and provides referrals and resources for girls who have lost a parent. They primarily run programming throughout communities in the tri-state area with some national and international programming. Pillars operates different divisions to help girls throughout different stages of life.
Madraigos
Located in Woodmere, NY, Madraigos provides services for youth, young adults, and families. Their resources include clinical referrals, case management, and parental support groups.
Levaveinu
Located in Lakewood, New Jersey, Levaveinu provides mentoring for teens and professional coaching for parents. Levaveinu’s services seek to help teens rebuild trust, resilience, and emotional safety within their family dynamics.
MASK: Mothers and Fathers Aligned Saving Kids
MASK’s Helpline is available 10am-10pm Sunday through Friday to help connect parents to resources to help them raise emotionally healthy families. MASK connects callers with services including therapists, rehabilitation facilities, programs, etc. MASK facilitates parent support groups online as well as in the New York area.
Regesh Helpline
Located in Lakewood, New Jersey, Regesh’s helpline is a confidential and anonymous helpline for Jewish youth, young adults and their parents to help them find solutions to daily issues and stressors.
2NDFLOOR
2NDFLOOR is a confidential and anonymous helpline for New Jersey’s youth and young adults.
Specialized Support
Survivors of Abuse
Ray of Hope
Provides support and community for female survivors of sexual abuse in the Jewish community, offering resources for healing and empowerment.
The Lev Initiative
The Lev Initiative provides holistic mental health support to those impacted by intimate partner violence, including their families or children, helping them find ways to be resilient, heal, and thrive.
Safe Horizons
Safe Horizon is the largest victim service organization in the country. They provider support and resources to survivors of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, youth homelessness and other forms of abuse including counseling, housing assistance, and safety planning throughout NYC.
Mount Sinai Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention Program (SAVI)
SAVI Volunteer emergency room advocates provide emotional support and information to survivors of sexual assault, rape, incest, and domestic violence in seven Mount Sinai hospital emergency rooms.
Mount SInai SAVI Takanot Program
The SAVI Takanot Program provides free and confidential, culturally sensitive and trauma-informed counseling, support services, and referrals to male and female Orthodox Jewish survivors of sexual assault, sexual abuse and domestic violence.
Specialized Support
OCD Resources
International OCD Foundation
The IOCDF connects individuals affected by OCD and related disorders with treatment resources and support. The IOCDF Resource Directory is a comprehensive database of treatment and support for OCD and related disorders, including a list of licensed therapists, support groups, specialty outpatient clinics, residential programs, intensive treatment programs, and research programs offering treatment, and more throughout the United States.
Specialized Support
Divorce and Children of Divorce
Sister to Sister
Sister to Sister serves as a comprehensive resource and support network for Jewish divorced women.
My Extended Family
Supportive programs and resources for children and families affected by divorce, helping children maintain stability and connection.
Specialized Support
Infertility Support
A.T.I.M.E. (A Torah Infertility Medium of Exchange)
A.T.I.M.E. is the premier Jewish organization supporting couples through infertility, reproductive health challenges, and pregnancy loss. Founded in Brooklyn in 1999 by Rabbi Shaul and Brany Rosen, A.T.I.M.E. has helped hundreds of thousands of individuals and couples on their family-building journey.
- Brooklyn: (718) 686-8912
- North Jersey: (973) 472-0940
- California: (818) 505-0698
- Canada: (416) 638-4618
- Israel: (0523) 770-444
- England: (020) 8800-2153
Bonei Olam
Bonei Olam is a worldwide organization established in New York in 1999, dedicated to helping couples struggling with infertility realize their dream of becoming parents. With offices in 27 cities across 7 countries, Bonei Olam has become the largest Jewish organization of its kind. International presence: Bonei Olam maintains 21 regional chapters across 6 countries, ensuring couples can receive support regardless of location while maintaining complete confidentiality throughout their journey.
I Was Supposed to Have a Baby
Support and resources for individuals and couples dealing with pregnancy loss and infertility challenges.
Nechama Comfort
NechamaComfort provides guidance, resources, and compassionate support for those experiencing pregnancy and early infant loss.