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Find Mental Health Care You Can Afford
Search every mental health facility listed by SAMHSA by what matters: what you can pay, the help you need and where you live.
In crisis? Call or text 988, any time · For a free referral: 1-800-662-4357 (SAMHSA, 24/7)
Where Can You Find Affordable Mental Health Care?
SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov lists 12,467 mental health facilities in 55 states and territories (checked October 2026). 10,558 accept Medicaid and 5,770 offer a sliding fee or payment help. Search by ZIP code, or start with your state.
- 12,467mental health facilities
- 10,558accept Medicaid
- 5,770offer a sliding fee or payment help
- 10,324offer telehealth therapy
- 8,115treat children and teens
- 3,048offer walk-in crisis care
What Do You Need Help With?
Finding a Therapist for
- AnxietyThe therapies NIMH describes for anxiety disorders and how to find one near you
- DepressionTherapy for depression, who provides it and how to pay for it
- ADHDWho diagnoses and treats ADHD in adults and children
- OCDExposure and response prevention and other OCD treatment
- PTSD and TraumaTrauma-focused therapies, VA care and PTSD programs near you
- GriefGrief, prolonged grief disorder and how to find a counselor
- BurnoutBurnout, stress and when therapy helps
- CouplesCouples and family therapy and how to find it
- Children and TeensChild and teen mental health care, school services and coverage
- Postpartum DepressionPostpartum depression treatment, including FDA-approved medicines
- Bipolar DisorderHow bipolar disorder is treated and who treats it
- Eating DisordersEating disorder programs and levels of care
Affordable Care and Coverage
- Free Mental Health CarePublic clinics, sliding-scale fees, and free crisis and peer support
- Sliding-Scale TherapyHow sliding fees work and where to find them
- Community Mental Health CentersPublic mental health centers, CCBHCs and who they serve
- Medicaid and TherapyMedicaid mental health benefits and how to find a provider
- Medicare and TherapyMedicare Part B mental health coverage, counselors and costs
- Insurance and ParityThe parity law, networks and how to appeal a denial
- Therapy CostWhat affects therapy cost and ways to pay less
Types of Therapy
- CBTWhat CBT is, what it treats and how to find it
- DBTWhat DBT is, who it helps and how to find a program
- EMDREMDR for trauma and PTSD and how to find it
- Telehealth TherapyHow telehealth therapy works and what covers it
- Psychiatrist vs TherapistWho prescribes, who provides therapy, and which license to check
Getting Started
- Finding a TherapistA step-by-step way to find, check and pay for a therapist
- First SessionWhat to expect, what to ask and how to prepare
- Checking a LicenseLicense types and how to verify one in your state
- Crisis Help988, mobile crisis, crisis centers and emergencies
- Anxiety MedicationThe medicines FDA has approved for anxiety disorders, from their labels
Tools
- Mental Health Care FinderSearch 12,467 SAMHSA-listed facilities by ZIP code, cost, therapy and need.
- Low-Cost Care CheckerPick your state and coverage to see the mental health care open to you: Medicaid services, sliding-fee clinics and where to start.
- Crisis Line FinderPick your state to see 988 and the state's own crisis and warm lines, and how to reach mobile crisis.
Find Mental Health Care by State
- Mental health care in Alabama 127
- Mental health care in Alaska 80
- Mental health care in Arizona 412
- Mental health care in Arkansas 195
- Mental health care in California 957
- Mental health care in Colorado 189
- Mental health care in Connecticut 206
- Mental health care in Delaware 43
- Mental health care in District of Columbia 25
- Mental health care in Florida 549
- Mental health care in Georgia 211
- Mental health care in Hawaii 23
- Mental health care in Idaho 219
- Mental health care in Illinois 472
- Mental health care in Indiana 326
- Mental health care in Iowa 160
- Mental health care in Kansas 114
- Mental health care in Kentucky 342
- Mental health care in Louisiana 146
- Mental health care in Maine 101
- Mental health care in Maryland 399
- Mental health care in Massachusetts 283
- Mental health care in Michigan 371
- Mental health care in Minnesota 379
- Mental health care in Mississippi 119
- Mental health care in Missouri 244
- Mental health care in Montana 69
- Mental health care in Nebraska 118
- Mental health care in Nevada 135
- Mental health care in New Hampshire 60
- Mental health care in New Jersey 344
- Mental health care in New Mexico 97
- Mental health care in New York 753
- Mental health care in North Carolina 328
- Mental health care in North Dakota 46
- Mental health care in Ohio 664
- Mental health care in Oklahoma 153
- Mental health care in Oregon 174
- Mental health care in Pennsylvania 466
- Mental health care in Rhode Island 39
- Mental health care in South Carolina 95
- Mental health care in South Dakota 39
- Mental health care in Tennessee 292
- Mental health care in Texas 422
- Mental health care in Utah 341
- Mental health care in Vermont 58
- Mental health care in Virginia 276
- Mental health care in Washington 286
- Mental health care in West Virginia 121
- Mental health care in Wisconsin 295
- Mental health care in Wyoming 40
- Mental health care in Puerto Rico 59
- Mental health care in Guam 1
- Mental health care in U.S. Virgin Islands 3
- Mental health care in Northern Mariana Islands 1
Frequently Asked Questions
Where Can I Get Free or Low-Cost Therapy?
5,770 mental health facilities listed by SAMHSA offer a sliding fee scale or payment assistance, and community mental health centers serve people with low incomes in every state. Search the finder by ZIP code and filter for a sliding fee.
Does Medicaid Cover Therapy?
Yes, Medicaid covers mental health services in every state, though the services and plans differ by state. 10,558 listed facilities accept Medicaid. Each state page shows what your state's Medicaid program names.
What Should I Do in a Mental Health Crisis?
Call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org, any time. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.
Is This Site a Therapist or Clinic?
No. Anxiety Help is an independent guide. Facility listings come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov and aren't endorsements; call to confirm services, fees and openings.