Accessible Mental Health Services Worldwide
A curated directory of affordable and accessible mental health institutions around the world. From training clinics offering sliding-scale fees to free community programs, help is available.
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North America
Training clinics and collective networks providing affordable care through supervised interns and reduced-fee practitioners.
Moving Forward Family Services
Canada
Provides free short-term and affordable long-term counselling through supervised university interns and registered therapists. No waitlists or exclusion criteria.
The Maple Counseling Center
USA (California)
Provides low-cost comprehensive mental health services via interns and trainees. Specializes in individual, couples, and family therapy. No one turned away due to inability to pay.
Open Path Psychotherapy Collective
USA & Canada
A network of thousands of private therapists providing in-office and online care at steeply reduced rates for the underinsured across all 50 US states and Canada.
The Wright Institute Clinical Services
USA (California)
Community-focused training clinics offering sliding-scale psychodynamic therapy, CBT, and addiction recovery services through doctoral students.
Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute
USA (Illinois)
Specialized psychoanalytic therapy provided by analysts-in-training. Offers deep structural personality work for low-income clients.
Ackerman Institute for the Family
USA (New York)
Premier family therapy training center offering clinic services to families in NYC. Renowned Gender & Family Project for gender-expansive children.
Europe
Charitable organizations and university clinics supplementing public healthcare systems with specialized and long-term therapy options.
West Central London Mind (RISE)
United Kingdom
A low-cost counselling service bridging the gap in NHS provision. Offers up to a year of therapy, contrasting with NHS session limits.
The Brain Charity
United Kingdom
Offers specialized counselling for those with neurological conditions (epilepsy, brain injury) and their families. Includes neuro-psychotherapy services.
CPCT (Centre de Psychanalyse et de Psychothérapie)
France & Belgium
Offers free, time-limited psychoanalytic treatment for those experiencing "subjective precariousness" and mental health crises.
IPU Outpatient Clinic
Germany
Psychotherapeutic university outpatient clinic in Berlin. Treatments covered by statutory health insurance. Specializes in treating psychoses.
South America
University clinics (Clínicas-Escola) and public programs providing free psychological care as mandated by educational and health regulations.
USP Psychology Clinic (CEIP)
Brazil
Public clinic of the University of São Paulo offering psychological care including individual therapy, vocational guidance, and specialized groups.
UNIP Psychology Clinics (CPA)
Brazil
Centros de Psicologia Aplicada offering free psychological care across multiple campuses. Treats children, adolescents, adults, and families.
Centros Integrales de la Mujer (CIM)
Argentina
Centers in Buenos Aires providing free psychological assistance, legal advice, and social support for women victims of gender-based violence.
Asia-Pacific
A blend of social service agencies, university clinics, and charitable organizations providing subsidized professional care.
Shan You
Singapore
Non-profit counselling centre offering professional services with additional subsidies for those in financial hardship. Secular services open to all.
Silver Ribbon Singapore
Singapore
Advocacy organization offering complimentary basic counselling to combat mental health stigma and encourage early help-seeking behavior.
ACAP Psychology Clinic
Australia
Student-led clinic providing free psychological services. No GP referral required and no session limits, unlike Medicare "Better Access" scheme.
ReSource: The Counselling Centre
Hong Kong
Multi-lingual charitable counselling center with over 45 years of history, serving both local and expatriate communities.
The Samaritans Hong Kong
Hong Kong
24-hour multi-lingual suicide prevention hotline and crisis support. Immediate emotional support via hotline, email, and app.
Sangath
India
Global leader in task-shifting, training lay counsellors to deliver evidence-based interventions for depression, alcohol problems, and child development.
Africa
Pioneering task-shifting models that train lay counsellors to deliver evidence-based interventions at massive scale.
StrongMinds
Uganda & Zambia
Provides free group talk therapy (IPT-G) for depression using a scalable lay-counsellor model. 80% of clients depression-free at 6 months.
SADAG (South African Depression and Anxiety Group)
South Africa
Africa's largest mental health support organization. Operates 15 toll-free helplines 24/7, "Counselling Containers" in townships, and 180+ free support groups.
Mentally Aware Nigeria Initiative (MANI)
Nigeria
Nigeria's largest youth-run mental health organization providing crisis support and suicide intervention via WhatsApp and social media.
Need Immediate Support?
If you are in crisis or experiencing thoughts of self-harm, please reach out to a crisis helpline immediately. Many of the organizations listed above offer 24/7 support lines.
Disclaimer: This directory is provided for informational purposes only. Clarity Path does not endorse any specific organization and is not responsible for the services provided by these institutions. Please verify availability and services directly with each organization. Information may change over time.