Counseling & Mental Health
Counseling & Mental HealthLGBT National Help Center: Peer support through phone, chat, or email
The Trevor Project: For the LGBTQ community under 25, text or call trained counselors 24/7
Trans Lifeline: A 24/7 crisis hotline provided for the trans community by the trans community
Pink Manta Ray Connect: Online social support and connection for LGBTQ+ folks
Gender Care
Conversations with a Gender Therapist (YouTube): Affirming and helpful videos about things you care about, from Dara Hoffman-Fox, LPC
Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource by and for Transgender Communities: Awesome book about trans bodies and trans lives
Reddit: Explore here for the peer perspectives, affirmation, and info you’re looking for
Transbucket: Surgery results and real info on gender-affirming procedures & nationwide surgeons
Resources in Central Texas
AIDS Services of Austin: Services for folks living with HIV
allgo: Programs that support QTBIPOC
Austin Sexual Health & Wellness: Sexual health and wellness for the whole qmmunity
UT Gender Affirmation Project: A pro-bono clinic that can help change your name and gender markers on ID
Kind Clinic: Medical and wellness care for GSM, including PrEP, STI testing, and HRT
OutYouth for Adults: mentorship, wellness groups, and voice coaching practice
OutYouth’s Trans Resource Guide for Austin & Central Texas: local referrals & spaces that have been vetted–doctors plus massage therapists, free/low cost binders, voice training, & more
Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT): Support and information for trans & non-binary Texans and their allies
For immediate help, call 911.
Hotlines (Nationwide)
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: 9-8-8
Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741741 for help
Lifeline Chat: web chat with the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Blackline (Especially for Black & brown folks): 1-800-604-5841
LGBT National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564
TransLifeLine: 1-877-565-8860
Treatment Referral Hotline for Substance Abuse: 1-800-662-4357
Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN): 1-800-656-4673
In-Person Support (Nationwide)
For in-person help, please go to the nearest hospital emergency room or see DCTP for resources local to you.
Hotlines Serving Central Texas
Austin Travis County Integral Care 24/7 crisis hotline: 512-472-HELP (4357)
MHMR Emergency Psychiatric Services Hotline: (512) 472-8996
SafePlace Hotline: (512) 267-SAFE
Texas Department of Family & Protective Services Hotline: 1-800-252-5400
UT Students can call the CMHC 24-hour crisis line: (512) 471-2255
In-Person Support for Central Texas
For in-person help, please go to the nearest hospital emergency room or visit Integral Care’s Psychiatric Emergency Services clinic, Richard E. Hopkins Behavioral Health Building, 1165 Airport Blvd., Second Floor, Austin, TX 78701
UT students have access to CMHC’s crisis walk-in hours (8am – 5pm) on the 5th floor of SSB.
Additional resources can be found at DCTP.
Therapy is not one-size-fits-all! Other therapists we admire and respect are listed in the below directories. For help identifying a great therapist for you, we suggest the free Get Matched service at Inclusive Therapists.
- Inclusive Therapists
- Asians for Mental Health
- Asian Mental Health Collective
- Queer & Trans Therapists of Color
- Therapy for Queer People of Color
- DMHS: Deconstructing The Mental Health System
- Melanin & Mental Health
- Therapy for Black Girls
- Latinx Therapy
- Open Path Collective (just for sliding scale options)
The Loveland Foundation’s Therapy Fund: financial assistance for Black women & girls seeking therapy
The Mental Health Fund (MHF) for Queer and Trans People of Color: financial assistance to queer & trans folks of color accessing mental health support from QTPoC therapists
DRK Beauty Healing: free virtual therapy for women & non-binary people of color
Therapy Aid Coalition: free virtual therapy for healthcare professionals and first responders
Postpartum Support International: free virtual therapy for pregnant people, their partners, and those with postpartum depression
For individuals
Insight Timer app: a favorite meditation app with timed soundscapes and thousands of free guided meditations
Liberate app (App Store & Google Play): meditations by and for the Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities
Diaphragmatic breathing: here’s a how-to
You Feel Like Shit: An Interactive Self-Care Guide: not feeling great but don’t know why? this easy guide makes self-care a no-brainer
Centre for Clinical Interventions: self-help workbooks with exercises for a range of mental health concerns
Coping with Depression: a guide for managing depression while we work toward long-term relief
Interview with Dr. Tara Brach on how we can regain calm during the pandemic
The Happiness Trap: Stop Struggling, Start Living (Russ Harris): a great primer on how to opt out of unhelpful cycles and reach real thriving
Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating (Christy Harrison): must-read resource on eating & our bodies that will open your eyes and change your life
The Body Is Not an Apology (Sonya Renee Taylor): self-love is radical–start your journey to body liberation here
Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life (Emily Nagoski): it’s not just about sex–it’s about freedom from shame and keys to real intimacy
My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies (Resmaa Menakem): the roadmap to healing racialized trauma
What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing (Bruce Perry, Oprah) (audiobook recommended!): insight on the way your life experiences impact and run through the present–excellent reading
For couples
Brené Brown on Empathy (YouTube): a digestible & memorable video about a critical skill
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love (Sue Johnson): neuroscience brought to couples therapy; a favorite resource for clients
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love (Amir Levine & Rachel S. F. Heller): accessible and insightful primer on your connection and what you bring into the relationship
Queer Attachment: An Anti-Oppression Toolkit for Relational Healing (Leah Jo Carnine & Fizz Perkal): fantastic zine for queer folx on attachment & healing in relationship, available as a printed pamphlet or by-donation PDF
Following her academic career, Dr. Nadeau leaves it to the popular media to share her expertise on healing and self-love. Read pieces based on interviews with Miranda below.
USA Today:
- Prince Harry, Duchess Meghan car chase details are still unknown. But the trauma is real. (May 18, 2023)
- Zach Braff, Florence Pugh and when it’s OK to be friends with your ex. (March 23, 2023)
- Dating horror story videos are taking over TikTok. Why? (February 27, 2023)
- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern resigned. What that says about privilege, burnout. (January 19, 2023)
- Are you ambivalent about celebrating July 4? You’re not alone. (July 1, 2021)
POPSUGAR: 5 Ways to Help a Friend Who Has an Eating Disorder, According to Psychologists (March 16, 2021)
USA Today: Skip the diet and dating goals? You should make this your New Year’s resolution (January 10, 2021)
Austin Fit Magazine: Diversity in Mental Health: Welcoming All in Counseling (November 20, 2020)
Real Simple: Feel Like You Don’t Enjoy Anything Anymore? There’s a Name for That—and You Can Break Through It (November 18, 2020)
Working on a piece for which you’d like to interview Licensed Psychologist Dr. Miranda Nadeau? Contact us here.