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When you are dealing with chronic illness, medical gaslighting, neurodivergence, or trying to find affirming reproductive care, you need real and easily accessible resources. Keeping this reality in mind, what follows is an organically curated master list of modern directories, advocacy groups, and specialized care hubs. Whether you are looking for culturally competent care for Black maternal mental health and reproductive trauma, safe LGBTQIA+ emotional support, specialized communities for the psychological toll of PMDD, or neurodivergence-affirming spaces to navigate ADHD and Autistic burnout, we have gathered them all in one place.
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Associations & Institutes
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: https://www.aacap.org
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy: https://www.aamft.org
American Counseling Association: https://www.counseling.org
American Psychiatric Association: https://www.psychiatry.org
American Psychological Association: https://www.apa.org
Association for Psychological Science (Formerly American Psychological Society): https://www.psychologicalscience.org
Mental Health America (MHA): https://www.mhanational.org
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): https://www.nimh.nih.gov
National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA): https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
National Alliance for Eating Disorders: https://www.allianceforeatingdisorders.com
National Sleep Foundation: https://www.thensf.org
HealthyWomen (Formerly National Women’s Health Resource Center): https://www.healthywomen.org
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN): https://www.nctsn.org
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness): https://www.nami.org
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): https://www.samhsa.gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Mental Health: https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth
Therapy for Black Girls: https://therapyforblackgirls.com
The Trevor Project (LGBTQ+ Crisis & Mental Health Resources): https://www.thetrevorproject.org
Crisis Support & Hotlines
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: https://988lifeline.org
Crisis Text Line (Text HOME to 741741): https://www.crisistextline.org
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP): https://afsp.org
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE): https://save.org
Queer & Trans Mental Health Resources
The Trevor Project (LGBTQ+ Crisis & Mental Health Resources): https://www.thetrevorproject.org
Trans Lifeline (Peer support hotline run by and for trans individuals): https://translifeline.org
National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network (NQTTCN): https://nqttcn.com
LGBT National Help Center: https://www.lgbthotline.org
Q Chat Space (An online community for LGBTQ+ teens): https://www.qchatspace.org
Depression & Bipolar Disorders
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA): https://www.dbsalliance.org
Mental Health America – Depression Info & Screening: https://screening.mhanational.org
International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD): https://www.isbd.org
Anxiety, OCD & Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors
Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA): https://adaa.org
International OCD Foundation (IOCDF): https://iocdf.org
Beyond OCD: https://beyondocd.org
The TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (Formerly Trichotillomania Learning Center): https://www.bfrb.org
Trauma & Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
National Center for PTSD: https://www.ptsd.va.gov
Give an Hour (No-cost mental health care for veterans and families): https://giveanhour.org
Military OneSource (U.S. Department of Defense): https://www.militaryonesource.mil
CPTSD Foundation (Complex Trauma Support & Education): https://cptsdfoundation.org
Traumatic Stress Institute (Carrying forward the Sidran Institute legacy): https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
IAPMD (International Association for Premenstrual Disorders): https://www.iapmd.org
Vicious Cycle PMDD (Patient-led global awareness project): https://viciouscyclepmdd.com
Johns Hopkins Medicine – PMDD Health Hub: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/premenstrual-dysphoric-disorder-pmdd
ADHD Support & Education
ADDA – Attention Deficit Disorder Association: https://add.org
CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder): https://chadd.org
ADDitude Magazine (The premier hub for adult ADHD, parenting, and symptoms): https://www.additudemag.com
NIMH – ADHD Information Hub: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd
Autism & Neurodiversity-Affirming Support
Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN): https://autisticadvocacy.org
Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network (AWN): https://awnnetwork.org
NeuroClastic (Neurodiversity resources built entirely by autistic creators): https://neuroclastic.com
Tilt Parenting (Resources for parents raising neurodivergent children): https://tiltparenting.com
Addiction & Recovery
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA): https://www.aa.org
SMART Recovery (Science-based, secular alternative to 12-step programs): https://www.smartrecovery.org
Shatterproof (Reversing the addiction crisis): https://www.shatterproof.org
SAMHSA’s National Treatment Locator: https://findtreatment.gov
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): https://nida.nih.gov
Game Quitters (Modern support for video game and screen addiction): https://gamequitters.com
The NY Council on Problem Gambling: https://nyproblemgambling.org/
Personality Disorders
Behavioral Tech (DBT resources and info for Borderline Personality Disorder): https://behavioraltech.org
Out of the FOG (Support for family members of individuals with personality disorders): https://outofthefog.website
Eating Disorders & Body Image
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (Formerly American Dietetic Association): https://www.eatright.org
The Association for Size Diversity and Health (ASDAH / HAES Resources): https://asdah.org
Disability Rights, Chronic Illness & Accessible Support
American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD): https://aahd.us
National Disability Rights Network (NDRN): https://www.ndrn.org
Disability Visibility Project (Amplifying disability media, culture, and mental health narratives): https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com
Invisible Disability Project (Disrupting stigma and fostering intersectional self-advocacy): https://www.invisibledisabilityproject.org
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law (Protecting the legal and mental health rights of individuals with disabilities): https://www.bazelon.org
Domestic Violence & Trauma Recovery
The National Domestic Violence Hotline Website: https://www.thehotline.org
Love is Respect (Highly engaging teen and young adult relationship safety resource): https://www.loveisrespect.org
Childhelp USA: https://www.childhelp.org
Medication Information
MedlinePlus – Drugs, Herbs, and Supplements (Unbiased, government-backed database): https://medlineplus.gov/druginformation.html
DailyMed (Official provider of FDA label information): https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov
Shakira K. O’Garro, LMHC-D, LPC, LPCC, NCC, is a Black Christian therapist specializing in medical trauma, chronic illness, and supporting Christians through a crisis of faith. Living with severe stage 4 endometriosis and adenomyosis taught her how deeply physical pain, medical dismissal, and suffering can impact your mental health and relationship with God. Her work centers Black Christian women who are exhausted from being gaslit by healthcare systems and told to just “pray harder” when their bodies are breaking down. Shakira (and her clinicians) offer therapy that honors your pain, validates your experience, and integrates your faith without spiritual bypassing.
