SECTION 1 Insurance Advocates
GENERAL INSURANCE ADVOCACY
Advanced Advocacy
Insurance advocacy services to help navigate coverage challenges and appeals.
Phone: (845) 781-7325
Email: help@advancedadvocacy.net
Website: advancedadvocacy.net
Surie Mittelman
Independent insurance advocate helping clients secure coverage.
Phone: (347) 525-7063
Access to Coverage
Insurance advocacy focused on expanding access to coverage.
Phone: (845) 525-0066
Email: cs@accesstocoverage.com
Website: accesstocoverage.com
Supreme Advocates
Insurance advocacy services for coverage disputes and appeals.
Phone: (845) 287-1945
Website:https://supremeadvocates.com/
INSURANCE BILLING & OUT-OF-NETWORK HELP
Lev Lanefesh
Helps bill insurance for out-of-network benefits and assists in raising money from family and friends for therapy costs.
Phone: (929) 314-4940
Website: levlanefesh.com
MEDICAL INSURANCE AGENTS BY STATE
Israel Katz — Florida
Medical insurance agent serving Florida.
Phone: (786) 877-7116
Cosmo Insurance – Bassi Shain — New Jersey
Medical insurance agent serving New Jersey.
Phone: (732) 363-3888
Mazal Gold — Arizona
Medical insurance agent serving Arizona.
Phone: (602) 568-1652
FINDING THERAPISTS WHO TAKE INSURANCE
Alma
Connects patients to therapists who accept their insurance. Available in specific states. Filter for Hebrew/Yiddish speakers.
Website: helloalma.com
Headway
Connects patients to therapists who accept their insurance. Available in specific states. Filter for Hebrew/Yiddish speakers.
Website: headway.co
ORPHANS (YESOMIM) & SINGLE-PARENT HOMES
REPRIEVE for Families
Matches yesomim and children of single-parent homes with carefully vetted therapists. Funds the sessions and monitors each client for as long as therapy is needed.
Phone: (929) 678-1077
Email: reprievefamilies@gmail.com
Website: reprievefamily.org
Links & Shloimy's Club
Therapy funding and referrals for children who lost a parent. Partners with other organizations to underwrite a large portion of therapy costs for members.
Website: wereinittogether.org
Ahavas Chaya
Subsidized therapy for orphaned children.
Email: info@ahavaschaya.com
Website: http://www.ahavaschaya.com
WIDOWS (ALMANOS)
RISE Resources
Provides funding and referrals specifically for almanos (widows).
Phone: (908) 783-4324
MARITAL & COUPLES THERAPY
Lev Shalom
Subsidizes mental health services for individuals in Rockland County married 10 years or less who are new to therapy. Covers approximately 50% of 26 sessions. Rav involvement required.
Location: Rockland County, NY
Website: levshalom.org
Five Towns Marriage Initiative
Provides funding support for couples therapy in the Five Towns area.
Phone: (516) 430-5280
Website: Facebook page
Shalom Ohalecha
Financial support for those who cannot afford marital counseling. Lakewood only. Endorsed by leading rabbonim including Rabbi Eliyahu Brudny, Rabbi Simcha Bunim Cohen, Rabbi Yaakov E. Forsheimer, and Rabbi Moshe Chaim Kahan.
Contact: Rabbi Yisroel Apelbaum (Rabbinical Director); Rabbi Dovid Weiner (Director)
Phone: (323) 403-7804
Email: shalomohalecha@gmail.com
Location: 14 Noam Lane, Lakewood, NJ 08701
MARITAL & COUPLES THERAPY
Lev Shalom
Subsidizes mental health services for individuals in Rockland County married 10 years oavar less who are new to therapy. Covers approximately 50% of 26 sessions. Rav involvement required.
Location: Rockland County, NY
Website: levshalom.org
ENGLAND / UK
Jami UK
The specialist mental health service for the Jewish community in England. Provides free professional talking therapy, peer support groups, and crisis services for adults, young people (ages 11-25), and their families and carers.
Phone: 020 8458 2223
Email: info@jamiuk.org
Website: jamiuk.org
LONE SOLDIERS (ISRAEL)
LSP Resilience Center – Nefesh B'Nefesh / FIDF
Free professional therapy for post-army international lone soldiers residing in Israel, and for Iron Swords reservists who have returned to the US. Services offered in-person in Tel Aviv (Azrieli Towers) and remotely. Run in partnership with Sheba Medical Center.
Email: lspen@nbn.org.il
Website: nbn.org.il/lsp-resilience
Michael Levin Lone Soldier Foundation
Funds one-on-one mental health counseling for currently serving and reservist lone soldiers. Counseling is provided in the soldier's native language and in the city where they live.
Phone: (888) 457-6534
Email: info@michaellevinlonesoldier.org
Website: michaellevinlonesoldier.org
Lone Soldier Center in Memory of Michael Levin
Funds psychological treatment for active lone soldiers in Israel, including traditional therapy, CBT, and art therapy. Treatment is tailored to each soldier's individual needs, including during and after combat.
Website: lonesoldiercenter.com
Nevut – International Lone Soldiers Inc.
Covers therapy costs for IDF lone soldier veterans transitioning to civilian life, primarily for those who have returned to the US. Provides individual therapy, group therapy, and wellbeing programs for veterans and their families.
Phone: (347) 770-4457
Email: office@nevut.org
Website: nevut.org
SEMINARY & COLLEGE STUDENTS (ISRAEL)
Tatzmichu
Subsidizes therapy costs for seminary girls in Israel.
Website: tatzmichu.org
Keren Ezra
Provides mental health referrals and financial assistance, with a primary focus on Anglo college-age students in Israel.
Website: kerenezra.com
GENERAL (ISRAEL)
B’Lev Echad
Subsidized couples counseling. Under the leadership of R Meir Summer provides
Phone: (347) 988-8222
Email: rmsommer@blevechad.org
Website: https://blevechad.org/
Nitza
Subsidized therapy sessions for women after birth with PPD, however, they only pay toward the cost of their in house clinicians.
Phone: 02 5004523
Email: nitzappd@013.net
Website: https://en.nitza.org/
GHI Fund – Get Help Israel
Subsidizes therapy sessions for English-speaking individuals in Israel. Provides free sessions for soldiers, lone soldiers, and active reservists. All therapists are vetted and verified.
Email: info@gethelpisrael.com
Website: gethelpisrael.com/GHI-Fund
AUTISM, SPECIAL NEEDS & MEDICAL CHALLENGES (CHILDREN)
Agudah Grant Assistance Center
Directory of grants, funds, and foundations for children with autism, special needs, and medical challenges.
Website: agudah.org/grant-assistance-center
FAMILY VIOLENCE
Met Council – Family Violence Services
Individualized care including legal advocacy, emergency shelter and relocation, employment and financial assistance, emergency food, entitlement counseling, short-term trauma-informed therapy, and information and referral services.
Website: metcouncil.org/familyviolence
SECTION 3 General Funding Resources
LOW-COST THERAPY
Open Path Collective
Nonprofit offering in-office and online therapy at $40–$70 per session ($30 for student interns) for those with financial need. One-time $65 lifetime membership.
Website: openpathcollective.org
Behavioral Psych Studio
Pay-what-you-can DBT and therapy in New York City.
Phone: (917) 497-2760
Location: 155 W 72nd St #505, New York, NY 10023
Website: behavioralpsychstudio.com
Healing Arts
Affordable access to massage therapists, coaches, acupuncturists, yoga instructors, and nutritionists. $29 lifetime membership.
Website: healingarts.org
SUICIDE PREVENTION & SELF-HARM
Solace House
Free, confidential one-on-one counseling in NY State for people experiencing suicidal distress, self-harm, after a suicide attempt, or bereaved by suicide. Also offers family support and group bereavement counseling.
Website: solacehouseusa.org
SEXUAL ABUSE SURVIVORS
ASAP
Subsidized therapy for survivors of sexual abuse through local clinics and agencies in NY/NJ. Also provides professional training and summer camp safety resources.
Website: asap.cares
CHILDHOOD TRAUMA SURVIVORS
Beauty After Bruises
Provides access and funding for therapy and/or inpatient care for survivors of childhood trauma. To request an application, email with 'application request' in the subject line.
Email: bab.grantrequests@gmail.com
Website: beautyafterbruises.org
To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA)
Treatment & Recovery Scholarship covering 1–6 months of individual counseling, group therapy, or higher levels of care for those facing financial barriers to mental health treatment. Applications processed on a first-come, first-served basis.
Website: twloha.com/find-help/apply
CHILDREN — MEDICAL & MENTAL HEALTH GRANTS
United Healthcare Children's Foundation
Medical grants for children 16 and under who meet income requirements and have primary commercial insurance coverage. Grants cover 60 days prior to and one year after the application date.
Website: uhccf.org
HealthWell Foundation – Pediatric Assistance Fund
Assists with copays, premiums, deductibles, and out-of-pocket expenses for underinsured patients. Pediatric fund covers ADHD, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, OCD, developmental disorders, psychosis, and more.
Website: healthwellfoundation.org – pediatric fund
Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund (CICRF)
Financial assistance for NJ families with potentially catastrophic medical expenses due to a child's illness (before age 22). Helps when expenses exceed 10% of family income and are not covered by insurance or other programs.
Phone: (800) 335-3863
Location: New Jersey residents only
Website: nj.gov/humanservices/cicrf
LGBTQ+ / BIPOC MENTAL HEALTH
Mental Health Fund (MHF) for QTBIPOC
Financial assistance for Queer and Trans Black, Indigenous, and People of Color to access mental health support. Funds up to 8 therapy sessions at up to $100 per session.
Website: nqttcn.com/en/mental-health-fund
MEDICAL EXPENSES & MEDICATION ASSISTANCE
HealthWell Foundation
Fills the gap when insurance is not enough — assists with copays, premiums, deductibles, and out-of-pocket expenses for underinsured Americans. Funds include cancer-related behavioral health and emergency/medical worker behavioral health.
Website: healthwellfoundation.org
Medicine Assistance Tool (MAT) – PhRMA
Search engine to help patients, caregivers, and providers find patient assistance programs offered by biopharmaceutical companies. Not a program itself — a search tool for many programs.
Website: mat.org
NeedyMeds
Information to help with medication costs, transportation costs, and locating low-cost treatment options.
Website: needymeds.org
AMMES Financial Crisis Fund
Assists ME/CFS patients facing critical financial needs — rent, utilities, medical copays, or other vital expenses. Only for households without a working adult member.
Website: ammes.org/ammes-financial-crisis-fund
CRIME VICTIMS
Victims of Crime Act (VOCA)
Federal grants to states to fund services for crime victims, which can include counseling. Find services in your state through the Office for Victims of Crime.
Note: NY: ovs.ny.gov/victim-compensation | NJ: njoag.gov/vcco
Website: ovc.ojp.gov/states
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