Low-Cost Mental Health Therapy Resources in Atlanta / Decatur

1. Affordable Therapy Networks

  • Open Path Psychotherapy Collective (Open Path Atlanta) – Nationwide nonprofit offering therapy at $40–70/session (interns $30). Requires one-time $65 membership. Available in-office or online.
    🔗 openpathcollective.org

2. Intern & Training Clinics (Sliding Scale)

  • East Atlanta Counseling Services (Decatur / Oakhurst) – Masters-level interns offer individual and couples therapy focused on trauma for $75/session or less, supervised by fully licensed professionals.

  • Steady Hope Counseling – Christian-focused practice with interns at reduced rates.

  • Aspen Grove Counseling – Specializes in couples therapy, with lower-cost intern sessions.

  • Metropolitan Counseling Center – Many new grads and graduate students provide therapy at reduced rates.

  • Emory University Psychological Center – Graduate training clinic offering low-cost individual, family, and group therapy; also psychological testing.

  • Richmont Trauma Center (Smyrna) – Specializes in trauma therapy; reduced rates via graduate-level clinicians.

3. Nonprofit & Community Counseling Centers

  • Samaritan Counseling Center – Nonprofit that bridges the gap between what you can afford and the therapist’s full fee.

  • Claratel Behavioral Health (formerly DeKalb CSB) – Community-based behavioral health in Decatur with sliding scale and telehealth options.

  • CHRIS 180 – Provides trauma-informed therapy for children, families, and adults. Offers sliding scale and accepts Medicaid.

  • Family Ties – Focused on child and adolescent mental health; accepts Medicaid and offers in-home services.

  • Care & Counseling Center of Georgia – Sliding-scale counseling and pastoral care (Decatur).

  • Jewish Family & Career Services – Counseling for people of all faiths, offers sliding-scale fees.

5. Specialized Grief & Trauma Resources

  • The Link – Free support groups for those who have lost a loved one to suicide.

  • Kate’s Club – Free grief support programs for children and teens who have lost a parent or sibling.

4. Culturally Focused & Identity-Affirming Resources

  • Center for Black Women’s Wellness – Offers no-cost wellness, mental health, and prevention services for uninsured women and men.

  • The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation – Provides free virtual therapy support and a directory of culturally competent therapists.

  • Inclusive Therapists – Therapist directory centering BIPOC, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse, and disabled clients, with low-cost options.

  • The Loveland Foundation – Provides financial assistance for therapy, prioritizing Black women and girls.

  • LGBT National Help Center – Peer-support hotline and chat service for LGBTQ+ individuals.

6. Free & Peer Support Options

  • Peer2Peer Warm Line (GA) – Free 24/7 peer support phone line. Call (888) 945-1414.

  • Empower Work – Free text line for workplace-related stress/support. Text HELLO to (510) 674-1414.

  • Online or In Person AA Meetings – Free, virtual recovery support groups.