Community Referrals
Ways to Locate a Mental Health Provider
- Use a Recommended Referral Database
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Counseling Services recommends that students utilize the following resources:
- Psychology Today provides an excellent search engine of mental health providers in the United States. Enter a zip code to search anywhere in the U.S.
- Path Mental Health is a service that has partnered with Geneseo to connect students to therapist offering teletherapy sessions. Students are scheduled with a therapist within one week.
- International Therapists Directory is available for those outside of the US.
- Low-cost services options:
- Open Path Collective offers affordable in-person and online psychotherapy options in your area based on zip code.
- LowCostHelp.com is a national directory of affordable and sliding scale counseling services. (There are no services in Livingston County, but other areas of NY state are available.)
- Contact Your Health Insurance Provider
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Contact your health insurance provider to obtain referrals to therapists who are covered by your insurance.
Here are some links to health insurance providers:
- Aetna - Find a Doctor
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Find a Doctor
- Fidelis - Find a Doctor
- United Healthcare - Find a Care Provider
If you do not have health insurance, the Navigator Program, the New York State Department of Health offers a IPA / Navigator program providing 1:1 to individuals interested in obtaining health insurance via the New York State of Health marketplace.
- Research Options Using Other Sources
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Here are some additional ideas for how to connect with mental health services:
- Ask your family doctor/primary care physician for recommendations.
- Call a college counseling center in the desired area and ask who they refer to (or look on their website for off-campus referrals).
- Solicit recommendations from family members and friends.
- Consider teletherapy options. Two of the most popular are talkspace.com and betterhelp.com; many others are available. Your health insurance provider can guide you in the process of connecting with covered services. Also review the Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), a college-student specific intervention that includes multiple extended-length individual sessions per week plus a daily 90-minute CBT/DBT skills group.
- Visit the American Psychological Association's psychologist locator page.
- Visit New York State's Office of Mental Health web site to search for a mental health program in your community.
- Connect with Identity-Based Mental Health Resources
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Mental Health Resources for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ offers a curated list identity-based therapy and other support resources.
- Access More Intensive Services
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- Charlie Health
- Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) is an all-virtual, college student-specific intervention. It offers multiple extended-length individual sessions per week plus a daily 90-minute CBT/DBT skills group. This program is available throughout New York state (also NJ, CT, MA). Use their intake form or request more information from info@centerforanxiety.org.
- Obtain Additional Help
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If you don't see what you're looking for here, we can help. Students can obtain additional assistance by completing an appointment request form:
- Visit the student health portal, MyHealth.
- Go to Appointments.
- Select Counseling Services.
- Choose the option for Initial Appointments. This will take you to an Initial Appointment Request form (as a secure message).
- Complete the form. For the item "What do you believe you will need in order to address your counseling goals?", select "Referral Consultation."
Mental Health Referrals provides information on how students can research referral options on their own; our Mental Health Quick Resource List may also be beneficial.
Additional Resources
For emergencies, call University Police at 585-245-5222, or call 911, 988, or 211. For more information, review Health Crisis & Emergency Resources. For other 24/7 assistance, text "START" to 741-741 for NY Crisis Text Line.