Inclusive Therapists Membership Application

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Warm welcome! Do you currently have an Inclusive Therapists account (including Scholar membership)?* This field is required.

Yes, I have an accountNo, this is new for me

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Warm welcome back!

For Scholar members (unverified account):

Please click here to log in and complete the verification process through your account. Upon completing the verification process, you'll receive directions on how to request a free Sponsored year.

For Verified members applying for Sponsorship:

If you've already completed the verification process, please click here to log in and follow the directions. Thanks!

To renew your Sponsorship:

If you have a Sponsored Membership, please click here to log in to renew your Sponsorship. Thanks!

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We invite you to pause and reflect:

Have you completed all of the required readings? If so, are you able to clearly name tangible actions you are taking in alignment with this community’s values and priorities?

If yes, we warmly invite you to continue.
If not, we encourage you to return to the “Steps to Start a New Membership” section above and take the time you need to engage with the materials.

There is no rush -- this process is about moving with intention and clarity.

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We welcome post-graduate, licensed mental health professionals to join us, including:

psychotherapists and counselors
relationship, marriage, family therapists
clinical social workers
psychologists
psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners

Post-graduate provisionally licensed therapists (e.g. licensed associates and interns) are welcomed to join. On your profile, please state your location of residency and/or clinical supervisor's name, as required by your licensing board.

Coaches (and providers divesting from licensure): please review this FAQ and reach out to us first to assess for fit.

Students & student interns: we invite you to join our free Scholar membership. You are welcomed to upgrade to a directory profile after graduation, when you begin your licensure journey.

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Please have credentials ready to upload:

Licensed or provisionally-licensed providers: your current license, or your supervisor's license
Post-graduate, pre-licensed providers: your supervisor's license
For coaches and providers divesting from licensure: relevant forms of credentials that support your practice

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Verifying Authenticity

We deeply value transparency and integrity. Submitting AI-generated responses compromises safety and places unnecessary burden on our team (and our planet), thus resulting in disqualification.

Spelling and grammar are not important here. We encourage you to respond in your own words to help us better understand who you are.

Every response is reviewed by our team, and we utilize AI-detection tools as part of this process. In the spirit of collective care and safety, please ensure that all responses are written entirely by you and are not generated or modified by AI. Thank you.

Note: Voice messages, video & ASL recordings are warmly welcome! Please click here for directions.

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In the spirit of community, please confirm that this application is written entirely in your own words, and that it is not AI-generated: Type "VERIFY" below.* This field is required.AI-generated content can result in disqualification of one's application.

Type "VERIFY" above if your response was not AI-generated.

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Firstly, what is your name?* This field is required.Chosen or preferred names warmly welcomed!

First Name

Last Name

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Welcome {firstlyWhat}! What's your email address?* This field is required.

example@example.com

Email Verified

The verification code has been sent to some@email.com
Please check your mailbox and paste the code below to complete verification

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What is your current role?Please select all that apply.

Licensed Provider

Post-Graduate, Pre-licensed Provider (Under Supervision)

Coach, Paraprofessional, or Provider Divesting from Licensure

Student or Student Intern

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For coaches and providers divesting from licensure:

Due to the vastness of the "coaching umbrella", suitability for our directory is verified on a relational, case-by-case basis. We require coaches with formal mental healthcare training to kindly contact us before proceeding.

If you have already received confirmation from us, please proceed.

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Do you agree with all 3 of these statements? 1) I received confirmation that my coaching practice is a fit for this directory 2) I will not claim to offer clinical services without a license 3) I will clearly showcase my credentials to inform visitorsPlease tell us if you agree:

YESNO

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Thank you! Have you ever had a license suspended or revoked? If yes, please pause here and contact us before continuing to apply.* This field is required.

YESNO

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Please kindly click here to contact us before continuing to apply. We're here to listen. Thank you.

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Please upload your credentials here:* This field is required..PDF, screenshot or a photo of your credentials are accepted. Thank you!

Drag and drop files here

Select files to upload

Max. file size: 10.6MB

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We honor your identity - please kindly share with us how you identify:* This field is required.Please check all that apply

I Identify as: Indigenous to what is colonially known as so-called "US", "Canada", or the "Americas"

I identify as: Indigenous to Hawaiʻi, Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, or Virgin Islands

I identify as: Black, or African American or Canadian

I Identify as: Afro/Black Latine or Caribbean

I do not identify as any of the above

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Thank you, {firstlyWhat}. We appreciate your interest in becoming a sponsored member. However, these Sponsorships are reserved for Indigenous, Black, and African American/Canadian providers.

We invite you to see other options to join our community. We offer sliding scale pricing too. Click here to see details.

We look foward to getting to know you.

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Thank you {firstlyWhat}. We have 5 questions to get to know you better.

We encourage you to take care to read the questions and to answer them fully. Please kindly provide specific examples of past and current work. We unfortunately cannot accept partial or vague responses.

Please do not submit any AI-generated content.

As a community led by and centers on QTBI&POC, we appreciate you for helping us make this a safer directory for people with marginalized identities.

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1. Towards collective liberation: In what ways have you responded to the ongoing genocides in Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray and violently exploited regions?* This field is required.This community is boldly anti-genocide. Kindly share any specific, tangible action that you've taken. If you haven’t taken tangible action yet, let us know here — we’d be glad to share resources and extend an invitation to mobilize with us.

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2. On Identity & Praxis: We invite you to share your identity/positionality, and ways that your practice uplifts QTBIPOC communities and disrupts systems of oppression. In your response, please describe how you integrate social justice or liberatory praxis into your work.* This field is required.Positionality refers to how your identity intersects with power and social structures. QTBIPOC is an imperfect, shorthand acronym for Queer & Trans Black, Indigenous, and People of Color — including Queer, Trans, Nonbinary, Intersex, and ACE+ Black, Brown, Indigenous, People of Global Majority Paulo Freire defines praxis as "reflection and action directed at the structures to be transformed".

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3. On Gender and Sexuality Justice: How do you integrate gender and sexuality justice values in your work and communities? Feel free to share your reflections on areas such as: cis-heterosexism, intersectionality, culture, spirituality, etc.* This field is required.If you have cisgender and/or non-queer privilege, please also share with us ways that your practice offers 2SLGBTQIA+ affirming care. Please provide specific examples.

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4. On Disability, Fat, and Neurodivergence Justice: How do you integrate disability justice values in your work and communities? Feel free to share your reflections on areas such as: anti-carceral care, class and ableism, tending to internalized ableism, etc.* This field is required.If you currently have non-disabled, thin-body, and/or neurotypical privilege, please also share with us ways that your practice is designed to uplift the needs of Disabled, Fat, and Neurodivergent people. Please provide specific examples.

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5. What are some specific ways you integrate anti-carceral strategies and non-carceral resources into your practice? For example, what are some practical, proactive ways that you reduce the risk of state surveillance, police intervention, and involuntary hospitalization?* This field is required.If helpful, please refer to the required readings for guidance.

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Ready to send? Click Review and Submit below to review your responses, and send it our way.

Thank you for taking time to share your story with us. We will get in touch once we review your application. Sending you gratitude, and wishes of rootedness and ease.

Warmly, the Inclusive Therapists Team