Insurance Plans & Network Partners
Community Health Organizations & Nonprofits
Schools & Educational Programs (public and independent/day schools)
Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) & Employers
Healthcare Providers & Clinics (pediatrics, primary care, specialty)
Prescribers (Psych NPs, psychiatrists, pediatricians, PCPs)
Youth-Serving and Family-Focused Community Programs
PARTNER WITH US
At Head in the Right Direction Counseling, our mission has always been simple and steady: to make mental health care as accessible as possible. We believe the best way to do that is through strong relationships with the schools, healthcare providers, insurers, and community organizations that families already trust.
While we do not require formal partnership agreements to collaborate, we welcome affiliate relationships and referral connections that make care easier to access, easier to coordinate, and easier to sustain. If your organization serves people who are struggling emotionally, we’d love to explore how we can support your community.
A few examples of how collaboration can look
We keep collaboration practical, flexible, and aligned to your needs:
Referral Affiliate Connection
Referral coordination and streamlined intake support
Preferred Access / Fast-Track Referrals
A shared process to support timely intake and continuity.
On-Site School-Based Services
In-school therapy access during the school day.
Prescriber Collaboration
Coordinated referrals between therapy and medication management providers.
Community Resource Coordination
Mutual support across local organizations serving families.
What We Offer Organizations
A Reliable Outpatient Therapy Referral Destination
We provide therapy for children, teens, adults, couples, and families across a wide range of clinical needs—offering both in-person sessions throughout Putnam, Dutchess, and Westchester Counties and telehealth across New York State.
Our goal is to reduce the gap between “someone needs help” and “someone is receiving care.”
Rapid-Access Referral Support
Many systems are overwhelmed and families are stuck waiting. We can help reduce that delay by offering a clear, streamlined referral pathway.
Organizations that refer to us benefit from:
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Easy referral submission
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Fast outreach to the client/family
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Support with next steps and scheduling
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Therapy access that can scale as need increases
School-Based Therapy During School Hours
For schools that want students supported where they are, we can provide on-site therapy during the school day. This model helps reduce missed class time, transportation issues, and delays in care.
School-based access is especially effective for:
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anxiety and school avoidance
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emotional regulation challenges
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transitions and identity stress
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family changes and co-parenting stress
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peer and academic pressure
Medication Management Connectivity (For Prescribers & Shared Clients)
Therapy and medication management work best when care is coordinated—not disconnected.
We welcome collaborative relationships with:
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Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners (PMHNP)
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Psychiatrists (MD/DO)
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Pediatricians and Primary Care Providers
Prescribers refer clients to us when they need reliable outpatient therapy access, and we refer to trusted prescribers when medication support is clinically appropriate.
Our shared goal is to provide the client with continuity, clarity, and a care plan that actually holds up in real life.
Reduced-Fee Options When Benefits Are Limited
We are credentialed with most major insurance plans, and we help clients understand benefits before starting services.
In cases where insurance is not adequate, we offer reduced-fee sessions with our highly trained clinical interns, who are supervised and supported as they develop into confident clinicians. This helps ensure affordability without compromising quality of care.
Workshops, Consultation, and Mental Health Support for Communities
In addition to therapy referrals, we can support organizations through:
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psychoeducation and mental health workshops
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stress and burnout support resources
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parent and caregiver guidance sessions
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student wellness presentations and support programming
Our Affiliations
Liberty University — Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program
Through our affiliation with Liberty University’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling program, we support interns preparing to become licensed professional counselors. Liberty’s CACREP-accredited M.A. program emphasizes ethical practice, clinical diagnosis, treatment planning, group counseling, multicultural counseling, psychopathology, and supervised practicum and internship experience. Interns bring structured training and a commitment to helping individuals, families, and groups address mental health and behavioral concerns.
St. Bonaventure University — Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program
Through our affiliation with St. Bonaventure University’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling program, we support interns preparing for counseling roles in community-based and clinical settings. The program emphasizes research-based knowledge and skill development in individual counseling, group counseling, testing, diagnosis, and treatment planning. Interns bring a service-oriented perspective grounded in compassion, professional identity, and respect for client dignity.
Lehman College — Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program
Our affiliation with Lehman College’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling program supports interns completing a full-time, cohort-based, 60-credit master’s program that prepares students for New York State mental health counseling licensure. Lehman interns are trained to serve in diverse clinical settings, including private practice, community organizations, healthcare, substance misuse counseling, nonprofits, and other behavioral health environments.
Columbia University — Master of Social Work Program
Through our affiliation with Columbia School of Social Work, we support interns from one of the country’s longest-standing and most respected social work programs. Columbia’s MSSW program combines rigorous academic theory with real-world practice, preparing students to address individual, family, community, and systemic needs. Interns bring a strong commitment to advocacy, service, and evidence-informed clinical care.
Manhattan University — Marriage and Family Therapy Program
Our affiliation with Manhattan University’s Marriage and Family Therapy program allows us to train interns preparing for professional MFT practice. Manhattan’s program focuses on helping future therapists understand clients within the context of relationships, families, and environments. Interns develop skills for supporting couples, families, parent-child relationships, premarital concerns, and other personal or relational challenges.
Mercy University — Marriage and Family Therapy Program
Through our affiliation with Mercy University’s Marriage and Family Therapy program, we support interns completing a licensure-qualifying MFT education in New York State. Mercy’s program emphasizes family systems theory, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and relational intervention. Interns gain supervised experience helping clients navigate couple, family, parenting, and interpersonal challenges in a supportive clinical environment.
Northwestern University — Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program
Our affiliation with Northwestern University’s Counseling program supports interns preparing to become clinical mental health counselors. Offered through The Family Institute, the program emphasizes self-reflective, culturally responsive, and psychodynamically informed counseling practice. Interns bring training focused on supporting clients from diverse backgrounds with mental health, wellness, relationship, behavioral, and life-transition concerns.
Northwestern University — Marriage and Family Therapy Program
Through our partnership with Northwestern University’s Marriage and Family Therapy program, we provide clinical training opportunities for students educated through The Family Institute at Northwestern University. The program emphasizes relationship-based, systemic care and prepares developing therapists to work with individuals, couples, and families while considering family dynamics, larger systems, and social justice in treatment planning.
University at Buffalo — Master of Social Work Program
Our affiliation with the University at Buffalo School of Social Work allows us to support MSW interns from a CSWE-accredited program known for integrating trauma-informed and human rights perspectives. UB students bring a strong foundation in social work practice, advocacy, resilience, and person-in-environment care, helping expand access to compassionate services for children, adults, families, and communities.
Syracuse University — Marriage and Family Therapy Program
Through our affiliation with Syracuse University’s Marriage and Family Therapy program, we welcome interns trained in a systemic, relational approach to care. Syracuse’s MFT program has more than 50 years of history and is COAMFTE-accredited, preparing students to support individuals, couples, and families with communication challenges, parenting concerns, relationship distress, and broader family-system needs.
Water Gap Wellness
Through our relationship with Water Gap Wellness, we help clients access a higher level of care when outpatient therapy is not enough. As part of thoughtful discharge planning and continuity of care, we can coordinate referrals for clients who may benefit from more structured mental health or substance use treatment, with step-down support designed to help individuals transition toward greater stability and independence in the community.
Maplebrook School
Our collaboration with Maplebrook School allows us to provide therapy services to students during the school day, helping reduce barriers related to transportation, scheduling, and after-school availability. Maplebrook serves neurodiverse students and complex learners in a personalized educational environment, and our school-based therapy support can help students work on emotional regulation, anxiety, social challenges, family concerns, and overall mental wellness.
Randolph School (Hudson Valley)
Through our relationship with Randolph School, we can provide therapy services to children during the school day, making mental health support more accessible for students and families. Randolph serves children from Pre-K through fifth grade in a nature-based, supportive learning community. Our services can help students address anxiety, emotional regulation, peer relationships, family changes, behavioral concerns, and other issues that may affect school and home life.
Dutchess Day School
Our collaboration with Dutchess Day School allows us to provide therapy services to students while they are in school, helping families access care without the added burden of outside appointments. Dutchess Day serves students from Pre-K through eighth grade and emphasizes curiosity, confidence, character, and whole-child development. Our therapy services can support students with anxiety, social concerns, emotional regulation, transitions, and family-related stressors.
Astor Services for Children & Families
Our relationship with Astor Services for Children & Families helps us connect children and families with additional supports when more specialized or wraparound services are needed. Astor is a community-based nonprofit serving the Mid-Hudson Valley and Bronx, offering children’s mental health, child welfare, and early childhood development services. This collaboration supports continuity of care, referral coordination, and access to resources beyond traditional outpatient therapy.
NADP (National Association of Divorce Professionals)
Our affiliation with NADP reflects our dedication to supporting families navigating separation, co-parenting dynamics, and complex family transitions. Through this professional network, we stay connected to emerging best practices to better serve clients experiencing major relational change.
Philipstown Behavioral Health Hub
The Hub serves as a central resource for care coordination, referrals, and community mental health support in the Hudson Valley. Our relationship with the Hub strengthens the local safety net for children, adults, and families, particularly in areas where behavioral health resources can be limited.
Fusion Academy – Westchester
Fusion Academy’s one-to-one educational model emphasizes individualized learning, emotional safety, and holistic support — perfectly aligned with our therapeutic philosophy. Our clinicians work closely with Fusion families to support students navigating academic stress, social challenges, anxiety, and transitions.
Northwell Westchester – School-Based Crisis & Behavioral Health Support
Northwell’s collaboration with Westchester-area school districts aims to provide urgent behavioral health support for students ages 5–18. As demand quickly exceeded available provider capacity (with only two clinicians in their Mount Kisco location), they turned to us for additional support.
We have since become a trusted therapeutic resource for students and families from communities including Chappaqua, Bedford, Armonk, and Pleasantville, helping ensure that no child waits longer than necessary to access care.
Northwell Health – Pediatric Behavioral Health Clinic (Mount Kisco)
Northwell’s Mount Kisco pediatric behavioral health site serves children and adolescents across Westchester County. Their team has recognized the value of our work, frequently referring students and families to our practice for timely therapy services. In turn, Northwell serves as one of our trusted resources for psychiatric evaluation and medication management.
Our missions overlap in our shared goal: ensuring young people receive timely, coordinated, and compassionate behavioral health support.
Water Gap Wellness
Northwell Behavioral Health
Philipstown Behavioral Hub
We’re Always Expanding Our Network
We are continually building relationships across New York State to further our mission: making therapy easier to access, easier to start, and easier to sustain.
If your organization is aligned with improving mental health access—especially for children, families, and communities navigating real stressors—we’d love to connect.
Have questions?
Here’s what to know.
Helpful context around our care approach, systems, and clinician support.
HITRD offers referral coordination that includes clear intake pathways, benefits verification when needed, and timely outreach to referred individuals so partners don’t need to manage scheduling logistics directly.
In addition to connecting students with outpatient therapy, HITRD can consult with school staff (with appropriate consent) about general referral processes and help clarify when specialized therapeutic support may benefit a student’s academic or emotional engagement.
Yes — HITRD works collaboratively to align our support with your organization’s goals, whether that involves referral pathways, school-based coordination, resource sharing, or ongoing communication structures tailored to your context.
While HITRD’s core work is clinical care, we can offer informational support, workshop-style guidance, or consultations about how therapy services interface with educational, community, or health settings based on need and mutual interest.
Yes. We regularly engage with coalitions and cross-sector initiatives to improve mental health access regionally, offering clinical perspective and coordination support to broader community systems.
With consent, HITRD coordinates communication between referring organizations, clinicians, schools, or prescribers to support continuity as clients start and continue outpatient services.
HITRD follows ethical and legal confidentiality standards: no protected health information is shared without client consent, and any coordination with partners is guided by signed releases that respect client privacy.
Once HITRD receives a referral, we typically:
• Contact the client/family quickly to introduce our services
• Verify insurance or payment preferences
• Support scheduling with available clinicians
• Provide feedback to the referring organization as agreed uponOur aim is to make the referral process clear, supportive, and responsive to partner expectations.