Queer affirming and trauma focused community resources
You deserve support in more places than one
Therapy is one kind of support, these are some others. Peer-led, community-grounded, and available right now.
When you need someone to talk to
The resources below are warmlines and peer support lines, staffed by people who have been there themselves. They're not crisis lines. They're for the moments when you need to hear a human voice, talk something through, or just not be alone with it.
Trans Lifeline Peer support by and for trans people. Staffed by trans operators. 📞 877-565-8860 | translifeline.org
The GLBT National Hotline Free, confidential peer support for LGBTQ+ people of all ages. 📞 1-888-843-4564 | glbthotline.org
The Black Line A warmline by and for Black people, Indigenous people, and people of color. Support from community, not crisis intervention. 📞 1-800-604-5841 | callblackline.com
Wildflower Alliance Peer support for people navigating mental health and emotional distress, including those who've had difficult or harmful experiences with the mental health system. Community-led and non-coercive. wildfloweralliance.org
For the longer work
Adult Children of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families (ACA) A free, peer-led fellowship for people who grew up in alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional homes, and who are still feeling the effects in their adult relationships and sense of self. ACA uses a 12-step framework, which won't resonate with everyone, but for the right person it can be one of the most powerful ongoing supports available. In-person meetings in Denver and online meetings available worldwide. acawso.com
If things feel urgent
These resources are specifically for moments of crisis or immediate safety concerns.
988 Colorado Mental Health Line (formerly Colorado Crisis Services and the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline)
Calling or texting 988 from Colorado reaches this line and the 11 walk-in centers open around the clock across the state. If being with a person would help more than a phone call would, and mobile crisis teams who come to you, dispatched without law enforcement. The old Colorado Crisis Services number still works and still routes here. 📞 988 or 1-844-493-8255 | 988colorado.com
In Denver
The Center on Colfax Denver's LGBTQ community center serves as a gathering place, advocacy organization, and direct services hub all in one. The Center offers counseling, support groups, housing assistance, crisis support, and programs for LGBTQ+ youth and adults. If you're looking for community in addition to or instead of therapy, this is one of the best places to start. 📞 303-733-7443 | lgbtqcolorado.org
Transgender Center of the Rockies
A program of Mile High Behavioral Healthcare, based in Sheridan just south of Denver. They offer individual counseling, peer-led support groups, and substance use treatment. They also maintain current lists of local providers for hormones, surgery, and voice work, along with guidance on changing your name and gender marker in Colorado. If you're trying to find out who in the metro area actually does a particular thing, their provider lists are a good place to start. 📞 303-761-0200 | transgendercenteroftherockies.org
If you're looking for a therapist and wondering if Emerald Lake might be a fit, you're always welcome to reach out. And if therapy isn't the right next step right now, that's okay too. These resources are here regardless.