A few months ago, a potential client reached out to my office to learn if we would accept “Loveland vouchers” for therapy. My receptionist, who had never heard of this organization, reached out to me to ask if this was something we accepted. Given that I had also never heard of it before, I decided to do some research.
Upon confirming that the Loveland Foundation was a legitimate organization, I was pleasantly surprised to read what they were about:
“Loveland Foundation is committed to showing up for communities of color in unique and powerful ways, with a particular focus on Black women and girls. Our resources and initiatives are collaborative and they prioritize opportunity, access, validation, and healing. We are becoming the ones we’ve been waiting for…
“With therapy sessions in the U.S. typically costing anywhere from $60 ⎼ $250 ⎼ even with insurance, the prevalent and ingrained stigma surrounding mental health in many communities, and the fact that the vast majority of therapists in this country are white, it is often difficult for Black women and girls to access therapy when they need it. We wanted to change that…