Our mission.
NYCAP was founded in 2017, with a simple goal: provide affirmative psychotherapy in a sustainable way to the community. By affirmative we mean that we do not view individuals from the perspective of being defective or needing to be fixed.
We instead recognize the innate strengths that continue to allow people to function while enduring difficult life circumstances. Challenging childhoods and distressing adult experiences, coupled with the toxic impact of systemic oppression, racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism and xenophobia impact our mental health.
Our goal has always been to fill a gap in mental health services provided to those that are historically marginalized and disenfranchised; we are especially committed to serving queer communities of color. We also strive to be culturally aware and trauma-informed.
For over 8 years, NYCAP has been a practice guided by our original mission, in which our team of therapists believe deeply. We will continue in our commitment to providing quality, affordable and accessible mental health care for our community and ALL New Yorkers.