Enhanced Visibility & Referrals
Be listed in OMHC's statewide clinician directory, accessed by community members actively seeking identity-affirming support from trusted, vetted providers.
COMMUNITY COLLABORATOR PROGRAM
Partner with us to expand culturally rooted mental health care
An initiative inviting licensed clinicians and wellness providers to join OMHC in advancing decolonized therapy, community-centered care, and collective healing across Michigan.
Program Purpose
Not just a network —
a collective impact model
By joining as a Community Collaborator, clinicians help strengthen a network dedicated to equity, cultural responsiveness, and liberation-focused mental health practices.
This initiative invites private practice clinicians, therapists, and wellness providers to partner with OMHC in advancing decolonized therapy, community-centered care, and collective healing. Together, we build pathways for community members to find support that reflects who they are — without barriers.
- Expand the availability of culturally aligned mental health services
- Connect clinicians with OMHC's network, directory, and community referrals
- Provide access to training, mentorship, and professional development rooted in decolonized practices
- Support private practices through partnerships and corporate engagement opportunities
- Build a shared infrastructure that advances community wellness, equity, and sustainable care
- Contribute to OMHC's ability to offer programming, clinician support, and community services
This initiative is not just a network — it is a collective impact model rooted in shared values, collaboration, and cultural integrity.
Who Can Apply
Licensed & values-aligned
mental health professionals
OMHC welcomes licensed clinicians whose practice reflects our commitment to anti-racist, culturally responsive, trauma-informed care. Eligibility includes:
- Active professional licensure in Michigan (LPC, LCSW, LMFT, Psychologist, or equivalent)
- Good standing with all licensing bodies — no open investigations
- Demonstrated alignment with OMHC's values: anti-racist, culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and equity-rooted
- A commitment to personal growth, community learning, and decolonizing mental health practices
The Application Process
A straightforward process built on genuine fit
Complete the online application
Share information about your practice, experience, areas of specialization, and social identities.
Share your values alignment
Describe your commitment to OMHC's mission and your overall fit with our community's values.
Acceptance & onboarding
Accepted collaborators complete the Decolonizing Therapy Foundations module and finalize the annual program fee.
Join the collective
Your directory listing goes live, your network grows, and the work begins.
Benefits of Becoming a Community Collaborator
What you gain by
joining us
Collaborators receive visibility, opportunities, and a community that understands the weight and reward of this work.
Corporate & Partnership Opportunities
OMHC regularly connects organizations, schools, healthcare systems, and community partners to clinicians who align with our mission — expanding your reach beyond individual referrals.
Professional Development
Gain access to trainings, workshops, learning cohorts, and resource tools rooted in cultural responsiveness and decolonized practice — continuing education that actually reflects the work.
Collective Impact
Become part of a network working collaboratively to challenge harmful systems, increase access, and build new pathways to healing — where your individual work is amplified by collective action.
Training Requirement
Decolonizing Therapy
Foundations
A core element of the program is a shared dedication to decolonizing mental health care. All accepted collaborators complete this foundational module within a designated timeframe, ensuring our network practices with shared language, ethics, and commitments.
Required Module
Decolonizing Therapy
Foundations
This training ensures that providers across the OMHC network are practicing with a shared foundation — not just shared credentials. It is not a one-time box to check, but a commitment to the ongoing work of cultural transformation in mental health practice.
What the Module Explores
- Cultural humility & ongoing self-reflection
- Systemic and historical harms in mental health systems
- Indigenous and ancestral healing practices
- Identity-affirming care across diverse communities
- Clinical decolonization frameworks & tools
- Reimagining wellness beyond Western norms
Annual Program Fee
Your investment
sustains the collective
Participation includes a yearly administrative fee that directly sustains OMHC's programming, advocacy, subsidized community care, and operational support. Choose the tier that fits your practice.
For Individual Providers
Solo Provider
1 licensed clinician
$250/ year
What's Included
- Directory listing & community referrals
- Professional development access
- Decolonizing Therapy Foundations training
- Corporate & partnership connections
- OMHC community membership
For Small Group Practices
Group Practice
2–3 licensed clinicians
$500/ year
What's Included
- Listings for all practice clinicians
- Group professional development access
- Decolonizing Therapy Foundations training
- Enhanced corporate referral opportunities
- Full OMHC collective membership
For Larger Group Practices
Group Practice Plus
4 or more licensed clinicians
$750/ year
What's Included
- Listings for all practice clinicians
- Full team professional development access
- Decolonizing Therapy Foundations training
- Priority corporate & partnership connections
- Full OMHC collective membership
Your Fees Directly Fund
Every dollar sustains infrastructure for care our communities can't find elsewhere.
Community-based outreach & awareness
Sliding-scale therapy access projects
Professional learning opportunities
Resource creation & clinical tools
Advocacy, policy & research efforts
Ongoing operations & provider support
A network built on
integrity & shared purpose
OMHC is committed to maintaining a network rooted in integrity, safety, and shared values. Maintaining good standing is an ongoing responsibility — not a one-time onboarding step. OMHC reserves the right to end a collaboration if these requirements are not met.
Grounds for Removal Include
- Non-payment of annual program fees
- Values misalignment or ethical concerns
- Licensing violations or disciplinary action
- Failure to complete required training within the designated timeframe
Why This Matters
"Mental health systems can and should be transformed."
Clinicians of color — and those who practice through a lens of justice, liberation, and cultural humility — deserve spaces to connect, grow, and thrive. And our communities deserve care that reflects their histories, languages, identities, and traditions. The Community Collaborator Program reflects OMHC's belief that this transformation is not only possible — it is already underway.
By joining us, you help build those pathways.
Ready to Collaborate?
Apply today.
Help us build what's needed.
If you believe in culturally rooted care, decolonized practice, and collective healing — we'd love to partner with you. Apply to become a Community Collaborator and help expand access to identity-affirming mental health care across our communities.
Have questions before applying? Read our FAQs or reach out directly — we read every message.