Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Gesher Community Care (formerly Gesher Campus Care) is a non-profit mental health referral and support organization serving the US and Canadian Jewish community.

We connect Jewish individuals with trusted, culturally responsive therapists and help reduce financial barriers to care.

Yes, absolutely.

Supporting college students remains central to our mission. Gesher began by supporting Jewish students, faculty and staff navigating identity-related stress, antisemitism, academic pressure, and mental health challenges.

As we expand into the broader community, we are strengthening, not stepping away from our commitment to students. We continue to provide referrals, financial subsidies, and campus-focused programming.

1. You complete a confidential intake form on our website.

2. Our team thoughtfully reviews your needs.

3. We provide personalized therapist referrals aligned with your clinical, cultural, and logistical considerations.

All GCC therapists sign off on the IHRA definition of antisemitism. 

They also complete a two-hour training course entitled, “The Impact of Antisemitism in Emerging Adulthood: Stress Factors, Understanding Trauma, and Fostering Resilience in Therapy”. Subsequently, each therapist meets with a member of the MHAB before receiving referrals.

Yes. When funding is available, we offer subsidies (for example, up to $100 per session for a limited number of sessions) to reduce financial barriers to care.

Access should not be determined by affordability alone.

No.

Our subsidies are billable for completed sessions only. If a missed session or late-cancel occurs, those fees are negotiated between therapist and client.

Unfortunately, we cannot provide subsidies for sessions already in progress, even if that therapist is within the Gesher network.

While we do have connections to safe therapists in other countries, they are not within the Gesher therapist network and we cannot provide subsidies to them at this time.

No. We support individuals across the mental health spectrum. From anxiety, depression, or trauma to identity development, life transitions, relationship challenges, and personal growth.

Gesher Community Care is not a therapy service. We are a referral and support organization that connects individuals to trusted therapists in our network.

GCC offers:

• Access to therapists outside the university system

• Clinicians familiar with Jewish identity and cultural context

• Financial assistance (when available)

• Workshops and psychoeducation for parents
  

We complement, not replace, existing resources.

You can:

• Donate

• Sponsor therapy sessions

• Partner with us for workshops or trainings

• Share our resources with students and families

Unfortunately, that is not how our model works. Gesher uses a matching process that prioritizes therapists who are clinically appropriate and in-network with your insurance, so care can be sustainable long-term. If we cannot find an appropriate in-network match, we may refer you to an out-of-network therapist and offer a subsidy if needed. Subsidies are reserved for clients we cannot match with a suitable in-network GCC therapist.