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How NYMHCA Membership Helps You

NYMHCA recognizes the work our members do every day—supporting clients, building practices, and educating future counselors.

Membership provides access to benefits that support that work, including professional liability insurance, member savings, and opportunities for professional growth—like the NYMHCA Mentoring Program, which connects counselors across New York for guidance, support, and career development.

Questions about mentoring?

Contact
Shivani Nayak, LMHC
membership@nymhca.org
Membership Chair

NYMHCA Member Savings Program

NYMHCA recognizes the work our members do every day—supporting clients, building practices, and educating future counselors.

Explore the benefits and resources available through NYMHCA membership.

Professional Liability Insurance

We endorse the American Professional Agency, a New York-based insurance broker specializing in professional liability insurance with a special emphasis on the mental health field:

  • Professional & New Professional Members receie 20% off your annual professional liability insurance premiums. Apply for coverage via your myNYMHCA account.
  • Student Members receive access to free professional liability insurance, included in your NYMHCA membership. Apply for coverage via your myNYMHCA account.

Members-Only Savings

NYMCHA members receive discounts on practice tools as part of an ever-growing collection of member discounts and savings.

  • Paubox (Free trial and $250 sign-up credit): Get a free trial for HIPAA-compliant encrypted email, and after your free trial, get $250 in credit when you subscribe to a plan. 
  • Psychology Today (Exclusive Discount): NYMCHA members get six months free, a $180 value! 
  • QuickBooks (New Customer Offer): With NYMCHA’s special discount, new customers get 30% off monthly subscription fees for six months; that’s 20% more than a publicly available discount.
  • RingRx (Monthly Subscription Discount): RingRx is the world’s first cloud-forward hosted communications platform designed with security and compliance at every level from the bones out. After a free trial, NYMHCA members receive a 15% discount on all monthly subscriptions.  
  • Simple Practice (Introductory Special Pricing): Simple Practice allows you to confidently run all aspects of your group practice from insurance billing and client work to team management and business operations. NYMHCA members receive introductory special pricing, including a one-month free trial and a second month free after you subscribe. 
  • Working Advantage Discount Program: NYMHCA knows that your work-life balance and overall well-being are as important as the work you do every day. Working Advantage is your one-stop shop for exclusive and convenient savings on the products, services, and experiences you know and love. 

Sign Up For These Benefits Using Your myNYMHCA Account

NYMCHA’s Mentoring Program

NYMHCA’s Mentoring Program connects students, early-career professionals, and practicing counselors with experienced licensed professionals across New York State.

Through structured, flexible mentoring relationships, participants gain guidance, support, and professional connections as they navigate career growth, professional identity, and the realities of the counseling field.

Program highlights:

  • Open to students, recent graduates, and counselors at any stage
  • One-on-one support from experienced licensed professionals
  • Designed for professional growth, not clinical supervision
  • Mentoring relationships last 6 to 12 months with monthly contact

Confidentiality Disclaimer

All participants are expected to maintain confidentiality in accordance with the AMHCA Code of Ethics. The NYMHCA Mentoring Program is designed to facilitate the sharing of professional knowledge and experience between licensed and pre-licensed or growing professionals. While NYMHCA may collect and hold information about participants’ credentials and qualifications, it does not verify, endorse, or guarantee the qualifications, competence, or services of any mentor or mentee. Participation in this program does not immediately constitute a professional endorsement or recommendation by NYMHCA. Mentoring relationships are intended solely for professional development and peer support and are not a substitute for clinical supervision, therapy, or any formal professional service.