Who Can Apply:
- At BetterHelp, championing well-being includes supporting the therapists who make greater access to care possible. This year’s iteration of the Therapist Impact Fund centers on women’s mental health and The Permission Project.
- Through The Permission Project, BetterHelp is helping women recognize, question, and rewrite the unwritten rules they’ve been living by. The Therapist Impact Fund’s Legacy Loan Relief is designed to ease the financial burden of student loan debt for therapists on the BetterHelp platform, this year through the lens of women’s health. By investing in therapists’ financial and professional well-being, we hope to help them sustain their practices, expand their impact, and continue to grow as clinicians.
- Eligible therapists are invited to tell us their story, join us in debunking the unwritten rules and expectations they see shaping women’s mental health, and demonstrate how financial support would help them continue their work.
- Applicants should submit documentation of licensure, their BetterHelp profile, and student loan information, including principal borrowed and remaining balances. Loan information can be shared in the Tuition Snapshot of the Finance section on your student profile.
Submission:
1. Community & Impact (300 words or less)
Tell us about the communities you serve and the barriers to mental healthcare you see most often. How does your work with BetterHelp help make support more accessible?
2. Rewriting the Rules in Therapy (300 words or less)
This year’s Therapist Impact Fund is tied to The Permission Project, which helps women recognize and rewrite the unwritten rules they live by: the contradictory expectations that tell them to “be ambitious, but stay likeable,” to “set boundaries, but be flexible,” to “ask for help, but don’t be a burden.” What are you seeing in your work with women navigating these expectations, and how do you help them recognize and begin rewriting the rules that no longer serve them?
3. Financial Need (250 words or less)
How would this grant support your student loan repayment and your ability to sustain or grow your work as a clinician?
Deadline: February 1, 2027
Amount: $10,000
Learn More: https://bold.org/scholarships/legacy-loan-relief/