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Access for Therapists

A practical and achievable way to strengthen the mental-health workforce.

Connecting licensed providers, emerging clinicians, and universities through a reciprocal model that supports care, learning, and long-term workforce stability for public benefit.

OUR PURPOSE

Access for Therapists (AFT) creates a sustainable structure that connects licensed providers, emerging clinicians, and universities through defined, mutually-beneficial participation.

We organize short-term, no-cost therapy for emerging clinicians that count towards professional development hours (PDH) for licensed clinicians. Each group receives clear benefits, while keeping administrative demands low.

As partnerships expand, AFT gathers operational insights that help refine the model and inform workforce and university systems over time.

FROM OUR FOUNDER

Hi, I'm Damon Dodge—a Denver based Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and the Executive Director of AFT.

I spent five years navigating graduate school, licensure, and starting a practice. Like many, I worked full-time through school, then juggled multiple jobs while building my case load.

Through it all, therapy wasn't in my budget at a time I really needed it. That experience is common in this field, and it's the gap AFT seeks to close.

I built AFT because I believe the mental health workforce deserves the same access to care it provides to others. And with that support, we better care for others.

OUR NETWORK

LICENSED PROVIDERS

Offer a limited number of volunteer sessions within defined parameters. In return, receive Professional Development Hours (PDH) credit, administrative support for PDH documentation, and visibility to potential ongoing clients and referrals.

Provider Interest Form

EMERGING CLINICIANS

Engage in short-term, no-cost therapy with licensed providers to build self-awareness and resilience essential to clinical work. Experience therapy as clients to deepen understanding of the process and inform the care they provided to the community.

Recipient Interest Form

UNIVERSITIES

Expand student and recent-alumni access to free personal therapy. Strengthen well-being, enhance program offerings, improve outcome metrics, and engage alumni with minimal administrative lift.

University Overview

SUPPORTERS

Support infrastructure, technology, and outreach that sustains accessibility, expands our network, and strengthens the mental-health workforce for the good of the public they serve.

Donation Form