Mental health is a niche where getting it wrong can hurt someone. Therapists, counsellors, wellbeing apps, employers' wellbeing services and health brands all want to reach readers here, and the editors who look after those readers take that seriously.

That doesn't make these sites closed. Many were built on personal stories and expert contributions, and they welcome writers who are honest, careful and clear about what they know and what they don't.

This page sits alongside my free list of websites that accept guest posts, which covers sites across every niche.

Which mental health blogs accept guest posts?

These are long-running mental health publications that are known for running work from contributors, freelancers or guest writers. Each one works differently, so treat this as a starting point:

• Psychology Today: a long-running psychology publisher whose blogs are written by qualified professionals.
• The Mighty: a community platform that publishes personal stories about health and mental health.
• Tiny Buddha: a long-established site that has run reader-submitted posts on wellbeing for years.
• Psych Central: a well-known mental health information site that works with expert writers.
• Verywell Mind: a large mental health publisher that uses expert writers and medical review.
• Mind: a UK mental health charity that shares personal stories from people with lived experience.

Some of the publishers above only publish qualified professionals, and the charity and story platforms want lived experience rather than business content. Guidelines change, and some sites pause submissions for months at a time, so read each site's current pitch or write for us page before you send anything.

Should you aim for the big names or smaller mental health blogs?

The famous mental health titles are worth a pitch if you have real expertise and patience, but they get far more pitches than they can use, and many only work with writers they already know. Smaller mental health blogs with a loyal readership are often the better first step. They reply faster, they're more open to new writers, and a post on a focused site that your buyers read can do more for you than a line on a huge site they never visit.

Whichever you choose, judge a site on its readers and how it looks after them, not on one metric. A site that still publishes, edits with care and has real people commenting is worth more than a bigger site that publishes anything.

Expert advice, lived experience or workplace wellbeing?

Mental health sites want very different kinds of writing:

• Expert sites want posts from therapists, psychologists and clinicians, often with medical review.
• Personal story sites want first-person accounts of living with or recovering from a mental health condition.
• Wellbeing sites want practical posts on stress, sleep, habits and looking after yourself.
• Workplace sites want posts on burnout, managers' responsibilities and building a healthier team.

Therapy platforms and wellbeing apps fit best on wellbeing and workplace sites. Personal story platforms want your story, not your product.

What do mental health editors want?

Care. Mental health editors want writing that's accurate, kind and responsible. Don't promise cures, don't diagnose readers and point them to professional help or a crisis line where it's needed. If you're qualified, say so. If you're writing from experience, say that too.

They also want honesty. Readers have seen a lot of shallow "self-care tips". A post that admits what's hard, explains what helped and stays clear of easy answers is the one that gets shared.

Free guest post or sponsored post on a mental health blog?

Free contributions are common on personal story platforms and smaller wellbeing blogs. Expert publishers usually only accept qualified writers. Sponsored posts are possible on some wellbeing sites, but many mental health editors keep them to a minimum, so be clear and careful about any brand involvement.

How do you check a mental health blog before you pitch?

• Read the three newest posts. Is the site still publishing, and who writes for it?
• Find the current guidelines. Look for a write for us, contribute or pitch page, and check its date.
• Check how they handle safety. Signposting to support services and medical review are signs a mental health site takes its readers seriously.
• Find a name. A real editor you can email beats a form that never replies.
• Ask if posts are permanent. Some sites prune old content in clean-ups.

There's more in how to check backlink quality and my guide to high DA guest posting sites. Mental health overlaps with health and everyday life, so my health blogs that accept guest posts and lifestyle blogs that accept guest posts pages are useful places to widen your search.

How should you pitch a mental health blog?

Lead with the reader you want to help. "How to talk to your manager about burnout before it gets worse" is a pitch. "A mental health article" is not. Say whether you're writing as a professional or from lived experience.

Keep any link supportive. A link to a free resource, a helpline or a detailed guide is easy to approve. A link to a sales page in a post about anxiety will be cut, and it should be.

Expect a careful edit. Editors may change wording to keep it safe and inclusive, and a writer who welcomes that is the one they work with again.

Can you place a mental health post on my blog?

Yes, when it's about wellbeing at work: burnout in small businesses, managing your own mental health as a business owner, or marketing for therapists and wellbeing brands. lilachbullock.com is a marketing blog that's been publishing since the dial-up days, with thousands of indexed articles, and my readers are business owners, marketers and entrepreneurs, mostly in the USA and the UK. Personal stories and clinical advice suit the sites above better. Guidelines are on my mental health and wellness pages.

How placing a post on my blog works

1. Email [email protected], or start on my write for me page, with your target URL, topic and niche.
2. I reply with whether it fits and which format I'd pick: a new sponsored post or a link insertion into an existing, indexed article.
3. You send the article, or I choose the right existing article for your link.
4. I edit, publish and send you the live URL.

Accepted posts usually go live within 24 to 48 hours of everything being agreed. Placements are permanent. I invoice by PayPal, and if you're an agency, I never contact your client.

If you're weighing up where to place a post, how buying a guest post on my blog works explains what you get and what I turn down.

Frequently asked questions

Which mental health blogs accept guest posts?

Well-known examples that take outside writers include Psychology Today, The Mighty, Tiny Buddha, Psych Central, Verywell Mind and Mind. Check each site's current guidelines before you pitch, because they change.

Do mental health blogs accept guest posts from non-professionals?

Many do, especially personal story platforms and charities that want lived experience. Expert publishers usually only accept qualified writers.

What should I pitch a mental health blog?

Pitch an honest, responsible post for a named reader, either from professional expertise or lived experience, with signposting to support where it's needed.

Can I place a mental health guest post on lilachbullock.com?

Yes, if it's about wellbeing at work or marketing for wellbeing businesses. Email your target URL, topic and niche and I'll tell you if it fits.