SEVEN STRATEGIES FOR FINDING CHEAP OR FREE THERAPY
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Other Therapy Resources and Media
It might not be your first preference but if finding traditional therapy isn’t looking promising there are still so many resources available to you. Don’t give up hope! These kinds of resources are usually (and maybe ideally) used as supports to actually working with a therapist. However, they can also be really useful if in person therapy isn’t viable and you’re not feeling overwhelmed or like you’re in a crisis.
Podcasts
There are so many great podcasts out thereany you.
Mental Health Happy Hour
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Happier With Gretchen Rubin
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Therapy Chat
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Psych Crunch
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Videos
The internet is full of misinformation and people speaking confidently about things they maybe shouldn’t. None of the sections we’ve covered so far felt quite as perilous as this one. Trying to find quality mental health videos on Youtube was difficult to say the least. There are lots of people sharing their perspectives or experiences of struggling with mental health but sometimes have less than helpful suggestions to go with it. Below you’ll find a few playlists that we think contain some of the more quality content on Youtube.
Meditation is a skill in which a person uses focus to achieve calmness and clarity. Some studies have shown that meditation can lead to improved anxiety, depression, and pain.
#CreatorsForChange supports the goals of World Mental Health Day, including the destigmatization of mental illness, which these creators help achieve through telling their stories.
Crisis Text Line provides crisis intervention via SMS. Its services are available 24 hours a day, every day, throughout the US by texting 74174.
Sad Girls Club curated this playlist as part of its mission to remove the negative stigma that surrounds mental health conversations.
Books
If individual face-to-face therapy isn’t seeming like an option there are still options available to you! Instead of negotiating with the therapist and trying to adjust a fee…you can adjust the format of therapy. Try looking for group therapy instead. There are almost unlimited kinds of groups out there. From ones focusing on anxiety, depression, identity issues, trauma, self-esteem, or support for almost any other experience or struggle one might have. Group therapy usually costs significantly less than individual therapy, potentially 50-75% less. While group therapy is cheaper and has a wide range of types it can also be a little harder to find.
As you’re contacting individual therapists you can always ask them if they lead any groups or if they’re aware of any groups in your area. Therapists are always giving out referrals so it’s likely that they may know of some or might be willing to do a little research for you even if you’re not ever going to become a client of theirs.
