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Hi Allie, 

Great question!  The cost of counseling can be an investment that can feel cost prohibited. Like any investment it is important to consider the value of the invesment. The ability to have healing, better well-being, a chance at recovery, and better functioning that are provided with access to counseling is priceless. The ability to protect our mental heath is not only essential to reaching our full potential, but is something that everyone should have the opportunity to engage in.  Sometimes changing your mindset around where you put your value and your investments can make counseling feel more affordable. Often times the idea of investing in ourselves may seem hard, but the pay offs of doing so can be so rewarding!

Othertimes income truely is a concern and choosing between meeting your basic needs and paying for mental health care should not be a barrier. Everyone needs and deserves access to affordable mental health care. Betterhealth does offer financial aid for subscribers that are low income or experiencing fincanical challenges to make getting this needed support more affordable. You can apply for financial aid from your individual settings to explore how this might make access to counseling more affordable on this platform. 

Outside of betterhelp, many communites have free walk-in mental health clinics to meet this need. These clinics typically offer a few counselling sessions with no charge. Although it is not a long-term option, it can be starting place for many people needing this support. Many of these clinics have expanded to telehealth options during the pandemic so they are able to reach more communities. 

I would also encouarge you to look into any employment sponsored mental health resources that might be available to you. The pandemic has opened up many new resources for employee assistance options to seeking mental health support that were not previusly available. These may include options for trainings, counseling, or even other resouces to fill gaps for individual needs.

Whatever option you consider to make cousneling more affordable, I hope that you are able to get the mental health support you are needing at this time because you are worth the investment. 

Best, 

Kelsey Place, LICSW

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