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Therapy needs to be more financially accessible, but unfortunately this push for accessibility falls on the shoulders of the therapists, rather than on the system. Of course we have a role to play—we can help by taking insurance and have sliding scale and/or pro Bono spots. (1/5)
But that’s not enough. Lots of people don’t have insurance or have insurance with a huge deductible where they would have to pay full price until they meet it, which is often not doable. Sliding scale can only go so low, especially when you only get 40-60% of it. (2/5)
Pro-bono is great, but can only be extended to a couple people at most, usually. It’s really difficult feeling like it’s up to us to fix a system that doesn’t even pay us or value us enough in the first place. It’s expensive to be a therapist, too. (3/5)
I always feel so torn between wanting to do my part to make therapy more accessible while also honoring my expertise and skills and balancing my financial situation (like basically having a whole second rent for student loans). (4/5)
So while I 10000% agree therapy needs to be more accessible, let’s make sure we’re not placing that blame or expectation on therapists alone, but on the systems that keep mental healthcare inadequate and out of reach. (5/5)
