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How To Pay Less When You Need Counseling

By Melissa 4 Comments - The content of this website often contains affiliate links and I may be compensated if you buy through those links (at no cost to you!). Learn more about how we make money. Last edited August 30, 2016.

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It happens to the best of people.  There may come a time in your life when you need personal counseling or when your child needs counseling, or when you and your spouse do.  Counseling can be very expensive, however, often running upwards of $160 per hour or more.

For many families, even when it’s needed, counseling can be out of reach financially.  However, it doesn’t have to be.  With careful research, you should be able to find a way to get counseling when you need it.

Here are the best places to search:

pay-less-for-counseling

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  • Read Self-Help Books
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  • Support Groups

Read Self-Help Books

Self-help books can be a good, low cost, starter option.  You may read through a few books that address your specific concerns and try to implement the strategies suggested.  Often, for those with minor issues, this is all that’s needed.  If you find that you still need help, then pursue the options below.

Church Counseling

Often the best place to start to find counseling is with your church.  While some ministers may offer counseling, most do not.

The church secretary should be able to refer you to counselors that they recommend, however.  These recommendations will often be for other congregates who are certified counselors.  If you explain your financial situation, they may offer you a discounted rate.

Human Resources

Your employer’s Human Resources department is another good place to start.  They will be able to tell you if counseling is covered under your insurance.  If it is, they can tell you the specific counselors that accept your insurance.

Often times, your insurance will not cover counseling, but your employer may offer a wellness program that covers three to five therapy sessions.  If you’re going for a minor problem, this may be all that you need.  If not, you can continue to see the therapist as long as you can afford to go.

Local University

If you are lucky enough to have a university nearby with a graduate psychology program, check there.

Often you can get therapy there at a discounted rate.  You’ll be seen by graduate students training to be counselors, but they’re supervised by counselors with degrees and many years of experience.

Internet

Another recommendation is to call a counseling center that you find online.  Ask them what their rate is and if they offer discounts.  Some counseling offices will offer you a discount if you pay cash at the appointment.  That saves them time and money because they won’t have to file paperwork with the insurance companies.  Other counseling offices offer discounts on a limited basis based on your financial standing.

If they don’t, ask them if they know of any counseling centers in the area that offer counseling on a sliding scale basis (the amount you pay is based on your income).  If they can recommend one to you, call that one next on your list.

Support Groups

If counseling is outside your financial ability, consider finding a support group.  Many support groups are led by a counselor, but obviously, you won’t get one-on-one attention since the group will likely range from 10 to 20 participants.  You can find support groups for a variety of issues from grief, to drug and alcohol abuse to parenting support, just to name a few.

When you consider the market price of counseling out of pocket, without insurance, you may be discouraged and think that counseling is not available for you.  However, with some research and perseverance, you can find affordable counseling and get the help you or your family members need.

Have you found low-cost counseling before?  If so, what strategy worked for you?  Do you have another suggestion for saving money when getting counseling?

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Last Edited: 30th August 2016 The content of biblemoneymatters.com is for general information purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Visitors to biblemoneymatters.com should not act upon the content or information without first seeking appropriate professional advice. In accordance with the latest FTC guidelines, we declare that we have a financial relationship with every company mentioned on this site.

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About Melissa

Melissa, a mom to three (ages 15, 10, and 9), blogs at Mom's Plans where she writes about homeschooling, health eating, frugal living, and paying down debt. She works as a freelance writer and virtual assistant.

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  1. Aaron says

    Am honored to serve on the board of a ministry that provides free counseling to missionaries and cross-cultural workers called Oaks Counseling. Thanks for the post.

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  2. Tony says

    Saving money is certainly important, but so is getting solid, Bible-based counsel. Failure to make that the higher priority is to waste the money God’s provided on solutions that will ultimately fail.

    Secular counseling models are only man’s best attempts at understanding the human condition, and they all are founded on the presupposition of humanism, not on God or the authority and truths of His Word.

    “Christian” counseling is hardly a better choice because it mingles the secular half-truths with Biblical truths, ultimately compromising both and causing counselees much confusion.

    Although the name “Biblical” counseling is now also used by “Christian” counselors, it aims to serve believers and the local church by bringing the counselee directly to the Word of God to see what the Lord has to say about their problems. Visit biblicalcounseling–dot–com to find a counselor. Although they really should only charge a very nominal fee for lights and paper and that sort of thing, most Biblical (formerly “Nouthetic”) counselors do not charge at all.

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  3. Bob Hyneman says

    There are many types of counselors for many types of counseling needs, (addiction, depression, over eating anger management, and a host if industry recognized disorders,)

    Privacy laws are such that tracking success rates is impossible, but for addiction counseling, AA and NA have literally millions of success stories, and industry professionals will tell you, “we don’t know if professional counseling works, but we know that AA does.”

    Each is a spiritual-based approach. Seven of the 12 steps require belief in and surrender to God, or any other higher power. Adherence to a particular faith, religion or denomination is not required, willingness to try faith without reservation or shortcuts is.

    It works, and it is free.

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  4. bob says

    Its true many families need some type of counseling or therapy of some sort.
    I think the church should equip leaders to do this type of work for the community. one program I listen to on radio that I like is http://www.newlife.com
    God bless America.

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