It seems like therapy is just for rich people. Over 120 local therapists volunteer their time with Mental Health Connection s Pro Bono Mental Health program to provide quality counseling services to people with low incomes. We can also help you find a therapist who accepts Medicaid or Medicare, or who will work on a sliding fee scale. Actually, counseling may be more important for people with low incomes. Research has shown that the increased stress experienced by people with low incomes may contribute to a higher prevalence of mental illness - which could be addressed and even prevented by mental health care.
Counseling sounds like a lot of talk.
I need real solutions to my problems. Counselors can help you learn concrete skills to deal with problems, learn strategies for better decision making, increase your understanding of issues confronting you, and can provide support and guidance as you apply what you have learned to your life. Counseling usually only takes an hour per week, and you continue to see your counselor for only as long as you feel it is helpful and necessary. Counselors are skilled at helping you verbalize things and express yourself. And even if you sometimes don't have much to say, counselors understand that.