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Millennial Money: Getting therapy

when cost is a barrier

By SARA RATHNER
of NerdWallet
The race to find mental
health treatment can feel
like a marathon when you
may not have the energy
or ability to even make
it to the starting line. You
may be faced with limited
affordable options and a
lack of available therapists.
"Prior to the pandemic, we
had an inadequate work-
force to meet the men-
tal health demand of the
country," says Vaile Wright,
who has a doctorate in A woman walks inside a hallway on Monday, Aug. 6, 2018, at
counseling psychology Commonwealth Health Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton, Pa.
Associated Press
and is the senior director of
health care innovation at College students may also has a search tool you can
the American Psychologi- have access to free or low- use to find therapists, psy-
cal Association. "And that cost counseling services on chiatrists, treatment cen-
has only been exacerbat- campus. ters and support groups.
ed by the pandemic." And don't forget primary According to MacMillan,
According to the APA's care physicians and OB- the search results from this
2021 COVID-19 Practitioner GYNs. Annual preventative tool could be more up to
Survey, 43% of psycholo- care visits, which are free date than some insurance
gists reported an increase with insurance, are an op- databases.q
in overall number of pa- portunity to talk about your
tients compared with 2020. mental health. Your doctor
At the same time, 41% of might prescribe medica-
psychologists said they tion or refer you to other
couldn't keep up with de- practitioners. Dr. Carlene
mand and 46% felt burned MacMillan, co-chair of the
out. Thankfully, there are American Academy of
multiple ways to access Child and Adolescent Psy-
care at a variety of price chiatry Consumer Issues
points, including telehealth Committee, recommends
options. setting aside time during
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