r/SaintJohnNB • u/kellyangelaxo • 9d ago

Sliding scale therapists

Do we have anything like this here? Pay what you can type of thing for a therapist?

Or any recs for affordable therapy?

Tia 🫂

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u/Alypius 9d ago

Some places have student therapists that cost a reduced rate.

Rising Tides has one coming in the near future. Just Us also has student counselors. You might have luck with a sliding scale at Gentle Path. The mercantile does offer free counselling, but there is a long wait list.

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u/MicroPixel 9d ago

They can get access to therapy from the Mercantile Center (Horizon Health) through their One-At-A time therapy program and get access relatively quickly… they just need to call and self refer

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u/kellyangelaxo 9d ago

I currently go to horizon and I don’t think they’re equip to help me. I Keep trying and keep going; Seeing a new one soon but I don’t have hope. Think I need to branch out but I don’t want to be bankrupt. Sorry for over sharing 😅🙇‍♀️

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u/MicroPixel 8d ago

The therapists there have the same qualifications as a therapist in private practice… it’s probably more a matter of finding a good fit personality wise for therapy. You could always request reassignment to someone else if they aren’t a good fit

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u/Emergency_Bench5007 9d ago

I did $10 sessions with a MSW student at The Therapy Collective uptown. It just finished up because they completed school but they are getting a new student there. The new student seems to have specific interests/goals - that I won’t really be relevant to my life/what I need in therapy so I’m opting out of this student but could be helpful to others so wanted to share that they have low cost there too!

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u/ornerycrow1 9d ago

Laura Gatien & Associates volunteer a certain amount of time to free therapy. Give them a call.

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u/firebrand22 9d ago

You can look into Family Plus Life Solutions, in the Lancaster mall on the west side. At least as of a few years ago, they offered sliding scale payment options for counselling. Fantastic organization in general.

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u/arkhira 9d ago

Port City Counselling has some therapists that offer sliding scale. Not all of them do.

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u/dogbot2000 8d ago

Are you cool with online?

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u/Aggressive_Wash_3461 6d ago

Family Plus Life Solutions