• The cost of education and training to become and maintain being a licensed therapist is expensive.

• The length of time to become a licensed therapist from starting a graduate program to being licensed on average takes at least 5 years, which does not include all the time investment required to get into graduate school.

• Life in metropolitan areas are expensive.

• Running a business is expensive: higher self-employment taxes, rent, utilities, legal fees, insurance, HIPAA-compliant software, health insurance, self-funded retirement savings, paid time off, et cetera!

• For a thorough explanation, I recommend reading/listening to NPR’s Weekend Edition segment, “Finding a therapist who takes your insurance can be nearly impossible. Here’s why”.

• If you wish for health insurance companies to stop limiting medically necessary care, I encourage you speak to your local political representatives.

This is a non-exhaustive list of reduced-fee therapy providers. More will be added over time.

• Portland State University’s Community Counseling Clinic offers therapy for $20 per session, or lower.

• Lewis and Clark’s Community Counseling Center offers therapy for $5-$75 per session

• Cascadia Health offers therapy from $0-$90

• Lutheran Community Services Northwest offers reduced fee therapy

• Open Path Collective offers therapy from $30-$70 per session

No, I do not have the training for this. I am happy to help you find someone who is qualified for this.

No, I do not have the training for this. I am happy to help you find someone who is qualified for this.