I´m in a quite difficult situation as I don´t know if I should stay in or leave the therapy I´ve been in for some months. I got into therapy and met a therapist that I profoundly like and I´m convinced that she can help me heal and get through my problems.

As my insurance won´t pay any longer I have to finance the therapy myself and as I live on welfare there is no chance that I can pay out of my own pocket, neither does the therapist offer free therapy or a sliding scale fee.

The therapist herself confirmes that we have a very good alliance and she wants me to continue in therapy. Don´t advice me to ask her for free therapy, that´s out of the question as it´s not her policy to do so.

At the moment I have money for approximately another six months in therapy and perhaps I will be able to get more money through charity, that is seeking money from welfare organisations. But I don´t know today if I will be granted any more money. The treatment time is at least twice that time.

I may have the opportunity to seek therapy through public health care but the chances to get the therapy I need (a year or more) and not just a few sessions is small. (Living outside the US).

Perhaps I will get access to free therapy but then I won´t be able to choose therapist as freely as I need and first and foremost I don´t know if I will meet a therapist that I can work with in such a good way as with the therapist I´m with at the moment. The time you have to wait to get to see a therapist is also often quite long.

So, how would you advice me? Should I stay with the therapist I´m working with at the moment and take a chance on that I will get more money during the six months? Or should I leave now and try to get into therapy through public health care?

I weigh in such things that me and my therapist already got quite far, the fact that I will compare a prospect therapist with the one I already see. I also weigh in the risk around continuing with my therapist and perhaps having to terminate the therapy prematurely because of money in about six months.

Really appreciate your advice and perspectives in this matter.