I went to therapy once weekly for a year and paid £50 out of pocket per session. That's on the higher end of average in my area.
Aside from about four sessions, therapy was always worth something. But I'd say only the first eight months were worth £50 a session. I'm not sure the last four months were worth the cost.
I've saved about £1000 since I left therapy, which I'm spending on my first home, which I've just purchased with my husband. It's nice to spend money on creating my life rather than analysing it.
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Originally Posted by stopdog
I don't think therapy is the only way to approach anything. It seems to work for some. For me, any number of other things are more useful than therapy ever was. I never figured out what was actually supposed to be happening in a therapy appointment. From my vantage point, nothing ever did. The therapist was useful as a place to vent about grief and my person's illness and death, but it was not, for me, the only way even for that - it was simply a use I finally had for the appointment.
I paid for appointments in cash. I have low expenses and no children.
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I agree with this. Therapy has its place in my life, and overall I found it helpful, but I don't think it's the only way to bring meaning into life.
I generally think that if you have other options to take care of your mental health, take them. Therapy sucks money away from things that can make you happy - - unless you're wealthy or have solid insurance.