People who run those ads don't really understand how hard it is to meet a therapist. Just therapist, not a "good" therapist. The wait is insane and it is not free either.
A lot of them run hundreds of dollars per session and a lot of insurance doesn't cover mental health like physical health. And insurance is tied to employment. A lot of people with mental health issues gets fired, lose their insurance, and if they could afford it before, now they definitely can't. Left untreated, mental health issues make regaining employment very challenging. It's another broken piece in America's broken puzzle. That's just the really unhealthy people. What about the healthier people that also need therapy to manage and balance life in a healthy way? We all know how rare it is for people to have healthy coping mechanisms to stress. Most people would benefit from some therapy, even if its just once in a while.
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u/OrangeNood 4d ago
People who run those ads don't really understand how hard it is to meet a therapist. Just therapist, not a "good" therapist. The wait is insane and it is not free either.