Hey everyone,
I know this isn't for everyone but I wanted to share my own personal experience with a service that I recently used. Few days ago I knew I was at a breaking point. I have been dealing with a lot. Medically, financially and with the new diagnosis of my 18 year old daughter having BPD. I am a victim of narcissistic abuse from my BPD Mom, it brought a lot of old wounds and flashbacks. I had reached a breaking point. I contacted Better Health - online counselling.
www.betterhelp.com At first I was pretty frustrated. I forgot that it was American Thanksgiving. I was paired up with 1 therapist and I just didn't like her profile. I changed therapists and I waited 2 hours with my message marked urgent. I thought screw it. I couldn't get the therapist I wanted because of what I was looking for - she wasn't one that was matched with my description. I cancelled my subscription and realized the payment had already gone through. I thought well that's a waste. I logged back in. Having no therapist in tow. My emotions were extremely high, intense and raw. Within 25 mins I had a therapist contact me. She asked if I could do a session that day. I was heading out - I had a client to work with. She told me to message her as soon as I got back. I did. She was extremely compassionate. I was like well okay it is my first session. My account is for unlimited sessions - basically when you pay for unlimited you can utilize it and take full advantage of your treatment and manage what you are struggling with.
I had my second session today. She had developed a plan. We would do sessions daily and check-ins daily. I am thinking who does this? Honestly I don't know any therapist that would be that available. Again, she is fantastic. She is recognizing things, hearing me. She knows I want to change and different things I need to explore and work on. The other thing is I am Deaf and in a wheelchair on bad days which I never know when it will be. Having therapist sessions in the privacy of my home has been exactly what I needed. No struggling for an interpreter (American Sign Language) and battling the winter weather with a wheelchair on a transit bus.
If you haven't thought of it, I highly recommend trying it. They have financial aid if you need. I know people paying a ton for just one session a week. This site really aims to support and provide the service you need.
Like I said it is not for everyone. I wanted to throw that out there as an option.
