Daniel Lee Posted April 23, 2013 Posted April 23, 2013 HI, I'm Daniel. With the little money I make, I can't afford to increase the frequency of my therapy sessions. So I need help. I've been seeing a good Art Therapist on a weekly basis since last summer but I feel that going twice a week would greatly increase the speed and effectiveness of the growth and healing process. I'm 28 and it hasn't been until recently that I started to slowly climb out of the depression which basically lasted my entire adult life. So I really want to maintain that climb and achieve a productive and fulfilling life. I am coupling the therapeutic process by reading books on psychology, writing sentence completion exercises daily, practicing mindfulness and meditation, working hard on forming friendships and finding ways of expressing myself in a creative fashion. Your help would greatly appreciated.
vze57564 Posted June 8, 2013 Posted June 8, 2013 I have some ideas on how to make money if you're interested, however it depends on your skills as well. One thing I have been doing lately requires a smart phone if you're trying to do it in any kind of time. I have scanned books at sales and been able to make some money off of them. It requires some negotiation to make sure you get a good price. The service I use is BookScouter. Once that is scanned onto your phone, you can find out if the book is worth anything. Afterwards, you can send it off to the vendor and they will pay you via Paypal. There are also mobile credit card devices that can be used on smart phones that will allow you to collect payment on the go. If you have a skill or something you can sell, you can open it up to people that don't have cash. If you have a business, that kind of capability should be a boon to your efforts. Paypal offers this service but takes a 2.7% cut. Its from these two ideas that I will get the additional funding for my theraphy, since my insurance does not cover the costs. I also have to get creative on my financing situation. Hope this helps. Cordially, Ian Bellamy
Freedomain Posted June 8, 2013 Posted June 8, 2013 Have you negotiated with your therapist to see if she would offer you a better deal -or- maybe work out a long term payment schedule at her current rate for an in increased amount of sessions per week?
vze57564 Posted June 9, 2013 Posted June 9, 2013 Have you negotiated with your therapist to see if she would offer you a better deal -or- maybe work out a long term payment schedule at her current rate for an in increased amount of sessions per week? I haven't yet done so. I will try a few ideas. Perhaps he will reduce if I pay cash or negotiate seeing him a certain amount of times, such as more times per week, as posited. I haven't yet received back any messages from him on other things, so I am not sure yet if he is even listening...
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