If you are experiencing anxiety, depression, or other mental health issues and need help but do not have insurance to cover expensive therapy sessions (or cannot afford them), there are options. This article will give you some information on the different types of free CBT therapy available in your area as well as how to find therapists who offer sliding scale rates.
If you are going to get CBT therapy in the USA, you may have to pay an average of $150 to $250. However, you can find a free CBT therapist or find a CBT therapist at very affordable prices. In this article, we will try to explain how you can get affordable therapy services, or free CBT therapy, etc. We spent about 12 hours doing this guiding research. We searched for free CBT Psychotherapy associations, university research institutions, mental illness research centers and psychotherapy centers.
Obviously, although it is possible to find free CBT services, it is not easy. First of all, to get free CBT therapy, you need to check if there is an up-to-date scientific study and apply to participate as a volunteer. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) publishes current scientific studies in the United States and provides contact information for you to participate.
Is free therapies good for your health?
If you have the time, experiencing a free therapy session may be beneficial. Going to see an massage specialist or getting an acupuncture appointment are good examples of how one might experience benefits from free therapies. The other benefit is that it gives people who are suffering from these conditions another option which could lead to better outcomes for their healing process.
When you examine the studies in detail you can find the treatment method (therapy method), the lead investigator, and contact information. Also, in these studies, psychological problems are studied and the research subject is explained in detail. Visit the “Clinical Trials – Information for Participants” page to learn more about these studies that you can volunteer for.
For information by phone and mail:
Mail: nimhhealthyvolunteer@mail.nih.gov
Phone: 1-301-402-4961 [TTY: 1-866-411-1010]
Before browsing the list, you can research private and publicly funded clinical trials conducted worldwide on clinicaltrials.gov and contact them to participate in a trial that is right for you.
Free CBT Therapy List
Location: Philadelphia, PA Program: Social Anxiety Treatment Program, MCP Hahnemann University Director: James D. Herbert, Ph.D. Telephone: 215-762-3327 Email: social.anxiety@drexel.edu Fees: Clinical research program free of charge to eligible persons with Social Anxiety Disorder
Oregon Location: Eugene, OR Program: University of Oregon Psychology Clinic Director: Anne D. Simons, Ph.D. Clinic Coordinator: Stephenie Frank, MA Telephone: (541) 346-4984 Website: https://psychology.uoregon.edu/welcome/clinic Fees: Sliding scale; we slide to $0. Massachusetts Location: Boston, MA Program: Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD); Massachusetts General Hospital Principal Investigator: Sabine Wilhelm, Ph.D.; to determine eligibility and to enroll, contact Dr. Ulrike Buhlmann Telephone: (617) 726-5374 Email: buhlmann@psych.mgh.harvard.edu Website: http://clinicaltrials.partners.org/trials.aspx?tId=754 Fees: No cost
Under $ 50 CBT Therapy List
It is possible to get free CBT therapy or find a CBT therapist with prices ranging from $30 to $100 at institutions such as psychotherapy centers, psychology associations, university research sciences in the USA. Below I will try to share a current list of this (2021) and the resources I have used.
Location: Los Altos, CA Program: Kurt and Barbra Gronowski Psychology Clinic Director: Robert Reiser, Ph.D. Telephone: (650) 961-9300 Website: https://www.gronowskicenter.org Fees: $25-$120. This sliding scale is for doctorate level psychology students in training at the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology (supervised by Robert Reiser, Ph.D. and other licensed psychologists) and is based on income. Location: New York, NY Program: Cornell Cognitive Therapy Clinic, Weill Medical College of Cornell University Director: Baruch Fishman, Ph.D. Telephone: 212-821-0775 Fees: $50.00 - $30.00 (slide depends upon income/ # of dependents), Medicaid, Managed Care. Location: New York City, NY Program: Brief Psychotherapy Research Program Director: J. Christopher Muran, Ph.D. Cognitive therapy instructor and supervisor: Vicki Gluhoski, Ph.D., ACT Telephone: (212) 420-3819 Website: www.wehealny.org/studies/briefpsycho.html For additional information about this program please visit www.brieftherapyprogram.com Fees: $30-$50 per session, depending on income *** Treatment consists of 30 sessions of cognitive therapy, as part of a research protocol Treatment providers are psychology graduate students and psychiatry residents, supervised by Vicki Gluhoski, Ph.D., a Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. Location: Bronx, NY Program: Cognitive Behavioral Treatment Program for Anxiety & Depression, Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University Director: Lata K. McGinn, Ph.D. Telephone: (718) 430 3852 Email: LMcGinn@aecom.yu.edu Fees: $5-$50 (slide depends upon income/ # of dependents) Location: Hempstead, Long Island, NY Program: Cognitive Behavioral Treatment Program for Anxiety & Depression at Hofstra University Director: William C. Sanderson, Ph.D. Telephone: (516) 463-5633 Email: PSYWCS@hofstra.edu Website: www.sanderson.bz Fees: $30/per session Location: Philadelphia, PA Program: Penn Anxiety Program, University of Pennsylvania Director: Dianne L. Chambless, Ph.D. Telephone: 215-898-7376 Populations Served: Adults & couples with anxiety or stress-related problems Fees: $5 - $25 per session Location: Philadelphia, PA Program: Cognitive Therapy Clinic, University of Pennsylvania Director: Robert J. DeRubeis, Ph.D. Telephone: 215-573-5803 Email: derubeis@psych.upenn.edu Fees: $30 to $50 per session, with lower fees possible based on ability to pay ***Accepting Referrals August through February*** Location: Philadelphia, PA Program: Residents' Program, University of Pennsylvania Director: John O'Reardon, M.D. Telephone: 866-301-4724 (choose option 9) Fees: $40 evaluation; $25 sessions, $93 Medication Management * Patients scheduled on Fridays only * Be sure to mention “low-cost Residents’ Program” when scheduling Location: Philadelphia, PA Program: La Salle University Community Center for Counseling and Psychological Services Director: Andrew Wolanin, Psy.D. Telephone: (215) 951-1006 Website: www.lasalle.edu/admiss/grad/doc_psych/anxiety/ Fees: $10-$25 sliding fee for individual treatment (based on income level). Psychological Battery Fee: $350. All clinicians are doctoral students who are supervised by licensed psychologists.
This list is taken from the academyofct.org website.
Last Updated on December 17, 2021 by Lucas Berg
