This is why it’s so hard to find mental health counseling right now
by Dylan Bestler | Mar 8, 2022
This is why it’s so hard to find mental health counseling right now
Dylan Bestler on March 8, 2022
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The Washington Post
Angelle Haney Gullett lost her father in September and knew she would need grief counseling. She contacted 25 therapists in the Los Angeles area, where she lives, between early October and Christmas, neatly tracking her efforts on a spreadsheet.
None would accept a new client. In most cases, their waiting lists were closed as well, even though Gullett was willing to pay hundreds of dollars in cash for each session. She spent February’s Super Bowl in tears, watching the Cincinnati Bengals, the team her father rooted for.
“I’m in a big city. I’m in L.A. We have a lot of therapists,” she said. “So it’s just kind of wild to me that many people are at capacity.”
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