A GC student has drawn my attention to a potential mental health resource for those without insurance/who want to bypass insurance: Gestalt Associates for Psychotherapy offer full-time students a rate of $25 per psychotherapy session.
Some more information from their website, http://www.gestaltassociates.org:

Clients in our low-fee clinic see licensed professionals who are in our advanced clinical training programs, and sessions are videotaped for supervision.
One-time intake fee: $35/$50 Couples
Full-time Student fee, for appts. before 5pm: $25
Individual Therapy: $35
Couples Therapy: $50
*Individual & Couples therapy fees are raised annually by $5 per session, with a ceiling of $50 for individual therapy and $65 for couples therapy.

Moreover, GAP graduates “will see clients on a sliding scale basis, and are providers for a wide range of managed care mental health plans.”

See attached flyer below for more details (and look here for their website: http://www.gestaltassociates.org).

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