How Can I Get Marriage Counseling for Cheap?

You can find inexpensive marriage counseling through your church or in the community.

One of the best avenues to explore if you are seeking inexpensive marriage counseling is to ask for help from your local pastor. Also, some licensed therapists are willing to charge patients on a sliding scale. That means they will adjust their rates for your individual income level.

Instructions

1. Contact your priest, rabbi, pastor or religious leader. Some pastors have earned advanced degrees in counseling and are licensed therapists. An important part of pastoral care traditionally includes counseling congregation members who are struggling with marriage problems. Some churches have adjunct religious communities associated with them that can provide counseling. Certain religious orders not only have spiritual missions, but also apostolic missions, grounded in helping resolve problems of daily life. The Sisters of St. Joseph, for example, provide pastoral services within parishes to those coping with personal crises.

2. If your church cannot provide counseling services, your minister should be able to refer you to resources in your community for low-cost counseling.

3. Ask your local librarian for referrals. Librarians are trained in finding information. Tell your librarian you are seeking low-cost marriage counseling in your community. Mention you would like to find a licensed therapist who offers services paid for on a sliding scale.

4. Conduct a search on the Internet. Search on the terms "licensed therapist" or "marriage therapist" and "sliding scale" and your geographic location. Choose one or more of the resulting names of therapists and follow up with a phone call.

References

• The Relationship Rabbi
• Sisters of St. Joseph: Ministries

Resources

• Family and Marriage Counseling Links