The Collective That’s Trying to Make Therapy Affordable for Everyone

➼ when you do find the perfect therapist, paying for the service is often (massively) expensive. Even with in-network insurance coverage, you can face high deductibles and co-pays that quickly add up. Open

Path Psychotherapy Collective, founded by psychotherapist Paul Fugelsang in 2012, is trying to change that by organizing private-practice clinicians nationally to offer discounted therapy sessions. After a (onetime) $59 sign-up fee, you can click through the Open Path directory, which lists the available master’s- and Ph.D.-level therapists based on specialty (over 150 topics, from identity issues to fertility) and treatment style. According to patients, navigation is simple: After filtering through therapists based on your preferences, you can read the profiles of the ones who meet your needs, then contact them through the website. One Twitter user with diabetes, @aut0immuneallie, says being able to specifically search for “chronic illness and disability” prevented her from “chaotically Googling ‘diabetes therapist’ and getting unrelated results.” Sessions for individuals, couples, and families range from $30 to $80.