Hunting For A Therapist.

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Yep, I’m being a little open on here, so here’s to hoping I don't regret it for any reason. I’ve mentioned before (within the last month) that I would be looking into therapy/grief counseling, and I have finally started doing that this week. It’s quite the hunt so far, but I’m not giving up yet. I called a place yesterday, but they’re only accepting new patients who switch to a Primary Care Provider within their network. I’m fine with my PCP for now, so that’s a no-go for me. I have a loved one who uses that place though, so if I don’t have a therapist by their next appointment, they’ll ask their own therapist about it, in case I misunderstood. Another loved one of mine is also going to talk to their own therapist (at another place, I think) about it. I emailed about seven places last night, and I heard from two of them today. One called me (but I was half-asleep so I called them back later), but they don’t have any immediate openings for grief counselors who take my insurance. The other emailed me, and they do have openings and accept my insurance, but there is a $20 co-payment per session (means I have to pay that and my insurance will pay for the actual session). A $20 co-payment for therapy isn’t that bad, but it can add up over time. As of right now, I still have five more to hear from, and I can always reach out to other places (I just put a limit on it last night so I didn’t overwhelm myself). If worse comes to worse, I’ll use the therapist with the $20 co-pay and see if we can schedule every other week or maybe twice a month. So the options are there, I just need to be patient and keep trying. Luckily, I have a great support system to help me in the meantime. But I do want to try to work through my guilt, anger and grief with a professional as well. If it doesn’t work out, then I’ll figure something out, even if I have to join an online support group or something. Like I said, there are options. Also, tomorrow is the one-month anniversary of my Momma’s passing. Ouch. Anyways, I may or may not be back later. I’m not sure yet. Right now, I’m focused on my writing orders. You all have a good day/evening and take care. P.S. - I’m not going to keep looking for pictures if I don’t have any that don’t fit my post, even if I do have a bunch from Pixabay saved. It saves me time to not look through them all the time lol.