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"How do I see a therapist

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if I'm on a lower income?"

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A really great thing that we have access

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to in Australia is a
mental health care plan.

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So, that's something
that you go to your GP,

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and they can prepare that for you.

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And it gives you access

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to a number of sessions in a year.

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It might be also useful to have

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a look at the non-profit organisations

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that cater to whatever
demographic you fall into.

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That might be migrant services

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or community mental health services.

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The other thing that
you can do is actually,

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tell your therapist that you're,

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you know, struggling financially.

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And you can find out if they offer

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any subsidised or
bulk-billed sessions as well.

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- Yeah.

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- So, there's lots of options.