Most of the people I know are in therapy, and those who aren’t should do it. Therapy is the one time a week that you can just let your emotions out and not feel ashamed, and have someone help you see things from a different angle. Folks who don’t get that chance either rely on their friends to trauma dump or bottle it all up.
Is it common to do it weekly? I always did it monthly because the copays add up.
It’s quite common, but it’s also very expensive so many people who would benefit from it cannot afford it. Our insurance system is problematic enough that few therapists accept payment via insurance rather than directly.
One in five people between 18 and 44 have seen a therapist in the US, according to Statista.
Not nearly enough. When we lived on the east coast me and my kids were going to grief counseling and therapy after my oldest took their own life. When we moved back to my home state of NM there was nothing available that accepted our insurance. We could pay out of pocket and get a reimbursement… sometimes. We tried getting the kids into something through school (which is what they had back east, but there was nothing).
