Financial Wayfinding

As part of our activism, we offer a discounted rate

for art therapy.

This is based on a conversation/questionnaire

using a community health model.

Learn more below about how to find the appropriate amount you should be paying for therapy.

You have two options here, note: the second -- the "bucket" method -- is the fastest.

We recommend a "Full" or "Redistribution" level of investment for people with "medium to high" access to resources in the global context. What we mean by this can be answered in the questionnaire below crafted with the Anti-Oppression Resource and Training Alliance (AORTA).

We do have a limited number of sliding-scale or "Discounted, Basic, or Solidarity" spots. This is a firm commitment to weekly or bi-monthly (every other week) sessions and will change when you have a financial change and experience fiscal growth and success.

How to find your "number".

Sources / Acknowledgement:

National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) determiners of socioeconomic status (SES)

Questions sourced from the good work of the Anti-Oppression Resource and Training Alliance (AORTA). @aaortacoop

"Buckets" model augmented from the good work of local art therapist Noelle Wolf, MA at MN Art Therapy.

Option 1: Self- Questionnaire

Please take this short questionnaire to help determine your rate with therapy, you can write your tally on a sheet of paper or in your phone:

Are you and/or your family homeowners or landowners? (Family includes who you life with, and family of origin if they have helped you financially.)
Have you attended private education institutions or do you have an advanced degree?
Are your bills or credit cards on autopay?
Have you not had difficulty accessing and affording healthcare or health insurance for you or your family members?
Aside from student loans, do you have zero to no debt and/or do you have disposable income (i.e. income remaining after deduction of taxes and other mandatory payments, available to be spent or saved as one wishes.)
Do you have a safety net composed of “financially stable” or wealthy family and friends? Could you call someone if you couldn't make rent/mortgage?
Do you have U.S. Citizenship?
Does your income only support you, and not other loved ones in need?
Have you or do you expect to inherit money or property?
Have you (or could you) have attended college and/or graduate school?

# of No___

# of Yes___

Determine Individual Sliding Scale / Community Share

Individual Sliding Scale Rates based on your answers to the questions.

If you answered all yes = Redistribution* $200/hour

If you answered more yes than no = Regular Cost* $165/hour

If you answered half no, half yes = Discounted Cost $135/ hour

If you answered more no than yes = Cover Basic costs $90/hour

If you answered all no = Solidarity, supported by your community and our personal household's expense at $40/hour**

*I recommend the Full or Redistribution level of investment for people with medium to high access to resources in the global context.

**No-show sessions or last-minute cancels are called "misses" and are always $50 to be respectful of our mutual time.
If I have to cancel from an unforeseen circumstance, I will find a time that works for us both asap. Note: If you miss three sessions and are in our sliding scale spots, we will have to offer that spot to someone else on our wait list.

Option 2: Which 'bucket' are you in?

Definitions:*Basic needs = food, housing, meds, transportation.

**Expendable income = buying a coffee out, able to dine out/order in, see shows/concert tickets, buy clothes, books, online shop, get delivery, etc., each month. Annual vacations.

Redistrobution

I am comfortable and can easily meet my basic needs*.
I have little debt outside of student loans.
I own my home or rent a higher end property.
I own a car.
I am employed or do not need to work to have income.
I have access to savings.
I have expendable income**.
I can afford to take holidays/ time off.
You have high access to resources in the global context

= 200$ a session

Regular Cost

I can meet my basic needs*.
I have little debt outside of student loans.
I own my home or rent a property.
I own a car.
I am employed or self-employed.
I have access to some savings.
I have some expendable income**.
I can take an annual holiday without financial burden.
You have medium access to resources in the global context.

= 165$ a session

Discounted Cost

I might stress about my basic needs* but I usually can achieve them.
I have some debt outside of student loans.
I do not own my home.
I own a car but struggle to cover insurance.
I work part-time.
I don't have access to any savings.
I have limited expendable income**.
I have to actively save to take time off.
You have some access to resources in the global context

= 135$ a session

Cover Basic Costs

I frequently stress about my basic needs* and don't always achieve them.
I have debt outside of student loans that prohibits me from meeting basic needs.
I rent low end property or have unstable housing.
I don't own a car or I struggle to cover gas.
I am unemployed or qualify for govt. assistance.
I don't have any savings.
I have no or very limited expendable income**.
I can not afford to take time off.

= 100$ a session
supported supported by your community and our personal household's expense

Solidarity/Pro-Bono**

I frequently stress about my basic needs* and don't always achieve them.
I have debt outside of student loans that prohibits me from meeting basic needs.
I rent low end property or have unstable housing.
I don't own a car or I struggle to cover gas.
I am unemployed or qualify for govt. assistance.
I don't have any savings.
I have no or very limited expendable income**.
I can not afford to take time off.

= 40$ a session supported supported by your community and our personal household's expense

Agreements of Pro Bono

We have a limited number of sliding-scale or "Discounted, Basic, or Solidarity" spots.

This is a firm commitment to weekly or bi-monthly (every other week) sessions and will change when you have a financial change and experience fiscal growth and success.

No-show sessions or last-minute cancels are called "misses" and are always $50 to be respectful of our mutual time.

If I have to cancel from an unforeseen circumstance, I will find a time that works for us both asap.

If you miss three sessions and are in our sliding scale spots, we will have to offer that spot to someone else on our wait list.

Financial Wayfinding

Option 1: Self- Questionnaire

Determine Individual Sliding Scale / Community Share

Option 2: Which 'bucket' are you in?

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