Why Maheen Created This Model
Traditional therapy pricing is violence. Charging people to heal from trauma caused by capitalism is like charging them for bandages after you push them down the stairs.
"I'm not radical for having a $0 option. The system is radical for charging people to heal from its violence."
This sliding scale exists because healing is a human right, not a luxury good. Because your bank account doesn't determine your worthiness of care. Because community care means those with resources supporting those without.
No Income Verification
We trust you to assess your own financial situation. Asking for "proof of poverty" adds administrative trauma to clinical trauma. You know what you can afford better than any form can capture.
Community Funding Model
People paying higher rates directly subsidize lower rates. It's not charity—it's mutual aid. We take care of each other so everyone can access healing.
Trauma Doesn't Follow Insurance Timelines
Healing isn't a 12-session package. Some people need 6 months, others need 3 years. Our sliding scale adjusts with your life circumstances, not arbitrary insurance limits.
Revolutionary Economics
We see 20 clients weekly. Some pay $150+ because they can, some pay $0 because they need to. It balances out when you trust the community and stop means-testing people's pain.
Dignity in Access
No sliding scale applications. No financial documentation. No proving you "deserve" help. Just honest self-assessment and trust that you'll pay what truly works for your situation.
Systemic Analysis
Your financial struggles aren't personal failures—they're reasonable responses to unreasonable systems. Our pricing acknowledges that capitalism creates the mental health problems we're treating.
Maheen's Philosophy
"The people who pay $0 often do the deepest work. They're not there because therapy is trendy. They're there because they're drowning and someone finally threw them a rope without asking for their credit score first."
"I'm not building a practice - I'm building infrastructure for healing that can outlast me. Step 1 to free therapy for everyone isn't charity - it's revolution."
"Free therapy for everyone isn't charity. It's reparations."