how are you all affording private therapy?

we all know the nhs sucks, especially their mental health sectors, the waiting lists are ridiculous and when you do get therapy it’s 5 sessions of “oh that must be really have you tried maybe breathing” no ill start doing that now thank u! ☺️

it’s horrible so i’m looking into private therapy but everything i come across is £200ish per session, im very mentally ill and i need like a session a week so that’s £800 a month, which is an insane amount, so how do so many people afford therapy? i feel like most people have a therapist but everyone complains about how broke they are living paycheck to paycheck 🤨

edit: i should mention im looking for a psychiatrist or a specialised therapist cuz i already know it i go to a counselor (i have before) they’ll just be like oh ur too far gone i need somsone who has dealt with crazier people than me 😭