Is therapy worth the cost? 'I got what I needed'

Eve, a 33-year-old New Yorker, spent almost a year in therapy before she got up the courage to leave her job. ‘Mostly she made me talk it out,’ she says

• Is therapy worth it? Seven personal tales about the price of mental health

This is one of seven interviews with young professionals about their experiences with therapy and its costs. Read the rest here.

All Eve wanted was to leave her job. She was 31, and stuck in a stressful restaurant job that was made her unhappy. But she was afraid to quit without having another steady supply of money.

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