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Artists have their own advocates in
VolunteerLawyersfortheArts
(
212/319-2787;
www.vlany.org
), which makes
pro bono placements for low-income creatives and nonprofits. During business hours you can get help via the Art Law
Line (ext. 1 at the number above), which is staffed by lawyers and law students Monday through Friday from 10am to 6pm.
Clinics provide free half-hour consultations, and there are many classes and workshops (some free) on the VLA calendar.
An online browse through the current case list will convince you your troubles ain't so bad.
Dirt Cheap Shrinks
Brief Psychotherapy Research Program
As signaled by the name, time efficiency is a major part of the pro-
gram here. Depression, anxiety, and relationship and job troubles are the main areas of focus, treated with
cognitive-behavioral techniques. A free diagnostic evaluation is followed by 30 1-hour sessions (smile for your
close-up: The sessions are videotaped for program research and therapist supervision). A sliding scale runs $20
to $40 per visit, depending on income.
Beth Israel Medical Center, 317 E. 17th St., btw. First and Second aves.
212/420-3819.
www.brieftherapyprogram.com
. Subway: L to First Ave.;
L/N/Q/R/4/5/6 to 14th St./Union Sq.
National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis
In an attempt to lessen the barriers to psychological
treatment, this organization runs a referral service for affordable psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. Potential
analysands whose income levels qualify can take advantage of sliding-scale fees that start at $35 per session.
Theodor Reik Clinical Center for Psychotherapy, 40 W. 13th St., btw. Fifth and Sixth aves.
212/262-5978.
www.npap.org
.
Subway: F/M to 14th
St.; L to Sixth Ave.; L/N/Q/R/4/5/6 to 14th St./Union Sq.
NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
As the largest psychoanalytic training
program in the country, the range of techniques and treatments here is wide. You can help yourself while giving
a postdoc the opportunity to practice on a real, live psyche (the training is excellent, and trainees are supervised
by professors). There's a sliding scale, which gets very low for people with limited incomes—call for more in-
formation.
240 Greene St., 3rd floor, at Washington Place.
212/998-7890.
www.nyu.edu
.
Subway: N/R to 8th St.; 6 to Astor Place; A/B/C/D/E/F/M to W.
4th St./Washington Sq.
Training Institute for Mental Health
This institute, run by the University of the State of New York, trains psy-
chiatric nurses, psychologists, and social workers. Get yourself sorted out while helping someone learn the field.
Sliding scale fees go as low as $35 per session, with $30 the fee for an initial consultation. They also offer couples
therapy, again on a sliding scale, with fees averaging $50 per session.
115 W. 27th St., btw. Sixth and Seventh aves.
212/627-8181.
www.timh.org
. Subway: 1 or N/R to 28th St.
Acupuncture
Brooklyn Acupuncture Project
The nonprofit Community Acupuncture Network strives to make treatment ac-
cessible. This member clinic in the South Slope works on a sliding scale and will do whatever they can to ac-
commodate you, even if you're an income-less student. There's a $10 one-time registration fee, and then the scale
starts at $25 per session. Don't let the pricing fool you—the clinic is serene and the care is highly professional.
530 Third Ave., btw. 12th and 13th sts.
718/369-0123.
www.brooklynacupunctureproject.com
.
Mon-Fri 9am-8pm; Sat-Sun 11am-5pm. Sub-
way: F/G/R to Fourth Ave./9th St.
Pacific College of Oriental Medicine Clinic and Acupuncture Center
More and more people are seeking out
Chinese herbs and medicine as an alternative to the escalating costs of Western medicine. This teaching clinic
provides relatively inexpensive services, though the best bargains are for going under an intern's needles. Each
session costs $45, with the eighth one free. Auricular treatments (acupuncture in the ear) for stress or to quit
smoking are $12.
