Ariana Grande has offered a bit of a hand in providing free therapy to people with mental health issues.
This week, the 28-year-old singer announced her collaboration with BetterHelp, giving away $1 million for free therapy.
BetterHelp is an online portal that offers direct-to-consumer access to mental health services. It provides online counseling and therapy services through web-based interaction and phone or text communication. The best part is one can take advantage of the services without even leaving the home.
On June 29, Grande shared the news through an Instagram post, opening up about why this is so important to her.
She wrote, “While acknowledging that therapy should not be for a privileged few but something everyone has access to and acknowledging that this doesn’t fix that issue in the long run, I really wanted to do this anyway in hopes of inspiring you to dip a toe in, to feel okay asking for help, and to hopefully rid your minds of any sort of self judgement in doing so!”
“I so hope that this will be a helpful starting point and that you’ll be able to build space for this in your lives and continue!” the singer continued. “Healing is not linear or easy but you are worth the effort and time, I promise!”
Teaming up with BetterHelp, Grande aims to offer the chance for people to check with a licensed therapist for one month of free services.
If you are interested, visit betterhelp.com/ariana and answer the questions to sign up and get in touch with a therapist.
Grande has always been open about her mental health struggles, especially after the Manchester bombing at her concert in 2017, which left her suffering from PTSD, according to Health.
Seeking help is never easy, but hopefully, Grande’s new collaboration will help you have easy access at least to get started. The story appeared on Health and HelloGiggles.
