This post makes no sense and has zero context. What clay sculptures? What? Huh? Why are they saying to seek therapy? Maybe provide even the minimum of context? I didn't see how anyone could possibly give you advice based on the information you provided here.

I do not recommend this Van gogh method

This post smacks of disingenuousness.

Therapy will be a useless tool to combat mental health until thrapists can legally decide the government has to pay welfare to people who they decide can not handle 40hrs a week.

Therapy can't fix the main economic stressors that are the cause of most people's mental issues.

Therapy is one tool that can assist personal growth. You could also try reading into Stoicism or make friends you can talk to candidly or take some acid.

Since OP admitted this was "made-up clickbait and satire," I'll just comment for anyone stumbling upon this. You can:

1. Check out a free self-help CBT book from the library. Search online for free ones, too: https://cogbtherapy.com/free-online-cbt-workbook
2. Get free evidence-based practices that you can do alone at ggia.berkeley.edu
3. Get free guided mindfulness meditation audio/video from https://www.uclahealth.org/uclamindful/guided-meditations
4. Use health insurance to safely get transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS): https://clinicaltmssociety.org/find-a-clinic/
5. Seek help in !mentalhealth@lemmy.world or !Help_Others@lemmy.blahaj.zone.

Check your local library and city/county department of health, they may run free or low cost group therapy sessions.

The solution really depends on the problem. We don't know why they told you to seek therapy.

Why in god's name should you need therapy for writing about clay sculpting?!

Online therapy is good. One of the major downsides is it doesn't get you going outside though, which is a major benefit of therapy at a clinic.

Other than that, make more friends and chat it out with them (join a run club in your city, for example) or use an AI therapist. There's a lot of people who will shreik and yell at these options, but if you have no other options, they're great

1. start an IRL clay sculpting club
2. socialize with IRL people
3. ...?
4. Profit

Develop an alcohol addiction, seems to work for others.

Some ancient Greek dude said all men should aspire to be like feral dogs, or something like that. Hope that helps.

Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848–1884) A painting of Diogenes

On dogs

Edit: in case anyone takes me seriously, don't. Taking mental health advice from ancient Greek ascetics is a terrible idea.

What? We need more context.

My advice: budget for it, you really need one. There are lots of therapists who offer sliding scale.

Reditors say, goto therapist.

Therapists say, goto redit.

But they are all the same.

/s