NISD is committed to offering affordable counseling services to help reduce the barriers for people seeking mental healthcare. Our fees are between $40-120/session, depending on the level of experience of the therapist you select. We have various Relational Therapy packages that provide low cost sessions for couples, families and friend groups. We also offer discounted fees to college students and registered members of the Open Path Collective which shares our mission of making therapy affordable and accessible.

All our pre-licensed therapists are supervised by a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) or an AAMFT Supervisor Candidate.

• MFT Trainees – are 2nd year graduate students in San Diego State University’s MFT Program, working towards a Master’s in Counseling and 500 hours of clinical training.
  Session cost: $40 / $30 for college students.

• MFT Associates – have obtained their Master’s degrees in Counseling and are beginning their first year of post-graduate clinical training.
  Session cost: $60 / $50 for college students.

• MFT Senior Associates – have their Master’s degrees in Counseling and have completed more than 1 year of post-graduate experience and at least 2000 clinical hours.
  Session cost: $80 / $70 for college students.

• MFT Licensed Therapists – hold their own unrestricted license granted by the Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) to practice psychotherapy in the State of California.
  Session cost: $120 / $100 for college students.