Long story short, I had a major depressive episode related to black-label medications prescribed to me as a teenager. That was almost 10 years ago. I stopped taking medications and learned to cope without therapy.

I've recently found myself encountering new stressors and, while my issues have never gone away completely, they haven't been this bad in several years. I feel like I need to talk to someone and learn some other coping strategies, but I cannot afford therapy. I'm paying for school, working full time, and already scrape by on bills. My employer offers 6 free sessions through our EAP for crisis counseling, but after those sessions we start paying or get dropped. I'll have more financial freedom when I graduate (less than 1 year) but I can't go into debt over this.

Has anyone had success with support groups or cheaper options? Any suggestions on resources for self-coping? I'm not in a crisis but I'm not used to symptoms this prominent as an adult. Thanks