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So when I say it requires no resources, I’m comparing it to alternatives like going on a retreat or participating in some sort of group. My point is it has lower barriers than alternatives which makes it more available.

Therapists are professionals who have to get paid, just like doctors, electricians, piano teachers, bicycle repairpeople, or whatever. I left out car repair because that's largely about access to expensive garage facilities and special tools. Yes those costs are significant financial obstacles for lots of people, especially if they're recurring. Participating in a group (like joining the local chess club) is usually free? Or if you mean a therapy group, I think that's a a therapist leading a group session, so the participants split up the cost and it's cheaper than individual therapy.

Anyway, this is money that has to come from somewhere.

Pure ad hominem, and unsubstantiated ad hominem at that. The man in the video makes an argument and backs it up by evidence (and, you know, his decade of relevant professional experience). There's straight up zero substance to anything you said (except the reprimand bit, but then you have to explain the contents of that reprimand and why they're relevant here).

That isn’t what most people would consider a source.

From my long, long experience arguing with people on the internet, the words of a practicing, licensed professional with relevant experience absolutely do count as a source, at least enough to establish a baseline for debate. At this point the burden of (dis)proof is on the accuser to provide evidence that says otherwise.

What was provided is a YouTube video of an entertainer who livestreams.

Most intellectually dishonest thing I've read today. You know that the contents of the video are meant to be backed not by the words of "an entertainer who livestreams," but by his education, over a decade of relevant professional experience and all the statistics and papers he keeps citing in the damn video.

Give me something peer reviewed, not a video of him spouting his platform.

Okay three things here: First, "spouting his platform" of going to therapy but with a disclaimer that might help some people get more out of it? Like, this isn't exactly a bombshell, nor does he say "screw therapy pay me." There's no perverse incentive or anything of the sort here. Second, I've never ever seen anyone start off an internet argument with "give me something peer reviewed." This isn't an academic paper. If you want something peer reviewed, you'll have to start off with something peer reviewed first. Third, by that standard all media for non-academics is a no-go, which is not how any internet argument I've ever seen went. If that's the standard you want to set then sure, but you don't get to enforce it on other people.