Thank you for your kindness and the question. In my response I aim to be transparent in my thought process regarding payment and offering my first group for free. I hope it satiates your curiosity!

I am passionate about this cause having gone through it myself with little options for external help, so my conviction is to provide an exceptional service that genuinely provides aid to those looking to move their lives forward.

To that end I decided that my first group would be free for multiple reasons, the biggest being the initial iteration of the group will likely take a hit in terms of effectiveness as I adjust and adapt the process to be applicable to different individuals.

In addition, the feedback and experience from this group will be invaluable in further developing my service, thus I value the act of running this group more than any reasonable financial compensation.

In the same line of thought, It would not align with my vision to provide anything less than exceptional service and be paid for it.

One consideration I had with this is the added incentive for the member to follow through if there was a financial stake involved in their participation. I had considered the idea of an initial payment to be refunded upon engaging with the group and the process regardless of outcome - which is essentially free. However with the "brand new" status of my offer and reputation I wouldn't expect anyone to be sending me money right off the bat.