Ariana Grande poses for a photograph.

Gulf Today Report

Ariana Grande has partnered with an online counselling service to give away up to $5 million (£3.6m) in free therapy.

In honour of World Mental Health Day on Sunday (10 October), pop singer announced that she was partnering with BetterHelp to donate the sessions.

“It’s World Mental Health Day and I’m beyond thrilled to team up with BetterHelp again to give away up to $5 million in free therapy,” Grande wrote on Instagram.

She then acknowledged that “there are very real barriers when it comes to accessing mental health resources”.

“While this is only one small gesture (and a much larger systemic problem remains) I wanted to do this again with BetterHelp in hopes of bringing access to a few more people and perhaps inspiring a few of you to try something new and prioritise your own healing,” Grande wrote.

In June, Grande partnered with BetterHelp for a similar campaign, where she gave away $1 million (£734,000) in therapy.

“I really wanted to do this anyway in hopes of inspiring you to dip a toe in, to feel okay asking for help, and to hopefully rid your minds of any sort of self-judgment in doing so!” Grande wrote at the time. “Healing is not linear or easy but you are worth the effort and time, I promise!”