Hello Jeffrey
I can relate deeply to your inquiry, as a starving artist, I have the intense appetite to try many things, go down many paths, but not the wealth to do that willy nilly. What I am finding is that the need for investigation itself is part of the trauma. There are many ways to get a start with mental health where you sit right now.
I can only suggest from my own path that I am on, that resources are not too expensive if we don't mind the footwork it takes to accomplish this. There are free library books from your community library that may help you, there are free use videos on YouTube that talk about breathing exercises and polyvagal exercises that you might try right at home without a layout of money before you are ready to commit to a path.
There are always the Free to Use Anonymous Groups that you can join, Alcoholics, Addicts, and Adult Children of Alcoholics along with Over Eaters and Sex and Love Anonymous. All anonymous groups are free and your privacy is very high.
As you meet others who share your desires to change and heal, you may not feel so alone and the Anonymous groups have the widest array of members from many walks of life, including many people from your own community.
Alot of times we think of alternative medicines as The Holy Grail, when in fact there is no Holy Grail. There is knowledge, and knowledge applied or knowledge denied or pushed aside. There is so much you can do right where you are right now that may serve you and your mental and spiritual health.
MM