LG & Other Savants:  Here is a poignant situation that stands conventional wisdom on its head:  an upscale provider I know who has visited my city twice, recently confided that she has attempted suicide several times, is OK now, but is burdened by crushing family obligations and debts not of her own making, going back to her childhood.  She is maybe late 20s early 30s, smart, sensible, charming, attractive, and impressively self-educated beyond her two years of university, and a gifted provider.  But she's supporting a lovely 3 year old daughter, ex husband, (a recovering alcoholic and failed businessman), younger sister's education and formerly wealthy but now poor and aging parents, all without a green card, although one may be in the offing.  
She's moving to upgrade her independent operation and she has the qualities to make it successful, but it wouldn't be her choice if she could make more money another way.  A succession of white collar jobs, sometimes two at once, just didn't do it.  She didn't turn to the hobby because of childhood abuse (although she suffered that too) but because she needs more money than she can make any other way.    
I wouldn't argue with her career choice -- in her case it's maybe the only way she can earn what she needs.  But she needs to cut back her obligations and get out of suicide mode when things overwhelm her.  
Since she's mostly in LA, are there organizations there that help young women in these circumstances?  How best to find them?  
How can those of her clients who know and admire her help, beyond giving her a sense of worth, encouragement and being good customers?  (She says her work is enjoyable when she has a good customer.) Could a good therapist convince her to cut off her able-bodied relatives she's still supporting without feeling guilty?  She has an Asian's Confucian sense of obligation.      
The irony of course is that her good customers are not exploiting her, but in fact helping her care for herself and others.  Suggestions?