Hi tas

I told my T last week that I needed to cut my sessions to one a week instead of 2. She asked me if it was purely financial reasons and I told her yes.

Long story short she has offered me 2 sessions for the price of 1 because she felt I needed the 2 a week. I know I need 2 a week so I've accepted her offer until I can pay more.

A few years ago she did lower the fees while I wasn't working....this didn't impact on my therapy at all.

Hope this helps

Luc

TAS, My T. lowered fees for me during a rough spot. It impacted me when I needed extra support outside of the actual session. I didn't feel it was right or fair to do that and it made it difficult for me to reach out when I needed the extra help. It did not change anything for me during session times.

My insurance has been threatening to stop paying for T since early fall. My T is out of network for my insurance plan. She and I negotiated a lower rate. To date insurance has continued to pay so I have not yet needed to pay the lower rate but I don't think it will change anything. My T is in-network for other insurance plans and I know she accepts less than what I pay her from those clients/insurance companies.

I trust her to make sure her boundaries are held and her needs are met.

Jillann

Hey there, I've kind of dealt with this. When I first started with my T she was still a grad student, so my sessions were quite cheap because I was just paying half for her supervisor T that recorded our sessions and such. Because of the price I saw her for 2 hour and a half sessions a week because she felt I really needed it more than once a week and more than 50 minutes. Two months later she graduated and became full-time, so her rates went up dramatically. At the time my parents had just payed for my sister's college tuition for the year and didn't have the money for that many sessions, so I asked her if I could come either once a week for two hours or twice a week for 50 minutes. I was really nervous about it, but it ended up working out very well and she was very understanding of the situation. Since I had already been seeing her before she graduated she said we could meet halfway: two sessions a week, one hour and a half at the previous rate and one 50 minute at her new rate. That wouldn't have happened if I hadn't asked, so you should at least try and ask. I don't know if it'll affect therapy, it didn't for me but everyone's different and I guess it depends on your relationship with your T. Hope I helped! Good luck!

Thank you Lucina, RM, Jillann and RB44

Lucina: That was very considerate of your Therapist to do that! It is nice to know they truly care and that we are just not an appointment.

RM: What you shared was interesting. I could see how it might be difficult to reach out if the Therapist lowered the fee. (I hope you are still reaching out if needed )

Jillann: "I trust her to make sure her boundaries are held and her needs are met." Great statement.

rb44: That was nice of her to meet you halfway. The way the Therapist I see has been with boundaries...I don't know if he would even consider readjusting the amount I pay. He seems pretty boundaried and before any changes are made to anything having to do with therapy...he is very deliberate when the changes occur. I guess this should make me feel more secure because he doesn't fly by the seat of his pants.

Thank you very much, each of you. Sometimes it's needful to hear others experiences.

All the best!
T.