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Old Apr 21, 2010, 06:18 AM
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Originally Posted by deliquesce View Post

i dont think the large sum of money question is fair: it sets up therapy as an either/or dichotomy of helpful or money grubbing. i think that part of the privilege of being a therapist is that you get paid for it, and given that people need to work for an income it's a great job to have. but certainly i can think of other jobs which require less years of study which pay triple the amount a therapist earns, easily. pdoc doesn't charge me at all (but he does get a minimal sum under medicare), austin-t charges me $20 where the 'standard' wage for a psychologist is $206/hr. he has told me he will see me pro bono should i ever lose my job or find it difficult to pay.
Oh I Have no issue with therapist earning a wage. I am one of those that pays out of pocket and wishes I could pay T a lot more, I think she deserves. But still the thought popped into my mind, I dont think its about fairness, it was just more random thinking and I doubt I'll ask her really. This was more of a light hearted post, nothing to get to political about.