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Originally Posted by jazzy123456
I am at the breaking point, where I feel like I must ask her how long will she let me pay 20 dollars, what does she see in me, that she wants to keep helping me? Her feelings don't scare me as much as mine do. when someone is that kind to me, it makes me more attached...its easy to stay unattached to people who keep a distance but, i feel more comfortable having a distance with people. not to say, shes not great or anything or i'm not grateful cuz I am! perhaps I am willing to do the work, I guess, I don't really know???
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One of the reasons I picked my current T is that she was listed as a therapist for a non-profit. Turns out she's not still doing that work, but she loved working there. She also told me that she worked at a private school at the same time, in order to afford doing the non-profit work.
I think YOU will benefit from asking the question "How can you afford to see me for only $20 a session?" It's bugging you, and it's a valid business question.
Her answer may be that she has plenty of full-fare clients to balance out her income.
The fact that you are willing to do the work, that's a motivation for a therapist to keep working with you! You are investing your time and energy into the process. Most T's find it very rewarding to work with a client who is working hard, and it may be a valid trade-off for your T to take less money to help a "starving student".
But Pachy does have an interesting point, and I'm sure there are T's like that - but not likely in your case
