I think this is a great suggestion. I have a friend who has a son who was seeing a therapist for only $10 a session. My friend felt unsure, until the therapist told her what part of town she lived in, how many other clients she sees for full fee, and that she could afford it and wanted to do it. That put my friend at ease, and they were able to move forward with the therapy (which was SO beneficial for her son, and which she couldn't have afforded otherwise).

Many therapists have a certain number of slots for reduced-fee clients. When I couldn't afford therapy recently, my therapist started seeing me for a reduced fee...he *doesn't* have reduced-fee slots, and I was the first client he had done that for. It took a lot of talking back and forth for both of us to feel comfortable with it, but we were able to come to a point that was acceptable and comfortable for both of us. I think if we hadn't talked until we were BOTH okay with the situation, it would have affected my therapy for sure (in the end, my insurance ended up paying for the sessions, so it wasn't necessary to reduce the fee after all).

If ANYTHING about therapy makes you uncomfortable, it's important to bring it up.