I think there is a cultural difference here...

I note that "Keep Running" is also from the UK and many Mental Health professionals here who run private practises along side their NHS practise do project an image of being only in it for the money.

Also may I add that our education system is different and we do not pay the high University fees that students in America and Canada pay so paying back school fees is not the motivation for the prices they charge.

As an example of prices I have asked for three quotes from CBT therapists and although none of them have any experience of dealing with clients with Aspergers they have all quoted around the GBP 200.00 (approx CAD 309.2) for a 45 minute session.

This is not to say that everyone is in it just for the money because that just isn't true. But if you're feeling low already and every time you ask for help that you are supposed to be entitled to for free and told there is none - but it is available if you pay their private fees, you can easily feel that people are only in it for the money.