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Old Aug 04, 2011, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by delicatefade26 View Post
I was once told this by a T that I talked to about her profession-that sometimes they can feel guilty about taking money for being there for people...but what she said that she thought about how we don't think twice about paying a professional mechanic to fix our cars-because we understand that they are skilled and trained to work on the car and have it be in it's best condition-and in the field of psychotherapy-clients are paying for what they have learned from their training-their insight and professional (hopefully) skills to help us get our mental health in it's best condition...which is way more important than a car (this may seem jumbled-but I hope ya'll get the gist).
Yep, i understand what you mean. I don't grudge the money, i am paying for her expertise. But i know that for my part; i am going to therapy because i need help with things but also a large part is i just need someone to care and unfortunately i'm having to pay to get that need met.