I am, although my therapist made me offer her a price I could pay, and I offered a bit higher than what is sustainable for me I think. It's a really hard topic and it does bring up big feelings. I put off getting my hair cut once this year because I didn't feel like I should be spending that money on myself. I felt guilty when I finally did get it done, and mentioned it to T after a couple of weeks. She was happy for me though, and she thinks I should have money to spend on clothes and so on too.

It took me months to ask her to see me for less, because she said I had to ask her, and she left it at that. I was too ashamed to bring it up. I think when I did, it might have been one of the first times I'd cried much in front of her. My T also has recently said that she'd be willing to see me for less. I don't think they look at these money issues in quite the same way we do.