Rainbow, I think you know -- and actually said somewhere back there -- that this isn't about the money, or even the time (does 60 vs. 90 minutes really make a huge difference in how much time you spend with him?). As Scorpio said, those things are symbols. You seem to be aware that this is about resentment, on two accounts: (1) how much more invested you are in your T than you are in him (from HIS perspective, I don't claim to know what's really true), and (2) his resentment of her income, which you seem to share.
Of course he doesn't get to make unilateral decisions about how you spend money, or whether therapy is really helping, and vice versa. If you're going to talk about this, I suggest you tell him that you know it's not about the money or about 30 minutes, and so he may as well take that out of the equation because you believe that this is necessary for your mental health (assuming you do). 30 minutes and $6 aren't going to make a huge difference one way or the other, and it's more that these are concrete things he feels like he can use as leverage against you. It's an emotional issue, and I imagine he feels he has no power emotionally with you (and I think there are also gender differences here, but that may not be the case), so that may be part of why he doesn't appeal to you from an emotional standpoint. It's still bullying, and so it's not ok. But if you want to talk to him about it, you both need to drop the superficial topic of finances and get to the real issue, which is the impact of your T relationship on your marriage. I imagine you're both more comfortable talking about the former, but what you need to be thinking about is the latter.
This will also mean you will need to find your own footing on why therapy is so important to you, what you are getting from it, and whether you can have both your T and your marriage. Your H doesn't get to decide these things... but if you can't provide answers that are productive to your marriage, it's hard to blame him for being unhappy. For being a bully, yes. For feeling like he is on the periphery of your emotional life, no.
A thought about resenting her income... it's always interesting to me, when I see people who resent others who make more money (full disclosure: I do NOT make a lot of money, and did not grow up with money). Because if they were in the same position, they probably wouldn't be cutting their own salaries, would they? If your H could bill someone for $275 and get some decent portion of that ($180 or whatever), he would, I would bet, as would you. Resenting her is getting both of you nowhere. And that's not exactly a flat salary... she still has to pay rent for her office, for her own supplies, any classes she wants to take, licensing, etc. It's not like when you or I get a paycheck from a company. Even if it were... can you honestly say you'd turn it down on principle, because your poorer clients might resent you?
Finally, although you seem unwilling to believe this, I will say it one more time: the Zoloft alone will not make you stop obsessing about your T.
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