I think that I should have elaborated more in my previous reply. As I said, it would bother me to have to spend a session talking about the fee increase. What I should have added is that my issue is mainly in the way it seems to have been presented in this case. There can be value in discussing money and fees and all of the things that this brings up in us. I totally get that. It's just that I see part of T's job in many cases is to model effective communication and so I see the wishy-washy way it was presented as causing some difficulty, which led to having more to discuss in session...for a fee. If T had said "I will be raising my fees. If this is going to be a hardship for you we can discuss..." then I think it might have been easier to take. The whole I'm raising my fee but only pay it if you want to sort of thing is crazy making. I recall when my T asked me what I felt he was worth when my insurance stopped covering my sessions. That was a serious mind **** for me.