Wow wow wow. I am finding this conversation illuminating. And it's making me feel like a bit of a chump for paying full fee. With my first counselor, her fee was $90 per session. She did not tell me that there was a sliding scale. However, my insurance covered 90% of the fee, so I only paid her $9 each time, which was very affordable. With my next T, he stated straight out his fee and again, he presented no option of paying less. His fee was more than hers, and my insurance covers ZERO % of it. So I pay his full fee out of pocket each time. It never occurred to me that these providers would charge people less than their fee. I just assumed if you can't pay the fee, you can't get therapy. Any more chumps out there like me?

pinksoil, did your pizza ever arrive?