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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?

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Ok, first things first. My pizza last night: I waited an hour and fifteen minutes and then I called the place. When I had originally ordered, I told them my address and let them know that my street is between 11th and 12th streets. The guy ended up trying to deliver the pizza to 13th street. The name of my street sort of sounds like 13th, but.... if he was listening to me in the first place.... IS 13 BETWEEN 11 AND 12?? So then I had to wait an extra 40 minutes. Finally, after a total of 2 hours, my pizza arrives. Now, I had been really excited because I am a native New Yorker (now I'm in Philly) and there's no pizza like NY pizza. But I'd heard this place was great because they make a thin crust pizza. So I figured it would be worth the wait. It was the worst pizza I ever had.

Now on to less important things like therapy. haha... As far as my fee, I just want to clear it up that I know my T didn't mean to stress me out the 1st session... All of the Ts at the place that I go to work on a sliding scale... So I know he was just trying to let me decide what I felt comfortable paying... But it was still really hard. Anyway, the fee I had picked was a struggle for me at the time. And I know I should have said something because I KNOW he would have worked with me. But of course I didn't! The fee hasn't changed, but my financial situation is better than it was a year and a half ago, so it's not a problem now. And Sunrise, don't feel like a chump. I have paid out of pocket for Ts in the past. You were assuming what's normal-- if you don't have the money for something, you can't get it.