Thank you kindly, Lauliza, for responding to me. I see where you are coming from. I noticed I've been contradicting things others say lately, and realized here I go again, contradicting one of your posts again. Then I went back and read all the other posts, and saw Brillskep had already said something similar.

I've noticed for years now that blogs and therapy articles (written by experienced therapists) write inaccurate stuff about psychoanalytic therapy or omit the entire field, and I get angry about it sometimes. Sorry that my irritation seeped over here too. I was trying not to be snarky, hope I wasn't...Part of it might be that I am more active here lately, so there are more chances of this happening.

By the way-I think psychoanalysts can use the same billing code as other psychotherapists, so reimbursement doesn't have to be more restrictive than with other types of therapists. At least that is how my prior insurance paid for it, but insurance doesn't need to know if it's "traditional" psychoanalysis or psychoanalytic therapy. Former T billed for a regular therapy sessions weekly, and insurance always paid as many sessions as we did. But as a psychiatrist, he only got paid the same amount as any other therapist, I think. He made much less money doing therapy than medical appointments, but he liked doing therapy better.

haha here I go contradicting something you just said. lol