Well, it may not matter soon because I will probably lose my health insurance soon. I am down to eight hours a week at work. So, I am not sure what I will do if I want to continue my relationship with T and psychiatrist. I might just have to settle for crying a lot. I will be looking for work in a week or two-I have to clean up my apartment. My landlord willl probably visit in a few weeks and see how it looks-grrr.
My copay is around $26 an hour. Some of you say that $70 or more is worth it to talk to a T. I'm not sure anything is worth that. I mean if I paid that on a regular basis, I'd want T to feed me. (I took money out of savings to pay for my rent) $26/hr equals around three hours worth of work for me! I feel that T is worth $50 to me (5 1/2 of work) but not much more.
As for the T's payrate, my teachers all claim that we shouldn't be in this major (addiction counseling) if we are in it for the money. However, I told my teacher that I want an apartment with a wash machine, dryer, bath tub and a second sink for me to wash my dishes. I'm so greedy aren't I? I also want consistent hours and reliable health insurance (I work in retail. My hours go up and down. I have been without insurance before).