Is there a reason why she would want you to pay minimally? If you have the financial means to pay more, then of course you should - but please don't over-burden yourself if you're in a tight bit right now since she already offered. My ex-T works for my alma mater so I didn't have to pay, and current T works for a state-run community centre-type thing so the rates are heavily subsidised. When I first saw her I was still jobless and in high school so she said I didn't have to pay, but that I can when I got a job. I work now so I told her I should start paying but she declined as I will be out of jobs again soon. That's very nice of her, but I think my payment has little effect on her salary since it's fixed and comes from tax dollars. A private practitioner would be a different story, I imagine.