That sounds exorbitant - who could afford long-term (or even short-term) therapy with those prices??

I don't pay anything for therapy, because my T is paid by the county. (Yes, I am insanely lucky.) I used to see a T who worked for an agency where they charged the equivalent of 95 or 100 US dollars per session. That felt very expensive, especially since I didn't really click with the therapist so the therapy wasn't particularly helpful.