OP, I really hope that was a typo. Most psychiatrists in my area, which is very expensive, charge that or less for an initial consultation (which should last at least an hour for that kind of money). For regular appointments my pdoc is between $165-$265 depending on the length of my appointment.

My LICSW therapist charges $165 per 50 minute session. That's average or a little under for an LICSW where I live. Luckily I have insurance so I pay $15 out of pocket for both providers.

I would absolutely question your T on this. If you can get insurance to cover it then I guess it doesn't matter. Often times Ts inflate their charges depending on the contracted amount established with the insurance company. When charging non insurance paying clients, they'll charge less. And if she lowered it by half for you that's still crazy expensive for standard therapy. I understand the higher rate if a T offers services outside the therapy room. Many child Ts work with schools, write letters, advocate at meetings, etc., so that would be acceptable, I think. I'm going to be one and I don't believe a 60 minute therapy session with anyone is worth that. Maybe a doctorate who's published hundreds of articles and is world famous I suppose, but even then they're charging it simply because they can. I don't see any service based logic to it.