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Originally Posted by Argonautomobile
When my T left in the middle of session for ~20 minutes and did not make up the time, and when he was `40 minutes late and did not make up the time, people on here said he ought not to have taken payment. I'd have had a hard time paying $150 out of pocket for those sessions, and would have appreciated nonacceptance. As it was I was out a $30 copay both times.
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My marriage counselor told us at the start of one session that he could only stay for 20 minutes because an emergency had come up. He said he wouldn't charge us for it (we pay before the session and had already paid, so he just had the receptionist make a note that the next session would be free). I think if because of the therapist, a session is half or less the regular time slot, then the client either shouldn't have to pay or should pay a reduced rate.
As for other situations, I'm not sure, because they could be fairly subjective. I mean, I've had a few sessions where I've left very upset at my T or MC, but I didn't necessarily think I should have gotten a free session because of it. (For me, those sessions have generally led to some sort of out-of-session contact with T or MC to resolve it, like phone, text, and/or e-mail, and they don't charge for that. If they did charge for that, then I might have more of an issue if I thought it was their screwup that led to the need for that additional contact.) Now if they had terminated me midsession, say, then yes, I shouldn't have had to pay.