I don't see where I am not the equal of a therapist. Certainly they are not better, higher, smarter, more evolved, better educated, etc than I am.
In terms of dealing with them - I don't see it as unequal. I see it as a difference of currency - I hand them money for them to sit there. The money is my part - the sitting there is theirs. I do not consider their sitting there to make them better than my money part.