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Originally Posted by Dawntreader
The exorbitant fee my therapist charged was one of the cues which allowed me to leave therapy and not return. Every time I was tempted to book an appointment, I remembered the cost, and all the better things that money could buy.
Going forward, you may find the increased cost allows you to look at therapy from a more practical standpoint. Is she really doing $100 of work? Are you really getting $100 of value out of each session? Is her work really five times more valuable than the work you used to do?
Your answers may be very different from mine. Unless I was in a severely distressed state and therapy was the difference between life and death, or life and exceptional misery, I don't think a therapist could provide anywhere near $100 worth of value.
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All I did yesterday at my session was talk but I still need my T. She's been my T for almost 7 years now and I don't want to leave her. I need her less but I still need her. It's not worth $100 but that's the choice I made.
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Originally Posted by MBM17
You're paying $100 CASH, no insurance?
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Yes! I paid a copay of about $20 a week or less for 5 years, then I had to change insurance. She gave me a reduced fee of $75 for 2 years but just last week I started giving her $100. It's a lot of money but her fee is $150. She could have terminated me but she didn't. I think I will see her less often but I can't bring myself to do it yet. I'm very attached to her.