My former T dropped her rate for me, so I could continue sessions. She went from $125 to $60. If she were an out-of-network provider, she would have rec'd $90, but she doesn't take my insurance.

She then lowered my rate to $10 a session, so I could go to DBT group therapy w/her as the leading therapist, every other week (which I paid for, separately). This lasted for the duration of the group, but I noticed at the end there, I was the person she'd cancel on. She fit me on Friday's during her lunch break and I think it was easy for her to cancel on me because I was the $10 session.

Later, she admitted that she RARELY receives her entire fee (I had been paying her whole fee in the beginning, before I needed a sliding scale amount) and when she and I had a fight, she came back with, "I hope you know I care about you whether you're paying me $10 or $125." It was the farthest thing from MY mind, but okay.

I dunno, we ended poorly, so this aspect is lost in the shuffle of things.