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Originally Posted by GoodVibrations101
It doesn't sound like your therapist was a full PhD or MD because in high cost areas their fees run from 150-300 per hour, not just 120 at the high end. Was this therapist a LCSW or a MSW?
Or perhaps this was multiple years ago, or else perhaps you were not in a high cost area. My psychiatrist from 15 years ago charged $250 per hour in the NYC area. She was the one who told me that if I oouldn't afford her fee then I should face reality and look for therapists with a MSW or a LCSW or a student psychologist in training who would give me lower fees.
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PhD now. Her rates for have increased to $150.
I had a psych before her. Her rate through the insurance, which should have been 90%, was only $85 through Anthem. I had to pay the first visit upfront, which was $125 as well. She would have never reduced her rates, though, if I didn't have insurance.
I left her when she told me that I should have a child to receive the unconditional love I so desperately desired. So ummm yeah, not worth the $$$ lol.