I’m in the United States, so my question is mainly for U.S. clients. I see a psychodynamic therapist once/week and am thinking about twice/week. I know he sees some clients 3x/week. He has disclosed that he himself underwent psychoanalysis 4x/week for five years. That can’t possibly be paid for by insurance, can it? I’m in a healthcare field and have been advised that I should not use insurance to pay for my therapy as that could affect my disability insurance, etc. I think that’s ridiculous, but I’ve had multiple people tell me that. So, I’ve been paying out of pocket for once/week therapy. I technically could pay for twice/week, but it will hurt, and I’ll need to convince my husband. This has gotten me wondering how others pay for it? Three and 4 times per week must be absolutely exorbitant. How did my T pay for 4x/week? Although his salary is probably decent, that doesn’t really seem doable. I wonder how many sessions/week would be covered by insurance?