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Originally Posted by Lrad123
Right now I pay out of pocket for once/week psychodynamic therapy. I知 trying to find a way for twice weekly sessions but have had difficulty with scheduling. I知 just wondering how people in the U.S. pay for this. I知 not sure if the cost is the same in Europe, but it痴 really expensive here. I pay $160 per session, so you can do the math, but at twice per week that would be 8-10 sessions per month. I called my insurance and they have no reimbursement for out of network psychotherapists which mine is. I知 just trying to plan for twice/week, but I know that some see their therapists 3 or 4 times/week. The cost seems like quite an obstacle, so I知 wondering how people do this?
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Some T's also offer a sliding scale, so could that be an option? When I was worried recently about H losing his job (and thus our insurance--I also work, but freelance, and he makes more than me) recently, I asked my T about this, and he said he's worked with clients on costs, like based on percentage of income they'd lost. As in, if they were making 60% less, then he might reduce his rate by 60% (I would also drop back to once a week if that happened.)