T is not able to offer a reduced rate which he made clear when I started with him. I made the decision to take the chance and work with him even though it would be financially difficult as I felt he was, by far, my best option. Even given the current situation I still believe he is my best option. T’s in my area are aweful.
T’s schedule books 2 weeks to a month in advance (again, good T’s are hard to find here). So scheduling extra sessions is out, we attempted that in the past and they just don’t open up.
In T’s defense there are dynamics between H and I that influence financial ability. T also underestimates the difficulty in my ability to find a well paying job as I have a high IQ and college degree (from 2000 in useless subjects).

There have been times we have worked every other week just because of scheduling conflicts. I find that I have my typical therapy hang over for a couple days, grieve missing him during our session and then move into being comfortable without him all by the time the next session comes. It feels rather like city driving with someone that can’t drive a stick shift. We accomplish very little other than reestablishing rapport and then I am worthless outside of session.