After a long time of paying my T's full rate, I moved away from my abusive family. Other circumstances meant I wasn't earning enough to pay my bills, so I was using my savings. I was aware she had a sliding scale, as she had offered it to an acquaintance.

So I emailed my T and she offered a slightly reduced rate. I still couldn't afford that, so I offered to see her less frequently. She said to come in to discuss.

During the session, I was really uncomfortable because I find it real hard to talk about money. But I did talk about my situation, and how I couldn't cut any more of my other fixed expenses. I could cut down on food but she said therapy fees shouldn't be so onerous that I'm crying over the cost and wondering if I could eat less. She said she trusted that I'd done my budgeting, and asked what I could afford. Told her my absolute maximum and she put me on 2/3rd of it.