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Originally Posted by kim_johnson
I guess I don't like the focus on economic arrangement (payment). because... i find the relationship to be most beneficial and hence reflecting on the payment kind of demeans it / undermines it.
(I know that many therapists have a rant on how payment helps them feel valued and helps the client value the therapist and so on and so forth. i feel that this is largely their attempt to justify their focus on money).
I don't think that any relationship (any healthy relationship) is unconditional. i think there must be limits. therapist punches me in the face - therapy is over. i don't go back. i punch therapist in the face - therapy is over. i don't go back. any healthy relationship needs limits... if therapist is only there for the paycheck then (in my experience) therapist isn't really there. and if client pushes the therapists limits of what they can get away with in therapy... well... there are some limits that result in a termination of contract (ugh how economics).
being nicer to others...
an interesting take on therapy :-)
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In many countries there is no financial agreement. Canada, the UK, and France are just three countries I can think of of the top of my head where they don't have to pay out of pocket or have private health insurance, as the government provides all healthcare as an obligation.
That would be ideal here too. We'll have to see what the future holds for us here in the US after Obama takes office.
I should mention I've never had an economic conflict with my T, even when catching up on past due amounts. The focus has always been the therapy itself.