[HealingTimes]

I hope nobody minds me being nosy, but i am just wondering how much everyone else pays for their therapy?

I am in the UK, and my T charges on a sliding scale-do they have these in the USA? At the moment i pay £20 (approx $30 US) per session, which lasts 1 hour. Her 'normal rate is £35 (approx $53 US).

[pbutton]

I am in the US and see a social worker in private practice. His rate is $100 for a 45-55 min session. (I have yet to have a 45 min session but it was on the paperwork.) I pay a $25 copay and insurance picks up the balance.

[Willowleaf]

In the UK I pay£42 a session as no sliding scale and go twice a week. It's costing me a fortune and am a single parent but hopefully it's making life better for the children as well.

[content30]

I am in the US. I have insurance, but the T that I see does not accept insurance. So, I pay on a sliding scale. I think her normal rate is $115, but I pay $85. She sees me for a full, 60-minute hour.

If I saw a T that accepted my insurance, then I'd only pay $40, but my T is so worth it to me!

[Raging Quiet]

£30 a week (sliding scale)

Wow. My regular T is a PhD and he is $130 an hour. The marriage counselor has a Masters degree and is $120.

[kaliope]

i go to the state clinic where it is free, but i know places where it is sliding scale according to income and other people who charge over a hundred dollars.

[anilam]

60 USD per session, two per week for 6 years...
Had I known I would be in therapy for that long I would have chosen a T that takes my insurance.

[likelife]

$150 for 60 minutes until I reach a $3000 deductible, and then $25 per session thereafter.

[gayleggg]

I pay $30 copay for my therapy for 50 minutes. However, I'm about to lose my health insurance so I don't know if I'm going to able to continue therapy due to cost.

[JustWannaDisappear]

I have insurance with a $25 copay.

[Squirrel1983]

I have insurance, so I have a $25 (US) co-pay for a 45 minute session. If I didn't want to use my insurance (i.e. - I didn't want them knowing I was seeing someone), my current T's fee would be $135 for a 45 minute session. She has a PsyD.

[seattleskies88]

My T normally charges $85 per 50-minute session, but I only pay $50, and we usually go over 50 minutes.

[healed84]

My t is a $140 for an hr $110 for 40mins... Either way I only pay $25 dollar copay... We pay out of pocket for mc and that is a $75 fee for about an hr.

[QuietCat]

I pay $88 of a $130 fee per hour until my deductible of $1500 is paid off. Then I pay just $8 of that $130 fee and insurance pays the rest.

[tinyrabbit]

I'm in the UK and pay £50 per week (for 60 minutes) which is the bottom of my T's sliding scale. Where I live, you'd be hard pushed to find someone good for less.

All the insurance stuff confuses me. What's a deductible, is that like an excess?

[content30]

Originally Posted by tinyrabbit

I'm in the UK and pay £50 per week (for 60 minutes) which is the bottom of my T's sliding scale. Where I live, you'd be hard pushed to find someone good for less.

All the insurance stuff confuses me. What's a deductible, is that like an excess?

In the US, a deductible is an amount you must reach with your insurance before certain coverages go into effect. This varies VERY widely. Some people have insurance where they have to pay for everything until they meet their deductibles. Deductibles vary widely also and are different for individuals and families. A deductible may be $1000, may be $5000, more or less than either of these...there is no set amount. Some people don't have to reach their deductible in order to pay their co-pay (small fee that is only a portion of the cost). For instance, if I see a primary doctor, I only pay $25. If I see a specialist, I only pay $40, and insurance pays the rest. If I have to go to the hospital, then I pay all of the costs up to a $1000 deductible, and after that, I only have to pay 15% of the costs...up to several hundred thousand dollars.

Again, we all have different insurance...it depends on your employer, insurance company, how many people are on your plan, etc. it's confusing for all of us too! Ha!

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[Luce]

I initially started seeing my T in a funded community practice and my sessions cost $18 for 90 minutes, twice a week. Eventually she moved into private practise and she charged most clients $150 per 50 minute session, but she continued to see myself and a handful of clients from the community centre at our previous rates. When I moved into full time work I paid $40 each for two 90 minute session per week.
(Not in the US)

Copay is $25. Full fee is $125.

Have no idea what my pdoc's full fee is. Also pay him the $25 copay.

[suzzie]

i have a community t. there is no cost.

[likelife]

I do find myself thinking more and more frequently about other ways I could spend the money that I plunk down for T. Over the years I've come to see T as an ongoing investment in my mental health. But boy, it would be nice to buy some other things. Like a gym membership, maybe! Or some new shoes

[sconnie892]

My insurance does not cover mental health.
I see a PhD at $140/50 min (or so) session. I think that is a reduced rate for those without insurance coverage. I go every other week. She's worth every penny.

[nicoleb2]

I pay a higher amount monthly for my insurance, just so I wouldn't have a copay or owe anything

[tinyrabbit]

Originally Posted by content30

In the US, a deductible is an amount you must reach with your insurance before certain coverages go into effect.

This is called an excess in the UK, no idea why they can't all call it the same thing!