Posted by tryingtobewise on December 4, 2006, at 2:47:19
In reply to Given up on therapy, posted by bil on December 3, 2006, at 21:02:18
Is it possible she was going to write it off - or adjust your free downward? Check that out and if neither of those two things are the case, stick to your guns.
Sometimes T's think money is an obstacle clients bring up when therapy is getting tough, or they are on the verge of a breakthrough in order to procrastinate. Sometimes T's egos get in the way and they are offended that their sessions don't rate as a top priority on the bill list. As depressing as it is, sometimes they are protecting their own income stream.
I hope none of the things in the paragraph directly above are the case but having worked at a mental health agency for several years, and now for a group of private practice counselors, plus going to my own therapy for quite a while, I have pretty much seen it all in terms of T's attitudes about payment issues.
In their general defense I will say that the most common response to financial problems T's make is to waive or reduce rates because they want to continue to help a client they've come to care about.
Good luck.
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