Posted by pegasus on July 4, 2004, at 14:12:34
In reply to How much does a good therapist charge?, posted by Angela2 on July 1, 2004, at 20:34:18
My current T, who is an MA LPC and board certified art therapist, charges $85 for an hour. I think the going rate for MA level Ts in my area is a little lower than that, but she has art supplies to fold in.
My old T, a Ph.D. psychologist, charged $90 when I was getting some money back from my insurance, and $72 when I wasn't. I think his new patients were paying more. I'd been with him for a couple of years. That's quite a deal, I think.
When I was looking for new Ts recently, it seemed that most PhDs were charging from $90 to $120 in this area (which is a medium sized town with very high cost of living and tons of Ts). Most had about a 20% discount if insurance wasn't involved, but some don't.
My pdoc charges $130 an hour, or $60 for a "half hour" (even if we only talk for 15 minutes or so, which she usually manages somehow).
My insurance covers 50% of 25 visits per year. I always pay my T directly, then file a claim with insurance afterwards.
Hope this info helps. It seems I've been getting quite a deal on therapy.
pegasus
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