Posted by alexandra_k on October 25, 2004, at 23:24:09
In reply to What is your T's fee?, posted by Skittles on October 22, 2004, at 23:46:50
OMG what are you guys: doctors, lawyers, or heirs to riches - how can anyone afford to spend that much on psychotherapy?????
I have never paid a cent.
I couldn't afford to pay more than maybe $10 pw.
I could make a comment about the quality of treatment I have received, but I suppose to be fair it was compentant.I suppose that the psychobabble community is likely to be composed of (comparatively) high functioning wealthy individuals, but boy oh boy I forget just how much money some people do have.
I hate CBT. Too many little boxes to rate ones progress on. Too superficial and too many 'platitudes' which are supposed to ammount to education. But CBT comes up good on 'objective measures' of outcomes - largely because the people involved in CBT are anal enough to believe in their operational definitions of progress.
Personally, I have much more respect for psychodynamic modes of psychotherapy. Not so many outcomes though with respect to improvement. I think that to be fair it is hard to operationalise progress and so forth. But without objective measures the question remains: is psychotherapy a luxury for the rich?
It seems as though it is.
Those sick enough to need it can't afford it.And those indulgent enough to want it
MUST PAY
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