Posted by special_k on April 9, 2006, at 23:06:50
In reply to Re: How much is it appropriate to spend on therapy? » special_k, posted by Emily Elizabeth on April 9, 2006, at 22:47:23
thank you.
> That is a very hard question. I think that a lot of the answer has to do w/ where you are in your life. Are you at the point in your life where you need to take care of kids or save for retirement? How much are you willing to go into debt? (In the US, lots of debt seems to be very common now-a-days, not sure if this is universal).
i'm a grad student. just starting out (that is why the socialisation thing is so very important. it is about meeting people... so they remember you and the more people who view you favourably the more likely you are to get a job. being in a field where over half the PhD completers never find work in the field.. that is kinda important). the cost of lending / debt is prohibitive.
> When I worked at a sliding fee scale clinic, fees were typically 5-10% of a person's income.that sounds a lot better to me... i'd probably go to 20 or maybe 25...
but somewhere between 1/4 and 1/3 is starting to sound like a lot...
(i'm living on a grad scholarship - which is considered enough to get by if you are careful and i think that is a fair estimate really)> Of course, the therapists were unlicensed trainees who were supervised by a licensed psychologist.
i'd be happy with that (depending on how long they were going to be sticking around for though i guess).
sigh.
i don't know...
thanks for sharing... i think i've heard other people sharing similarly on this board... i can't ask my parents for anything more... i can't... maybe i could get a part time job... maybe i could... but i don't know... added stress... i don't know. i don't know.:-(
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> My advice to you: consider setting a formal time frame (maybe 6 months?)she can't get me in until june anyways...
i think i'll keep looking...
maybe contact her again if i have some trouble...
i don't know
i don't know.
still sounds like a great deal to me...
too much really.
too much.> School has sort of destroyed my soul. :(
yeah. i'm scared of that. but i need help to really get into it and make it work. i'm scared i'll have an episode and do something stupid and get deported. i just don't want therapy to become another part to the problem...
thanks.
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