Posted by deerock on November 17, 2009, at 13:04:28
hi there, i have a question. if you get into a discussion with your therapist about paying for therapy, say it takes 25 minutes, half a session. its a logistics discussion. how much can you pay, what you will pay, what is reasonable, etc.
do you pay your therapist for the time you spend discussing this? i assume the common answer is yes.
but lawyers will not charge you for a consult during the time they spend talking about their fees, etc. and therapy that is paid for should be spent doing therapy, not discussing money.
im tempted to ask for time outside of our regular session to discuss these issues but i have a feeling that common practice is to discuss this while you are in session with your therapist and paying them for their time.
curious if others have thoughts on this or experience with it or maybe even have had the same feeling that "why should i pay this person to talk to me about how much im paying them.."
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