Posted by annierose on April 11, 2011, at 19:58:24
In reply to clash of social versus market norms, posted by pegasus on April 11, 2011, at 15:26:20
I agree with your husband. Being self-employed myself, and weathering the storm of the current economy, my "job" has been more "hobby" than good pay the past two years ... and it gets old FAST. I've been in business for over 20 years, so I was able to keep my staff in place, and cut my pay to make it through. Now, I want a pay check.
I say all this to say that I think most therapists have mostly paying clients and that maybe they accept one or two on a sliding scale - but the rest are paying clients (either through insurance or self-pay). If you can financially help one or two clients at any one time, that is HUGE. I would guess very few therapists (if any) see anyone for "free" - so if there current fee is $120 maybe they accept $40 or $50.
The face that you are considering this before setting up your practice tells me what a wonderful therapist you are becoming. Good Luck!!
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