to ask what you pay per session for therapy?

Willyouwritetome · 2026-05-13T21:31:09+00:00

The Priory charge £160 per session which seems outrageous to me but wanted to ask what others pay for private therapy?

MauriceTheMussel · 15/05/2026 18:39

Fucking hell. What a shitty selfish de-rail.

tiramisugelato · 15/05/2026 17:56

iamfedupwiththis · 15/05/2026 16:28

I am not interested in it.
I don't get the fascination with it.
I don't get that it is the default for anything and everything.
I don't get how all 3 members of one family are in need of it - that to me smacks of learnt behaviour.

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You don't need to "get it".

swingingbytheseat · 15/05/2026 16:38

iamfedupwiththis · 15/05/2026 16:28

I am not interested in it.
I don't get the fascination with it.
I don't get that it is the default for anything and everything.
I don't get how all 3 members of one family are in need of it - that to me smacks of learnt behaviour.

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For most people, it’s not that they are fascinated with it, it’s because they are in a lot of emotional pain and want to feel healthy emotionally. The alternative is, you take it out on the world and get angry at that instead, then wonder why nobody wants to hang out with you

iamfedupwiththis · 15/05/2026 16:28

swingingbytheseat · 15/05/2026 11:19

You are interested in therapy but you also sound very scared of it.

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I am not interested in it.
I don't get the fascination with it.
I don't get that it is the default for anything and everything.
I don't get how all 3 members of one family are in need of it - that to me smacks of learnt behaviour.

swingingbytheseat · 15/05/2026 11:19

iamfedupwiththis · 15/05/2026 08:54

What do I need therapy for?

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You are interested in therapy but you also sound very scared of it.

iamfedupwiththis · 15/05/2026 08:54

swingingbytheseat · 14/05/2026 20:52

Spot who most needs therapy on this thread yet is the most resistant 😹

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What do I need therapy for?

swingingbytheseat · 14/05/2026 20:52

iamfedupwiththis · 14/05/2026 15:33

How much are you spending a month on therapy?

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Spot who most needs therapy on this thread yet is the most resistant 😹

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Willyouwritetome · 14/05/2026 17:28

StarCourt · 14/05/2026 17:24

£120 per hour for my psychotherapist luckily I have BUPA through work.

I have private medical insurance too but they have decided now that my MH issues are a “chronic condition” so no longer covered.

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StarCourt · 14/05/2026 17:24

£120 per hour for my psychotherapist luckily I have BUPA through work.

Amapola0215 · 14/05/2026 16:59

I'm a Play Therapist - PTUK registered and it is regulated as are BACP therapists. I trained for 4 years at post grad level and I charge schools between £48-55 for a 40min session. Depending on how many they want me to see.

(It's not the same as draw and talk or sand therapy!!!)

iamfedupwiththis · 14/05/2026 16:49

Willyouwritetome · 14/05/2026 16:42

No, but we can not engage with you any further 👋

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You can chose not to engage, you can't decide for anyone else.

Is this how you deal with your therapist if they challenge you? Refuse to engage.

MauriceTheMussel · 14/05/2026 16:49

swingingbytheseat · 13/05/2026 22:42

£60 for a BACP accredited psychotherapist found through BACP’s directory.

Qualifications, PhDs, Masters, and letters after their name mean absolutely nothing when it comes to how good someone is at actually relating to another human being and sitting alongside and holding their pain. I tried 5 therapists before I found mine.
when I first began working with her she was newly qualified woman straight out of training. She has bags of patience, was incredibly attuned to me, and was willing to try and meet me. No fancy credentials, but she was brilliant.
The rest is just window dressing really. Has anyone else found the same?

Absolutely!

Tried one therapist in Mayfair - £200 for an hour. No gelling at all. Decades of experience.

Tried another through BUPA for £50. Nope. He didn’t really ever say anything back?

Found my current one at £75 for 50 mins and she’s fab!

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Willyouwritetome · 14/05/2026 16:42

iamfedupwiththis · 14/05/2026 16:41

Again, not how it works, you don't get to dictate what thread a person stays on

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No, but we can not engage with you any further 👋

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iamfedupwiththis · 14/05/2026 16:41

Willyouwritetome · 14/05/2026 16:39

Great, bye then 👋

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Again, not how it works, you don't get to dictate what thread a person stays on

EmeraldShamrock000 · 14/05/2026 16:40

You can find someone a lot cheaper and hopefully better in terms of connecting with your trauma.
Have you considered group therapy groups for survivors of children ex abuse, social
meet up groups, there’s sadly an army of survivors out there, it might be good to meet other people who understand.

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Willyouwritetome · 14/05/2026 16:39

iamfedupwiththis · 14/05/2026 16:37

I did.

There was plenty of discussion

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Great, bye then 👋

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iamfedupwiththis · 14/05/2026 16:37

Willyouwritetome · 14/05/2026 16:33

This thread is about the cost of therapy so no one is interested in your goady rubbish. Start your own thread if you are genuinely interested in the therapy process.

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I did.

There was plenty of discussion

tiramisugelato · 14/05/2026 16:35

iamfedupwiththis · 14/05/2026 16:30

That isn't how a forum or a discussion works.

What do you do if your therapist says something you don't agree with or challenges you?

Or don't they?

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The thread is about the cost of therapy, not your opinion on therapy

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Willyouwritetome · 14/05/2026 16:33

iamfedupwiththis · 14/05/2026 16:30

That isn't how a forum or a discussion works.

What do you do if your therapist says something you don't agree with or challenges you?

Or don't they?

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This thread is about the cost of therapy so no one is interested in your goady rubbish. Start your own thread if you are genuinely interested in the therapy process.

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iamfedupwiththis · 14/05/2026 16:30

Willyouwritetome · 14/05/2026 16:20

Give it a rest. If you don’t believe in therapy then FO to another thread.

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That isn't how a forum or a discussion works.

What do you do if your therapist says something you don't agree with or challenges you?

Or don't they?

BleakAF · 14/05/2026 16:26

VeterinaryCareAssistant · 13/05/2026 23:25

Fuck therapy, get out in nature. It's free.

Ugh, you sound like you're quoting from a magazine aimed at middle aged women. I bet you also think a bubble bath is good for depression 🙄

WestwardHo1 · 14/05/2026 16:22

£50 an hour and we always go over.

BleakAF · 14/05/2026 16:21

£70 for a physiotherapist- 50 mins. Worth every penny.

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Willyouwritetome · 14/05/2026 16:20

iamfedupwiththis · 14/05/2026 16:04

It isn't meant to be a goady, if you see it that way, that is a reflection on you.

It is a conversation, they move on in different directions.

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Give it a rest. If you don’t believe in therapy then FO to another thread.

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TomatoSandwiches · 14/05/2026 16:19

I think what people really need first is to have an indepth assessment to find what kind of therapist/therapy you will be served best by and also a kind of a matching service by an assessor that personally knows the therapists most suitable. It has taken me almost a decade to find the right person, it really makes all the difference.