to ask what you pay per session for therapy?

I haven’t had a session myself in about 4-5 years, but I paid £50-55.

200 euro

Two years ago I paid £65 a session. My husband now pays £75 for 75 minutes

Counselling session with local therapist for anxiety issues. £55 per session of 1 hour.

I pay £70 for 50 minutes, my teen's is £55 for 50 minutes and my husband is £55 for an hour. We are in the southwest and my daughter and I have online therapists. My husband's therapy is in person.

I recently found someone new when my psychologist retired, and some were up to £150 per hour.

Not everyone who is in therapy has suffered ACE or trauma.

Clinical psychologists absolutely take the piss with their fees. I know a psychologist charging £150 per session who is very depressed himself, and only does CBT, not proper talk therapy. Lots of psychotherapists are just as highly trained. But the industry is a Wild West and it’s very hard to know what to look for. (I’m a nearly qualified psychotherapist with a masters.)

£70 in London, psychoanalytic psychotherapist. Friends/colleagues’ therapists range from £50 (unusually low in London) to around £85.

I had psychotherapy in London and her rate was £120 for 50 min. I had read that it is worth asking if they can offer a lower rate and to my surprise it worked. The conversation was difficult (keep in mind I had not yet had any sessions other than the initial consultation/ agreement terms) and I felt guilty / awkward (hence, the therapy!) but she asked what price could I pay, I suggested £90 am she accepted. It was still a lot of money for me but I’m glad for the time I had with her.

I think that given your circumstances the conversation could be easier - you value the sessions enormously but private medial plan has ended, can she offer a reduced rate in order to continue the work. Have you tried that?

£130 for 50 minutes with a clinical psychologist for my daughter. Counsellor was around 50-65 but not as effective as clinical psychologist which reflects the cost

My last therapist I’m sure it was £70 at least.

I found the same. Is he perfect? No. Do we have clashes and conflict? Absolutely. But he has stuck with me through all of it and proved a hundred times over that he will stay and we will sort it, no matter what.

I think perseverance, compassion and willingness to further educated and improve yourself is a much more important quality than simply having a lot of qualifications and experience.

As a rule of thumb higher fees can frequently mean worse therapist. Very low fees are also not a good sign either, so I would suggest looking for therapists in the £50-£80 bracket if outside of London and the £60-£100 bracket if in London.

£50 rural Scotland.

Oh dear. Big fan of nature. It's absolutely NOT the same as therapy, and don't kid yourself that it is

I pay £60 for a one hour session, small local independent practice

I paid £55 per hour 20 years ago, although I was 18 and when I told my therapist I would have to only come once a month because I couldn't afford it she told me I could pay her whatever I felt I could afford.

Only a particular type of person would view trying to understand yourself better and to unpick unhelpful scrips you may have imbibed in childhood, or to come to terms with the ongoing impact of ACEs, as ‘navel gazing’.

Therapy, with hard luck and the right therapist match, can be transformative.

Can you recommend any particular on You Tube?

I don't doubt in certain circumstances and with the right therapist, it can be useful, but I think a lot of it is naval gazing.

This. Therapy is a broad term, and it’s not a protected title. It is really important to meet a few providers to find a relational match. Broadly speaking, a clinical psychologist will charge more as they are qualified to diagnose and possibly offer a behavioural approach. Apples and oranges.

£130 for my son's but she is a psychologist, 30 years experience.

He's currently not engaging so it's money well spent 😀

£40. It’s a lower cost practice and £40 is the mid tier. I think the highest is £55.
My therapist has a post grad diploma and is brilliant, I’ve been seeing him weekly for three years now.

Sorry, my training was so intense and so long, I wonder sometimes if people realise. Not everyone trains as long as I did, but I also notice people don’t tend to fee the same about coaches charging a lot (usually a lot more).
I’m glad you have found a good one, I’m surprised not masters level trained, but they don’t need to be to be good.
It’s usually the hardest part of our job, having to charge people, if that makes you feel any better.

I've seen a couple of people recently with the 'clinical psychologist' title and both were around £100. A few years ago I saw someone who was BACP registered for about £40, but she was terrible. She just didn't follow any systematic practice whatsoever. I felt like I was just paying for the same kind of chat I coukld have got from a sympathetic neighbour.
I was definitely left with the impression that BACP registration means absolutely nothing when it comes to basic standards of competence.
I would never again pay anyone anything who did not have the regulated title 'clinical psychologist'. Of course, a practitioner can still be ineffective, or not right for you, even with that safety net of regulation. But I feel shocked by the volume and unreliability of unregulated therapy.

Also it depends if in person or online. Online is going to be cheaper.
in-person therapists in London are more than £70, in my experience, more like £90