What do you pay for your therapy session?

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What do you pay for your therapy session and how do you feel about it? I'm asking because I'm beginning to think about private practice as I come to the end of my training. It would be good to hear people's thoughts. I have quite a bit of baggage myself about money and fees.

I'd be interested to hear any further details such as - roughly speaking, where are you in the country? North, South, East West etc? Male or female counsellor?

And further still, what were your first thoughts about your therapist's fee?

I pay £30 on a sliding scale with a local counselling charity in the South East. Prior to that I was paying £95 a session with a private psychotherapist. I prefer working with females due to my past history.

I pay £40 on sliding scale with a psychotherapist in North London. Male therapist. His regular fees are 50 -80 depending on income and what day/time.

£50 per session via Zoom. South East. Female psychotherapist - I particularly wanted a female as my problems emanate from my mother and how she brought me up not to trust anyone, but women in particular. So learning to trust a female therapist seemed like a good idea. And has proved to be.

The price seems fair to me.

I've been looking for a therapist - in London but would be virtual. They told me it was £150 a session. I'm looking elsewhere as I just do not have that kind of money if I want to commit to regular therapy.

Mine is £140 a session, online now (used to be in person before pandemic). She's based in London and she's a clinical psychologist who specialises in trauma and DBT, which is what I need. Thankfully now covered by Bupa.

I pay £40 per hour, female therapist, face to face, West Midlands.