Posted by seldomseen on July 20, 2008, at 15:56:47
In reply to Therapists who do not negotiate fees?, posted by Looney Tunes on July 20, 2008, at 13:01:43
Mine does not negotiate fees and he doesn't deal with insurance either. I'm acutally glad, it gives him time to focus on what he was trained to do. I would rather have him buried in the latest literature rather than buried under a mound of paperwork.
At least where I live, 150 an hour is quite reasonable for a therapist. Of course, an attorney bills out their time at a considerably higher hourly fee, an auto-mechanic can charge up to 90 an hour labor and a plumber recently came to my house and charged 160 an hour for his time (and it wasn't even an emergency visit).
I think T's get a lot of flack because our relationship with them is a lot of things - and one of them is fiduciary and their fee and how they handle it is part and parcel to their practice.
If they won't negotiate, then that may be a signal to you that they aren't the right therapist for you. It doesn't bother me that much.
poster:seldomseen
thread:841061
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20080709/msgs/841097.html