Posted by thewrite1 on March 27, 2005, at 10:54:13
I pay my T a lot less than I used to due to cutting my hours to Part-time once I had my baby. She's been very willing to work with me on that. I got a small raise in July and offered her a little more as a result. I don't want to cheat her as I feel there's not enough money in the world to pay her what she's worth to me.
Something has happened that will prevent me from working for awhile. I told her I wouldn't be able to come in and she said she'd do phone sessions. I told her the problem is more that I won't be able to pay her. It's going to be a huge undertaking for my husband and I to just be able to make our mortage and eat. She told me to come up with a figure that I could afford.
The figure that I could come up with would be so insulting that I'd be afraid to ask her. I don't want to feel like I owe her or that I'm taking advantage of her. I told my T that and she said, "I don't feel that you've ever taken advantage of me or that you ever would."
It makes me very uncomfortable putting her in that position. She says we've been doing important work and we need to maintain contact so that the work can continue. I don't want to not have therapy, but I don't want to throw some insulting number at her either. *sigh*
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