Posted by Shortelise on March 27, 2005, at 13:47:24
In reply to Payment of services, posted by thewrite1 on March 27, 2005, at 10:54:13
I very much agree with GG. And she knows, right? But the hard part is telling your T the embarrassing number...hm...
Could you tell her how much a month? If you can pay $30 a month, and you tell her in terms of a month, it doesn't sound maybe as paltry a sum.
I wouldn't like the idea of paying her back - sorry Dinah - but I would feel in debt to her all the time, and that would interfere for me.
I would root a slip from my roses for her garden, make an extra batch of cookies when I'm baking, do little things that cost nearly nothing but that express payment in a way - if that's something you might feel ok with.
It is my opinion that for a therapist to stop seeing a client for financial reasons in the middle of therapy is unethical. She is doing the right thing.
I hope you can let go of any guilt you feel about this and get on with therapy. That you are making progress is a big pay off for a therapist.
ShortE
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