Pricing
I believe that everyone deserves access to high quality financial therapy and financial coaching and that providers deserve to make a living. I recognize traditional models do not enable either of those objectives to be met for many people. I seek to address this problem using a community approach and invite you to join me.
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My role: I offer services ranging from $350-$25 a session and will work with clients across that range.
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Your role: Pay the rate you can afford based on your circumstances and family’s economic reality. As you consider what price you will pay, check out this quick assessment tool.
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Our role: Revisit our fee agreement periodically and discuss if it needs to move up or down to reflect how our situations have evolved. Research shows that bringing conversations of money (Arcuri, 2015; Thompson & Dvorscek, 2013; Field & Hemmings, 2007) and social class (Thompson, Cole, et al., 2012, Thompson, Graham, et al., 2017, Trott & Reeves, 2018) into therapy discussions can enhance client outcomes.
Rates
Tier 1 $350 - 300
Tier 2 $300 - 225
Tier 3 $225 - 150
Tier 4 $150 - 75
Tier 5 $75 - 25
**Currently accepting clients in Tiers 1-2; Tiers 3-5 are full.
Credit: this pricing approach is inspired by the great work being done by Dr. Beth Blum and Ride Free Fearless Money.
References
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Arcuri, A., (2015). Money matters: A case study of a therapist's and a family's joint enactment of monetary issues in family therapy. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 36, pp. 518-523.
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Field, R., & Hemmings, A. (2007). The role of money in the therapeutic exchange. In A. Hemmings, & R. Field (Eds.), Counselling and Psychotherapy in Contemporary Private Practice, pp. 140–157. Routledge, London, UK
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Thompson, M. N., Cole, O. D., & Nitzarim, R. S. (2012). Recognizing social class in the psychotherapy relationship: A grounded theory exploration of low-income clients. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 59, pp. 208–221.
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Thompson, M. N., & Dvorscek, M. J. (2013). Social class and empirical support for treatment. In W. MingLiu (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Social Class in Counseling, pp. 35–58. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
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Thompson, M.N., Graham, S.R., Brockberg, D., Chin, M.Y., & Jones, T.M., (2017). Advancing training in session fees through psychology training clinics. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 48(5), pp. 327-334.
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Trott, A., & Reeves, A., (2018). Social class and the therapeutic relationship: The perspective of therapists as clients. A qualitative study using a questionnaire survey. Counseling and Psychotherapy Research, 18(2), pp. 166-177