⚖️ The Missing Piece in Deciding Session Fee

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What I find missing in the conversation about factors to consider while setting session fee is the therapists’ personal financial needs. The conversations usually end up focusing on the considerations on the professional side.

However, the therapist is a person first and needs to be well taken care of before we can show up for the clients we work with. Remember the practical advice from airplane announcements- wear your oxygen mask first before helping others. Also, we are doing this work professionally as a career, and not as volunteers.

Therefore, if you haven’t already, think about your financial goals. For some of us, we might not have to depend on the money we earn for survival, that might not be the case for others.

Either way, try outlining your short term, mid term and long term financial goals. An example:
Short term: Buy a phone, take a vacation
Mid term: Buy a car
Long term: Buy a house, save for retirement

An end note- while it is important to do financial planning, also essential to ensure that the anxieties around these don’t spill into the session.

Until next week,
Suvrita

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