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Pay Up On Time! Your fee may be their food budget for
week! We won't welcome requests for a concession unless you have temporary unusual circumstances. Being on benefits isn't a reason for a concession. Not working is your choice, why should
therapist support you? You would be surprised at how many clients expect half fee then tell you they just had dinner and a movie!
Therapy is not particularly well paid outside Harley Street. Your therapist is a human being with financial needs, like you!
Ethics - what are they?
Any sexual approach, suggestion or activity on either side is unethical, maybe unlawful. Quit immediately.
If you think your therapist has power over you in some way, quit.
If you think your therapist is trying to keep
sessions going for financial reasons, quit.
It is best not to be in therapy individually with someone who is also seeing your close relative or friend unless
therapist is extremely experienced and can keep neutral boundaries, or if after couple work all three negotiate individual therapy for one of them.
You should not have to meet or talk to
therapist's family, friends, colleagues, receptionist or other clients. Your therapist should work in a clean, quiet space and should not pressure you to source new clients, or perform other tasks and favours.
Nearly 100 years of psychotherapy experience confirms that
best frequency is weekly - recommendations for more are unethical.
You have a right to keep your therapy secret, but if not, DO tell your friends if you had a good experience, it's hard to market therapy and referral really helps.
Remember, it's true that not everyone needs therapy but, we could all use some from time to time!
======================================= Rhiannon Hill is a psychotherapist and author of "10 Stupid Things That Can Screw Up Your Life" Buy her book here... http://www.bookshaker.com/product_info.php?products_id=102 =======================================
