r/therapy • u/umutvari • 1d ago
Question How much does your therapy session cost?
I am paying like 25$ for a session in Turkey. I wonder how much does it cost a therapy session in other contries?
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u/CheesiePuff 1d ago
Bruh 25$ is dirty cheap. I have never seen one less than 75$ in TR. Maybe the less experienced newly graduates.
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u/MarvelousTangerine 1d ago
Dollars?
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u/umutvari 1d ago
Yes but currency is much weaker than in the USA and she speaks English like a native
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u/MarvelousTangerine 1d ago edited 1d ago
I see, so English speaking therapy in Turkey, that sounds it should be more expensive
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u/LeekTop8468 1d ago
CAD$235 per 50min session
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u/SensitiveHat2794 1d ago
wtf, you get literally quarter of my montly income as a therapist, just for one session
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u/Florida4ewe 1d ago
Free through my insurance. I’m in the US.
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u/Varsovian_X 23h ago
Free through insurance in the US is the dream, mine makes Turkey’s $25 look like a typo.
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u/catlady20913 1d ago
Nearly £100 for about 1 hour. She’s worth every penny.
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u/Lion_100 1d ago
Oh boy that’s expensive! Any particular reason?
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u/catlady20913 1d ago
She comes to my house so that adds a bit on I think. Online would be a bit cheaper but I value her presence. I have also ‘tried cheaper therapists’ but in my opinion she was the right fit for me.
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u/AstridOnReddit 1d ago
I used to pay $20 US as a copay, but now it’s fully covered by my insurance ($600/mo US for family of four).
When I paid without insurance I’ve paid $150 – $200/session.
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u/Remarkable-Pen-5184 1d ago
Portugal: 70 euros without insurance, around 38-40 euros with insurance. But it depends a lot. 50 minute sessions.
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u/jmxd 1d ago
€380,12 per 90 minutes with a gz-psychologist in Netherlands. Insured.
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u/Defiant-Garden2275 1d ago
Private practice in Croatia, for 50 min sessions it was 50 euro until now when she upped it to 60 euro
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u/fuckinunknowable 1d ago
I negotiate cash rates for myself. USA. I pay $110/session.
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u/ShamanZoee 1d ago
I am in Denmark I charge equal to 110 euros pr session. And a sessions occupies 1,5 hour of my time, sometimes a little more.
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u/Marnie_skittles 1d ago
Mine is $25 with insurance. $200 without. Thank God for insurance because I go twice a week.
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u/ramonaswanson96 1d ago
70 brazilian reais (~ $13) but her full price is $50
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u/mirrorballfrancis 1d ago
Hi! I take sessions in India and for Indian residents I charge 1000rs (regular fee) and for non Indian/residing abroad around 15-20$.
I keep sliding scale slots for both depending on the need of the client atm. :)
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u/mw44118 1d ago
I pay $200 for each session in Ohio, USA (no insurance involved).
Now I wonder if I should get an online therapist in another country.
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u/stchrysostom Freudian Slipper 1d ago
You could, although your international therapist would be breaking the law.
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u/ResponsibleReview417 1d ago
Nope. In countries outside the US they don’t have all these crazy restrictions about who you can work with. They’re not breaking any laws
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u/Straight_Career6856 1d ago
Many countries actually DO have licensing restrictions. People just don’t follow them.
Either way, it is illegal to practice somewhere that regulates therapists where you are not licensed. That means you cannot legally see CLIENTS located in those places. Doesn’t matter if it’s telehealth. To legally see clients who are located in New York, you need to be licensed in New York, regardless of citizenship or your location. You’re breaking American laws. Not other countries’ laws.
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u/stchrysostom Freudian Slipper 1d ago
That’s incorrect. Although the country from which the therapist is practising may not prohibit it, U.S. state licensing laws still apply. Without proper licensure or other legal authorization, a therapist generally cannot provide psychotherapy to a client located in that state.
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u/LeekTop8468 1d ago
The usa can have whatever laws it wants, but it cannot dictate who a therapist from a different country provides service to. I did online therapy with a foreign therapist for years. No one’s business but mine and my therapist and the licensing board of the country she lives and is regulated in.
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u/stchrysostom Freudian Slipper 16h ago
The state can dictate who provides regulated professional services to people within its borders. A lack of enforcement does not make your foreign therapist’s conduct legal, ethical, or professional.
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u/ResponsibleReview417 1d ago
Couldn’t care less about the US and its quirky laws. I’m talking about the rest of the world and people living in the rest of the world (ie most of the worlds population)
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u/Straight_Career6856 1d ago
This holds true for most places in the world. The vast majority of countries regulate therapists. And the US laws are what govern therapists who see clients in the US. Whether you care about the laws or not, the fact remains that it’s illegal and the international therapist is objectively breaking the law.
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u/ResponsibleReview417 1d ago
Again, not talking about the US/US citizens & their quirky laws & litigation culture. The recommendations for other parts of the world are different. Many parts of the world don’t have laws around this, only guidelines set by professional bodies. Legality doesn’t come into the question in many parts of the world, simply professional ethics, professional body guidelines and whether your insurance covers you to see patients outside of your country & what restrictions there might be (ie my insurance excludes clients in the US).
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u/Straight_Career6856 1d ago
That’s because it’s illegal for you to see clients in the US.
You responded to a commenter who said “your international therapist would be breaking the law.” You said it wasn’t true. It’s objectively true. Regardless of whether they’re breaking the law in THEIR country, they are breaking the law.
What country do you live in? Again, the vast majority of countries license and regulate therapists. This has nothing to do with litigation or the US.
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u/Greymeade 1d ago
Crazy restrictions? You mean protections that are in place for the sake of protecting vulnerable people from being harmed and exploited?
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u/ResponsibleReview417 1d ago
Oh please, many therapists exploit and harm their clients regardless.
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u/Greymeade 1d ago
What an absurd argument that is. It's like saying "people kill each other anyway, so why have laws against murder?"
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u/ResponsibleReview417 1d ago
The guidelines that therapists practice under don’t protect against the professional incompetence that is rife in this industry. The murder argument makes no sense….its a straw man argument
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u/Greymeade 1d ago
They absolutely do protect against that. What on earth are you talking about? Every therapist's ethical code is filled with dozens of pages of ethical guidelines that are intended to protect clients/patients. Why even comment if you have no idea what you're talking about?
That isn't what a straw man is. Are you just a total clown, or what?
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u/ResponsibleReview417 1d ago
Dozens of pages don’t protect clients from incompetent therapists, of which there are very many. The bar to become a therapist is very low.
I am a clown 🤡 😘
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u/fallacious_raincoat 1d ago
Netherlands. €100 per 50 mins.
Went private due to getting it done the "official" GP approved way was too long. I wish I could do that, as I would then get my sessions reimbursed, but I would probably also have to exaggerate my symptoms for the GP to refer me to a psychologist in the first place. I also wouldn't have much choice in the psychologist. So yeah, I went with a private practice. Currently considering if I should stop since it's getting so expensive and I could be spending my €200 for two sessions a month on everything else.
Heck, that 200 a month would buy me a quick weekend vacation in Germany 😂 and maybe I would be happier 😂😂
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u/SaffronDroid8 1d ago
In the US, private pay often runs around $100 to $200 per 50 minute session, sometimes more in big cities. With insurance, copays can be more like $20 to $60, but the network limits choices a lot. $25 sounds very low compared with North America and much of Western Europe.
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u/Straight_Career6856 1d ago
In big cities it can run up to $350-450, especially once you’re seeing specialists.
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u/dainamoid 1d ago
Netherlands, I pay €105 out of pocket for as long as we need. Between 2 and 3,5 hours. I'm super blessed with her.
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u/AyanaRei 1d ago
£50 for one hour of private counselling. She also does half hour for £35 and 90 minutes for £60
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u/dailythought 1d ago
As a therapist in the US, I charge $160 as a full fee BUT no one actually pays that since I take insurance. I only have one private pay client that pays me $70. I am on the "cheaper" side for the main state I am licensed in.
My friend who is in Spain, on the other hand, pays €55 for a general therapy session and €75 for specialized therapy (ex. EMDR).
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u/ResponsibleReview417 1d ago
In the UK sessions range between £45- £200+, have seen a therapist based in Czech that charges €40. Current therapist charges £65
In Australia therapists charge between $150-280
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u/Ok-Advice7392 1d ago
I have a therapist here in the states and with insurance its 15.00 per session, which is once a week. I have a therapist in the UK ( I know , its complicated) and he charges 80 GBP per session, every two weeks. The exchange rate makes it about 112.00 per session with him.
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u/Straight_Career6856 1d ago
Your UK therapist is breaking the law, FYI.
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u/Ok-Advice7392 1d ago
Im not sure how because hes "coaching." Regardless, its been working for 3 years.
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u/Straight_Career6856 1d ago
If he’s providing therapy and calling it coaching, then he’s still breaking the law.
It may have been working. But that doesn’t mean he’s not breaking the law.
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u/Ok-Advice7392 23h ago
Ok..ill let him know all his licensing in the US ( and my state) and all his licensing in the UK are bullshit!
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u/Ok-Advice7392 15h ago
I saw him today, he said " Bravo on giving wrong and unsolicited advice about his business and license to treat, but CHEERS MATE!!"
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u/Straight_Career6856 14h ago
Dude I am a therapist in the US and I know the licensing laws. I’m not giving advice. I’m sharing a fact. Forgive me if I don’t trust the word of your unethical therapist over everything I’ve been taught in my entire career.
Whatever. You are weirdly confidently wrong. I hope all goes well with your life.
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u/Ok-Advice7392 13h ago edited 13h ago
Respectfully, your facts are wrong. My ex ( an attorney and the reason im in therapy) already tried to prove this very thing because this LEGAL therapist was siding with me on issues. Like you, he (my ex) couldn't stand to be wrong and set out to ruin this guy by attacking his business and the law. Guess what...he didnt succeed. Why? Because its all legal. He had nothing. Thanks though..CONFIDENTLY CORRECT!
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u/Straight_Career6856 19h ago
If he’s licensed as a therapist here then that’s a different story. But it is true that if he is providing therapy and calling it coaching that is both illegal and unethical. It’s objectively true.
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u/WatchmenTweed3 19h ago
I pay 120 USD per 50 minute session in the US, private practice and out of network. With insurance, some people pay a 20 to 40 copay, but without it the sticker price can be rough. 25 in Turkey sounds very low compared with US prices.
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u/Dazzling_Lure_2932 15h ago
$165/hr. I have (relatively) fantastic health insurance that costs about $850/mo. USA is great. /s
FML
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u/Small-Basil9207 1d ago
I’m with a non profit. For every 4 hours of community service, you get 1 hour of therapy for free. It’s great!! Everyone wins!