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Psychologist increased fee without telling me

ML134 — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 01:25:42 GMT

I have been seeing my psychologist for about 2 years now. For my last session, I have paid my psychologist her fee and I have waiting a month now to get my rebate back. I texted her to ask for my rebate back and replied saying that her fees increase by $10 and that I will have to pay it to get back my rebate.

I don't comfortable paying that increase of $10 since she did not tell me before our session. This is the second time she has done this. The first time, I just paid it.

Is this normal??

Re: Psychologist increased fee without telling me

romantic_thi3f — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 22:20:54 GMT

Hi ML134,

Sorry your psychologist increased your fee without telling you; I think I'd be feeling really frustrated being kept in the dark about this!

It's become normal in the sense of psychologists increasing their fees; but you should always expect them to have a conversation with you first before charging the higher amount.

This is because you have a right to know what you have to pay and the right to say no if the fee increases are too high.

I'd encourage you to have a chat to her and let her know how you feel about it; whether you decide to keep seeing her or not.