The Price of a Therapist is More Correlated with Their Experience Than Their Skill

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There may not be a strong correlation between the price of therapists and their skill level.
The price of therapists may be influenced by their level of experience.
The cost of living in an area can impact the price of therapy.
Therapy costs can vary significantly between different countries.
Therapists in expensive cities like New York or the Bay Area may charge higher rates.
The expectations and perspectives of therapists in different areas can vary.

Tee welcomes to the show Damon Sasi, a Marriage and Family Therapist and co-host of the Rationally Writing podcast.

Two primary questions structure the episode, 1) how do you know whether a coaching or therapy relationship is going well? and 2) how much does it make sense to pay for coaching or therapy?

Damon & Tee discuss similarities and differences between coaching and therapy (38:15), conceptions of what high-skilled coaching and high-skilled therapy look like (46:52), and questioning the assumption "high-priced therapist/coach = better therapist/coach" (1:32:15).

Spicier parts of the episode include what makes for a bad therapist (51:24), how therapists could be doing CBT wrong (56:47), and how being a fully booked and busy coach could be a signal of stunted growth (1:33:52).

References mentioned in the show:

– Rationally Writing podcast (Damon Sasi & Alexander Wales)
– "Bad Therapist" blog post by Damon Sasi

– "Philosophy of Therapy" blog post by Damon Sasi

– "Why does psychotherapy work (when it works at all)?" Clearer Thinking Podcast with Scott Miller
– "Why you can't find a therapist, no really" by Sidrea