Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
Now that is a truism. Sometimes I tell my clients that I can’t even afford me! (I am never sure how they take that.)
But how you feel about the expense of counselling depends a lot on what you get out of it.
My fee is $150 per hour (Carole’s fee is $130 per hour). I usually see someone for about 10, 1-hour sessions, so the total is about $1500 over several months. That still is a lot of money. And then you take your car in for a tune-up (actually they don’t tune up anymore – they download computer upgrades) or sign up for a course at Capilano U.
Here is what I do about fees:
• I charge $20-25 per hour less than the going rate for Psychologists ($175 as of January, 2010). I want to give back to you. And my rate has not increased for over 5 years.
• Many of you can have your fees covered under an employee assistance plan or an insurance program. Make sure that you check your coverage for “Psychologists” before you visit with me.
• By the way, both you and your spouse are both covered under your EAP or insurance program. This means that you can have twice the number of appointments for couple counselling. Imagine how many family appointments you can have!
• Keep your receipts for your income tax – some of it may be reimbursable. Ask an accountant.
• I also create my own assistance plan with your church or community group. You pay half the fee and they pay the other half for a maximum of 10 sessions. You would be surprised how many caring people want to provide financial assistance.
• I also reduce my rates for those who demonstrate a pressing need.
I am happy to say that most of my client-friends consider therapy to be good value and many recommend their family and friends. Counselling can be a valuable investment and worth much more than it costs.
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Sunday, December 20th, 2009
Our family have been active supporters of Food for the Hungry, Canada for some years.
We are also involved with FH in doing community development work in a small town in the Mbale region of Uganda. All of our family members have visited and we have sponsored a number of children from the town of Bufukhula.
This Christmas you might wish to support this work. It is easy to do. Go to their web site (http://www.fhcanada.org/gift-guide/Africa-Mbale-Uganda) and contribute what you can. A small gift from you goes a long way.
Merry Christmas to you all!
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Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Welcome to some changes at www.TheDucklows.ca. We have made a few changes to let you know about our work and how we can work with you more effectively. Here are some of the transformations.
First, we have rid ourselves of our “champagne sipping duck-on-a-couch” logo! He has been with us for 18 years and while at first we found his “quacks” endearing, they have worn on us a bit over the past few years. (more…)
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