EQUITABLE FEe SCALE

I value economic justice and adopted an equitable fee scale. This as considered a part of my larger mission to strive for racial, gender, sexual, and disability justice. Discounted fees are reserved for people who are financially unable to afford my full fee. The Equitable Fee Scale is available for professional consultation sessions.

I encourage the people I work with to develop practices of observing yourself in many intersecting contexts. Finding yourself on this equitable scale is one piece of that process. It may challenge you to take note of the classist society we live in. Practicing integrity and honesty regarding your financial situation offers us an opportunity to engage in economic justice on a local/personal level. I will not ask for income verification. I trust you to assess your economic reality. I trust you to determine the frequency of our sessions and will work with you to navigate the rhythm of our meetings.

Engaging with an equitable fee scale asks that you respect the energy and investments of practitioners, like myself, to support families, cover expenses, attend trainings, and invest more time and resources towards free and lower cost offerings. If you request a fee at the lower end of the scale when you can actually afford a higher fee, you're limiting access to those who truly need the gift of financial flexibility. ​We're all connected. Gently and curiously take these factors into consideration, and take note of what emerges as you do.

While researching how to offer an equitable fee scale, I found the concepts of access, sacrifice, and hardship to resonate. There’s a nuance around service and access which recognizes some may have financial means to access services, while acknowledging that paying for this service might be a challenge for others, and gives space for those who are dealing with financial hardship.

Access // Full Fee

This is the actual service cost. All fees below this tier are discounted. If you’re able to meet your basic needs and enjoy wants as well, have savings, investments, property, inherited money, retirement accounts, travel for fun, work part time (or don’t work) by choice, have regular access to health care, have potential earning power even if it’s not immediately apparent because you are able bodied, have a college degree, have generational wealth, or because of your gender, race, etc then you have economic privilege and power in our community. This price is for you.

$225 | 45-minutes

Sacrifice // Discounted Fee

This is for people who have a steady income, do not spend most days worried about meeting basic needs (such as health care, housing, food, child care, transportation), and have financial space to enjoy some wants. They vacation annually or every few years without financial burden, thou they may be struggling to conquer debt, build savings, or move away from paycheck to paycheck living. If paying for this service may necessitate that you scale back on luxury spending in your life (such as eating out) but it would not create significant hardship, you belong here.

$187.50 | 45-minutes

Hardship // Low-Income Fee

If you struggle to maintain access to basic needs such as health care, housing, food, child care, transportation, are living paycheck to paycheck, in significant debt, have no/very limited expendable income, have no access to savings, cannot afford a vacation or have the financial ability to take time off, are eligible for public assistance, have immigration-related expenses, and/or if you are descended from enslaved people or Indigenous Americans then you are probably dealing with hardship and belong here.

$150 | 45-minutes

***PLEASE NOTE: My rates for Somatic Experiencing scholarship students personal sessions towards the SEP certificate align with the SETI policy of $100 | 45-minute session.***