How do I choose what to pay?

The Green Bottle chart expands our understanding of financial privilege and experience. Please use it to determine the level you’re able to pay for services.

Tier 3: (100% of service fee) It is the cost that the clinician would charge all clients regardless of sliding scale. If you have financial security, own property, have personal savings, you would not qualify for sliding scale. Alexis J. Cunningfolk explains that if you are “able to pay for “wants” and spend little time worried about securing necessities in your life, you have economic privilege and power in our community. This price is for you.”

Tier 2: (75%-50% of service fee) This area acknowledges that some people would not be able to attend services if they had to pay the full fee for services, but they do not find themselves reflected in the financial need of those in the lowest cost. They are struggling with some debt or trying to build or rebuild savings. They have access to steady income but may be living paycheck to paycheck but they are not concerned about basic needs like shelter and food. These clients may need to ask others for some help, especially if therapy or services will be ongoing.

Tier 1: (30%-10%) This category reflects an acknowledgement that this group of clients would not be able to participate in therapy if services were not deeply discounted. This category has limited slots. Cunningfolk describes that folks in this category are “struggl[ing] to maintain access to needs such as health care, housing, food, child care, and are living paycheck to paycheck or are in significant debt.”