Moving away from pay-per-session - Part 2

Moving away from pay-per-session – Part 2

A litle while ago, I posted about shifting away from the pay-by-the-session model for therapists and healers, and got some fantastic replies and a wonderful conversation about the pros and cons

HERE’S THE POST

One (very valid) question I had was:-

“Any ideas of what might work better??? Love this idea but client wants to know cost and often per session as they are used to that framework”

There are many models that can be used instead of charging session by session and of course, how you pull it together into a programme or package will depend on who you help and what you help with, amongst other things.

First, it’s worth remembering that, even when we charge per session, its rarely *just* your time in the room (or Zoom) you are giving them.

Very often it’s also support between sessions,

audios for them to listen to,

additional resources to watch,

recordings,

tools and techniques they can use for themselves etc…

And that’s only what they see. You are also spending time preparing for the session, writing it up afterwards, talking it through with your supervisor – I could go on.

So, pulling all of this together into a programme makes complete sense, for both of you.

I t gives the client reassurance that you know what you are doing, and that you have a full service, and not just an hour in a room.

And, it moves the client away from the concept of payment per session, too.

The client may well have used other services where they pay by the session, but in this case YOU are the expert, and it’s you who lets them know how it works.

You are probably thinking “well, we can’t know how many sessions we are likely to need, because everyone is individual”, right?

So I invite you to step back a bit, and think beyond sessions.

You know your subject.

What are the patterns?

Do you typically work with someone over a period of, say, 2 months, 6 months or 2 weeks?
Maybe you do something that often works well with a short, and intensive period of working together.
Maybe it’s something that gets the optimal outcome for a client over a longer term relationships.

Only you know.

Try this on:-

“This is how it works.

We work together over a period of 3 months, during which we would typically meet a couple of times per month, although more often in the first month, so you could begin to see shifts really quickly.

I will send you recordings to listen to, and videos showing the lovely techniques you will have to reinforce the changes you are making at a deep level as you grow into your new confidence.Occasionally we all experience the odd wobble, and so, between sessions we can get on a quick 15 minute call if you need, to help get through the wobbles or answer any questions. I am here to support you throughout”

How would you change that for your service and your clients?

This example is very generic, and I plucked the time period out of thin air, but you see how stepping away from it just being about number of sessions puts a completely different perspective on it?