Think therapists in Canada can’t charge premium fees? Think again.
In this episode of The Money Sessions, Tiffany sits down with Amelia Sloan, a Canadian-based therapist whose journey challenges the belief that geography, culture, or the therapy industry determines what you can earn.
Before making changes in their practice, Amelia was seeing 15–18 clients a week, charging roughly $80–$140 per session, and bringing in about $5K–$6K months in private practice.
Like many therapists, they carried a deep sense of responsibility to make therapy accessible—often subsidizing clients while quietly watching their own quality of life decline.
But when Amelia realized they couldn’t even afford the services they valued from others, something shifted.
Instead of continuing to sacrifice their own sustainability, Amelia decided to rethink everything about how they approached fees, value, and the role they played in their own business.
Today, their practice looks radically different.
They see about 15 clients per week, charge $300 per session, and recently hit a $17K month—all while creating more space in their life as a parent of a young child.
Their story is a powerful reminder that building a Life-First Practice isn’t about working more—it’s about aligning your work, values, and fees in a way that actually supports your life.
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In this episode, Amelia will share:
- What Amelia’s practice looked like before raising their fees
- The moment they realized they were subsidizing everyone except themself
- How social justice values and money beliefs kept them undercharging
- Why many therapists get stuck around $5K–$6K months
- The grief and fear that often come with raising fees
- Moving from $80–$140 sessions to a $300 Life-First Fee
- Hitting $17K months while seeing just 15 clients per week
- Why raising fees actually improved their clinical presence and capacity
- The mindset shift from scarcity to abundance and mutual exchange
- Building a thriving practice in Canada—even when people say it’s impossible
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More about Amelia
Amelia Sloan is a psychotherapist specializing in the high-stake areas of life – the intersection of self, sex, money, and relationships. They work with high-functioning individuals, couples and polycules who appear successful on the outside but feel disconnected and exhausted underneath, often stuck in patterns of over-functioning, self-abandonment, or relational burnout.
Their work centers on helping people return to themselves – clarifying desires, developing self trust, strengthening boundaries – on restoring embodied connection in intimacy, finances, and partnerships and showing up in relationships with authenticity, agency and honesty. Amelia brings a relational somatic and depth-oriented approach to therapy, supporting clients in navigating complex personal and relational challenges with nuance and compassion.
