E80: Breaking Barriers: From $30 to $200 per Session – Saraa’s Bold Leap to Financial Freedom

In this episode, we’re speaking with Saraa, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker out of California. Once anxiously charging as low as $30 per session, Saraa now confidently charges over $200 per session. Through overcoming massive odds, including an ACE score of 10, Saraa has carved out a successful financial future for herself and her daughter.

 

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In this episode, Saraa will share:

  • How she went from anxiously charging as low as $30 per session to well over $200 per session confidently;
  • Three signs that made it clear she needed to raise fees and address her private practice policies to be more in line with her financial needs;
  • How a relationship ending forced her to get real about her fee structure;
  • Three pieces of strategic advice to any therapist knowing they need to be charging more, but is afraid nobody will pay;
  • How she realized she needed to go first as a black woman carving out her premium fee private practice journey.
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More about Saraa

Saraa D. Lee, LCSW of Soul Spa Psychotherapy is an OCD and Trauma specialist licensed in California and Illinois. She studied Psychology at Pomona College, earned an MSW at UCLA, and is a former Fulbright grant winner.  Saraa helps children, adults, couples, and families to drown out the noise of fear and live a joyful life.

www.soulspapsychotherapy.com

 

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