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[quote=Anonymous]My son (10) has been having thoughts of self-harm.  He told this to the school psychologist and gave details about his thoughts.  She and a team of others evaluated him at my request because he has been having anxiety and emotional trouble.  The school has been wonderful and they are working on a plan for him.  The school psychologist recommended he see someone who can do Dialectical Behavior Therapy.  She also recommended I immediately contact the pediatrician and share the report which I did.  The pediatrician (on her own accord) also recommended DBT.  She gave me the name of someone local who is supposedly very good.  I have been in touch with the assistant of this recommended psychologist and she sent me the paperwork, contract and fees.  It's really expensive.  It says the testing will cost 7K and each visit is $350 per 45 min. It says more than one visit per week may be necessary in the beginning.  This sounds insanely expensive to me.  Does anyone have experience with this?  My son has already had a neuropsych evaluation (it is now 2.5 years old) and he recently had a psycho-educational evaluation through the school.   7K for additional testing sounds crazy to me.  This is obviously a serious issue and my son needs professional help.  I would certainly pay the money if this is what it takes to help him, but I'm hoping I can find some good help that is not this expensive.

Thank you for your advice.  [/quote]

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