Fees

The figure is written here because asking is awkward, and not having to ask removes an obstacle.

What it costs

• Individual meeting, in the consulting room or online — 80 euro, fifty minutes.
• A first conversation — 80 euro. The same fee, no reduction and no commitment to continue.
• Party-appointed expert work — by written quotation, agreed with the law firm.

How payment works

At the end of each meeting, in cash or by bank transfer, or in one payment at the end of the month if you prefer. I issue an electronic invoice for every payment; healthcare services are exempt from VAT.

Tax relief

In Italy, psychological services are deductible from income tax at 19% on the amount above a 129.11 euro threshold, as healthcare expenses. For the deduction to hold, payment must be traceable: if you pay in cash, it lapses. I send invoices by email and they are worth keeping.

If the fee is a problem

I keep a small number of reduced-fee places for students and for people going through a temporary financial difficulty. They are not always free and there is no procedure: write it in your message and we discuss it at the first meeting, with nothing to prove.

There is also the Italian bonus psicologo, when INPS reopens it, and the public health service, which is free. If either is the more sensible route for you at a given moment, I will say so.