To Charge Or Not To Charge

A dilemma commonly faced by practitioners and therapists is with regards to charging for our services. People often have the misconception or non useful belief that it is not right to charge for energy work. It is meant to help and so, how can we charge?

I used to feel awkward and was in a dilemma as well. As I shared previously, I find it very difficult to charge people for my sessions especially friends. It was only in August this year that I've shifted in my beliefs and thoughts on this. And I am very glad that I did cos' then I am a very congruent instructor and coach to my participants who may also be interested to do QT full time.

Attend a workshop by David Ashworth during my recent hols to UK. I love the way he sums up on this issue of money and energy work:

Healing is free, it is of the Universe. People are paying not for the healing but for the healer/ therapist's time.

That is so true. As therapists, practitioners and/or instructor, we have spent money and time to learn and upgrade ourselves on the energy modalities. And often, most of us have broaden our scope of skills with other related courses that would be useful for our clients. At the same time, we are also spending our time when we do a session for someone.


As such, if you are doing this to earn an income, then it is only right to accept a fee for your services and time. It is not being money minded. It is about a fair exchange between you and your client. You'll be surprised at how obligated or uncomfortable people might feel when you offer your services for free as I've discovered. In fact, they often feel better when you decide to charge because then they can freely ask you for more sessions if need be. I learnt this the hard way. So learn from me and start abundantly charging for your time and effort! Trust me, your clients/ friends will appreciate it!