MANY people are reluctant to go to a psychologist because they get a negative stigma given by society. In addition, the cost factor is also one of the obstacles someone wants to go to a psychologist.
Moreover, some time ago there was a program that distributed psychologist fees of up to Rp. 1 million. Clinical Psychologist, Disya Arinda through her Twitter account @disyaarinda revealed that the cost of consulting a psychologist varies, but the facts on the ground do not reach IDR 1 million as stated by the celebgram.
“There is a program that shares the cost to psychologists of 1 million per session and concludes that the average cost to psychologists is 500-600 thousand per session. Facts in the field the cost of psychologists per session varies and as far as I know average – an average of under 500 thousand per session,” he wrote on his Twitter account.
According to him, people need and choose the help of a psychologist to consult to help their mental health is also covered by the state with the Supervisory Agency for the Social Security Administering Body (BPJS).
According to him, BPJS also provides psychologist consultation services and the price is more affordable. Even so, the quality is equally good, and they (the BPJS psychologist) part of the cost is borne by the state.
“There are some private companies that cooperate with other insurance companies, but it seems that it is still rare for psychologists to cover services. I don’t really know much about this,” he explained.
Meanwhile, for independent practice, it is in the range of more than Rp. 200 thousand and for bureaus, it is in the range of Rp. 350-400 thousand. These costs usually include admin fees, rent, and other supporting facilities.
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