Sliding Scale Fee Policy

My policy for the sliding scale fee is borrowed from the The Kula Peace Project of which I am a member. The Kula "understands the practice of questioning as the corner-stone instruction for ending suffering and directly experiencing and recognizing one's unqualified true nature. We therefore attempt to translate this practice of questioning into all areas of our lives. The overall intention of using a sliding scale is to directly address the unjust class society in which we live in. Paying according to one's available resources creates a more equitable, diverse and sustainable community we all benefit from. An inevitable consequence to this process is an increase in one's awareness of their inherent significance to the community from which one is able to affect real change on a grass roots level."

Instructions for determining the one hour base fee:

Find your household income: Assess your gross (before taxes) annual income from your entire household. Divide that amount by the number of adults sharing this income. This is your income share. Use the Income Share/Base Fee Rate table below.

For example if your annual household income totals $50,000 and there are 2 adults in the house, your income share = $25,000. The rate you would pay would be $40 for an hour.

If you would like to just pay the rate at which I break even with income and expenses. That rate is $50 for an hour.

Income Share (after taxes):

Under 21, FT students or unemployed

$0 - 20,000

$21,000 - 30,000

$31,000 - 40,000

$41,000 - 50,000

$51,000 - 60,000

$61,000 - 70,000

$71,000 - 75,000

$76,000 - 80,000

$81,000 - 85,000

$86,000 and up

One Hour Base Fee Rate.

$30

$35

$40

$45

$50

$55

$60

$65

$70

$75

$80