Applying for PIP, psychotherapist charging £420

Hackneygirl1969

Hi, I am applying for PIP and have autism, long covid, depression and anxiety and am awaiting an ADHD diagnosis. I asked my autism psychotherapist for a letter of support for PIP and she said it would take her three to four hours and is charging me £420 from my Access to Work grant. She will not release the grant until she has been paid by A2W. She makes me write her invoices for her. I find her a bit lazy and manipulative. I have about about 10 sessions with her. I feel that she backs up her clients. I was in Aand E last week and had to cancel an apt. She offered me a zoom when I was in A&E which I thought was not appropriate. I have been reading boards and have found that £420 for a report is quite high. I feel like I want to check with her professional body if what she is doing is ethical.

Hackneygirl1969

Thanks @Emilee I agree. I thought 420 was high. She finally sent me the letter after a month because I invoiced or submitted the online payment to Access to Work. She made a few mistakes. I have heard that PIP will not contact health professionals. They will only contact your GP with a form to complete. I feel that her evidence could help but it was so expensive and I felt that she does not trust my grant etc. to pay her back.