What is an appropriate amount of money for a therapist?

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amother

OP ↓

Wed, Dec 18 2024, 1:56 pm

I want to give a gift card to an OT who has been working with my child for about 6 months. Very positive. What's an appropriate amount? She's not Jewish I don't know if the norms are different.
Thanks!

613mitzvahgirl

Wed, Dec 18 2024, 2:01 pm

I would say $50

amother

Lotus ↓

Wed, Dec 18 2024, 2:05 pm

wow! I gave my kids OT via cpse a scented candle worth about $7. honestly I think it’s more about the feeling of gratitude than how much you spend. OT are well paid professional and would appreciate any expression of gratitude regardless of amount spent

amother

Butterscotch

Wed, Dec 18 2024, 2:11 pm

I give OT/speech $20 with a nice card. That is the same amount I give morahs and english teachers (can't afford more for anyone)

Truthfully if your child's therapist is working through an agency then they probably are not that well paid

amother

↑ OP ↓

Wed, Dec 18 2024, 2:14 pm

I pay her privately and she gives me a good deal, and also speaks on the phone to me without charging so I want to get her a gift. I don't usually get gifts for therapists that's why I'm asking.

amother

Myrtle ↓

Wed, Dec 18 2024, 2:41 pm

We have an amazing therapist for one of my children that has really really gone above and beyond her job in order to help our whole family. She also doesn’t charge as often as she should for example if she calls me then she won’t charge even if I ask her too.
There are many other examples of times that she could and should have charged for her time but didn’t. She has really really helped our entire family not through therapy directly but for recommending therapy to others in the house, finding a very good therapist for others in the family etc. We really want to show our appreciation to her. She’s a private pay therapist but we still want to get her a nice gift to show our tremendous hakaras hatov to her. We were thinking of getting maybe $150 gift certificate to a nice restaurant that recently opened.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Yesterday at 12:39 am

Thank you for your thoughts.

amother

Peach

Yesterday at 1:11 am

I gave an Amazon gift card- 25/50$. Felt awkward giving cash and I don’t think its done in not Jewish circles as much for professionals more like a tip.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Yesterday at 12:41 pm

Really? I thought it was expected among the non jews? Will it look weird if I give something?

amother

↑ Lotus ↓

Yesterday at 12:53 pm

amother OP wrote:

Really? I thought it was expected among the non jews? Will it look weird if I give something?

not at all weird but not at all expected. certainly not a cash gift. to me cash tips or gifts are for meant for non-professionals. cleaning help or nanny. I give cash gifts to my buildings staff. but therapists are professionals and make a decent living. they’ll appreciate a token gift but cash is not at all necessary IMO

amother

↑ Myrtle

Yesterday at 2:04 pm

amother OP wrote:

Really? I thought it was expected among the non jews? Will it look weird if I give something?

One of my kids attends a not Jewish school and all the parents give some of holiday gift to their kids teachers. Not sure about therapists specifically

amother

↑ Lotus ↓

Yesterday at 2:21 pm

amother Myrtle wrote:

One of my kids attends a not Jewish school and all the parents give some of holiday gift to their kids teachers. Not sure about therapists specifically

gift: yes
cash: no

amother

↑ OP

Yesterday at 2:26 pm

Ok, thank you for explaining all that!
I hear the yes to the gift as opposed to cash.
Would a gift card be ok?

amother

↑ Lotus

Yesterday at 2:45 pm

amother OP wrote:

Ok, thank you for explaining all that!
I hear the yes to the gift as opposed to cash.
Would a gift card be ok?

I think yes

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