Thanks for reminding Me to update My rates on there ;-)

I get what you say about the newbies. I think a lot of less established people are just slinging mud on the wall to see what sticks. Quite frankly, I went close to a decade without raising rates. I've raised them twice since the pandemic.

Atlanta now has the same cost of living as London or Sydney (source = numbeo website) and we all feel it here. It's a shock to the system for a city that historically had a low cost of living.

As a side note, I am encountering the have/have not economy. I seldom get asked for 90 minute sessions, but the amount of requests for 3+ hours and multiple provider sessions has risen significantly.