Once I said to my therapist "I'm sure you hear this kind of thing all the time", and she said "No, this is like top 5".
(lemmy.world)
I was describing my insane in-laws for the record.
Either would encourage lying. Therapy cannot happen if the client is not completely honest.
Besides that, it ignores how therapists get paid. Imagine if your boss just decided to refund a few hours of your time each week. Just take it right out of your paycheck, and hand it back. It's fucked.