He lived by faith in our Father to provide for His needs, as He freely gave counsel for the soul and soul-relationships. In fact the most provocative, historical examples of men who sold the counsel of God for profit stirred protests culminating in the Reformation. Not only is partiality to the rich who can pay a fee unacceptable, but the heart of Jesus made the poor, oppressed minorities a priority in His counseling ministry. The biblical model for counseling is a network of part-time unpaid counselors within the Body, trained and equipped by one or more equippers. In contrast, those who can only donate very little are often the most grateful and responsible in their efforts to study and apply God's counsel.
Few families have insurance which adequately covers the cost.
Thus people are labeled for life. Even sliding fee scales can lead to favoring counselees who pay larger amounts. Counselors must limit the time of each session in order to have enough sessions per week to average out to a viable income. The common 1 hour session was a monetary decision of Freud. As a result, counselors must schedule so many sessions per week that their effectiveness is greatly reduced, because the vital koinonia character of the relationship is hindered or destroyed.