Long before I had my first ts/tg client, I had been told by several electrologists the reason they would not treat ts/tg clients was because they have a reputation of bad checks and no shows. And I have to say that in my practice that has been the norm, rather than the exception. I refuse to single out one segment of the population and say, you must prepay for your appointment…cash only, so I deal with bank fees, collections, and the court system. The only client I’ve ever had to take all the way to trial was a ts that I offered to let her pay me $5/week until the $180 worth of checks was paid. She wouldn’t respond to my calls, email or certified mail. My time away from work cost me more than $180 and I’m sure she knew that. I never got my money, and never will. She committed suicide about 3 years after we went to court.
Fortunately, when I began taking credit and debit cards, it ended the majority of those rubber checks. Still working on drilling in the 24 hour notice of cancellation.