First step

If you want to know more about how therapy with me might help, a short chat on the phone will usually answer any questions you have. Contact me by email or leave a Voicemail and we can arrange a time to speak. Please allow 15 minutes for the call, there is no charge or obligation attached. Please note I cannot offer a crisis service. If you need urgent help, please contact your GP or go to A+E.

Initial meeting

In our first session, the focus will be for me to start to understand what troubles you, how you’ve coped in the past and, most crucially, what your goals are. It is also useful to know something of your circumstances, how you use your time, and who is and has been important to you. You only share as much as you’re comfortable with.

You might have questions about how therapy could help or what change you can expect. You might have questions about how many sessions you will need and what types of therapy will be most suited to you.

This first meeting is very much an assessment for both sides. For the therapist, it is to establish if they can offer what the client needs. For the client, it is often to see if they have confidence in the therapist.

On-going sessions

Weekly meetings are optimal, to gain some therapeutic momentum, but I can also offer fortnightly and monthly slots.

Sessions last 50 minutes. I will ensure we begin and end on time. Time is one of the boundaries which ensures our work takes place in a safe, contained space. You might like to record our work on your phone or take notes. You might think about how you use the time immediately after our session. Is there space to process our conversation?

We can work in an open-ended fashion or establish in the first meeting how many sessions you may need to achieve your goals. Either way, we will review our work at the end of each session to ensure we are moving not drifting.

Cancellations and starting late

If you cancel with at least 24 hours notice, there is no charge.

Less than 24 hours notice will mean the fee is payable as the time has been set aside and no-one else will be able to use it.

If you arrive late, we can use the time remaining but the session must end at the scheduled time.

Payment

Sessions cost £150.

Payable by card or cash at the end of the session or I can invoice you monthly to pay by bank transfer.

Reasonable e-mail contact between sessions.

I am accredited with most major health insurers: