Fees
Fees and Availability
Individual session fees as of 2024 for new clients are £60 for 50 minute sessions.
Couples session fees as of 2024 for new clients are £90 for 75 minute sessions.
Individual psychotherapy sessions last for 50 minutes and will be at the same agreed time each week excluding holidays. I work Monday – Friday daytimes and only Thursday evenings.
I also have a limited number of sessions each week available for those on reduced incomes. Please enquire for current availability for these times.
Payment
Payment is due immediately following each session or in advance for a number of sessions. I accept cash or BACS payments.
Cancellations
If you are unable to keep an appointment, please let me know as soon as possible. If less than 48 hours notice is given, the full charge will be made for a missed appointment as I hope you appreciate that I hold your time and day available to you each week and will not be able to fill your session should you be unavailable to attend.
I will also aim to give you as much notice as possible of any holidays or days I am unavailable that may coincide with our allocated time together. Generally I will take breaks (a week) every 6 weeks and I also take time off in August.
Frequently Asked Questions
The terms ‘Psychotherapy’ and ‘Counselling’ are often used interchangeably and essentially they are both characterised by a form of “talking therapy”. You will see many practitioners will use both terms when referring to themselves.
Fundamentally both psychotherapy and counselling have the same goal of providing relief to someone with some sort of psychological symptom or obstacles although there are some subtle differences.
‘Counselling’ is often used to describe a shorter-term process than psychotherapy. A goal in counselling is to enable someone to make better use of resources they may already have in place. Counselling often focuses on a specific issue, life event or experience or on a particular symptom.
‘Psychotherapy’ is often a longer process of treatment and focuses on facilitating the exploration and development of new resources for a person. In psychotherapy you will have the chance to look deeper into the root of your issues. You will have the chance to explore patterns of behaviour, thinking and feeling in your life at a greater depth that allow you to focus more on your way of being in the world.
Psychotherapy training is also a more rigorous and academic process.
Someone who may be in training to be a Psychotherapist may refer to themselves as a Psychotherapeutic Counsellor until they have completed certification to be known as a Psychotherapist.
I hope that my website has given you an overview of who I am and how I work and if you are interested in finding out more I would recommend an initial consultation to meet each other to see if it feels right for you when we are in the room together. We will probably be able to establish quite early on if I am the right person for you.
Choosing a therapist is a very individual choice and I recommend you take the time to meet at least a couple people with a view to having some thought about who you may work best with. I believe that each relationship is individual and unique and it is a privilege for me to get to know people I see and to support them on their therapeutic journey. Relationship is central to building a therapeutic alliance and working together, so trust your instinct to make a decision and start your own journey.
I look forward to meeting you!
Following our initial assessment, if you would like to start sessions together we will agree a day and time for your sessions. I will send you a standard therapy agreement that outlines my commitment to you and it details much of what I would have discussed in the assessment session. This includes details of my professional commitments and of the administrative aspects of our therapeutic relationship. We will both have a signed copy of this agreement.
Payment is due each session and I accept cash or BACS transfers. Any missed sessions with less than 48 hours notice will be payable on the following session.
If you want to work longer term I am also happy to work on monthly payments.
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