FAQ
My session fee is £50 per hour payable by cash or bank transfer.
I offer 60-minute sessions and in the beginning, these are either weekly or fortnightly usually at the same day/time although I can usually be more flexible if required. I review your needs regularly and you may wish to drop to monthly before finishing completely but it is entirely your choice.
I try to reply to your enquiry within 24 hours. Enquires received at the weekend will usually be responded to on the following Monday.
I will reply using the method you have contacted me on and offer you a free 30-minute consultation via the telephone. This is an opportunity for us to see if we might be a good fit to work together and to answer any questions you may have. There is no pressure during this call to decide if you would like to take the next step and book a session.
We would then discuss a time that works for both of us to have a first session and I would send you my counselling contract and GDPR notice ahead of that date for you to look at prior to us meeting.
In the first session I fill in an assessment form which contains information I may need such as an emergency contact number in case you were to fall ill during a counselling session. I also ask a few more questions to help me understand what is going on for you, and what you hope to gain from counselling.
This is very individual, and it is something we can discuss together depending on your needs. I do work for longer periods with people but also in a more solution focused way if someone wants to work specifically on one area of life in a set number of sessions. Throughout the counselling process I review how we are doing and check in regularly to see how you feel it is going.
