Frequently Asked Questions
Practicalities: Nuts and Bolts.
Where do you work? How long are your sessions and do you work online?
I work mostly in Hove face to face and online.
Sessions are always 50 minutes long.
I have limited availability at the moment, do get in touch for further details.
How much do you charge and how do payments work?
Currently, my fees are £80 per session. I have one low-cost EMDR place so do contact me if you'd like to go on the waiting list for this. I charge for our intial session upfront; thereafter you are welcome to pay for each sesison on the day, or be invoiced at the end of the month. Unfortunately, I do not accept insurance. I ask to be paid by bank transfer.
I’m interested in working with you but am not sure how to start.
That’s ok and pretty normal. You are welcome to arrange a phone call to ask me any questions before you decide to book an initial session. If we decide to meet, you are not asked to commit until the 3rd session. We review frequently to make sure we are on track and you are getting what you need.
You are welcome to come for short or longer term work. It's completely normal to come for the shorter term, for if we are using EMDR, a lot can be achieved in a relatively short time. At the moment, I only offer weekly (not fortnightly sessions). (The exception to this is Music Imagery Psychotherapy, arrangements for which we can discuss).
I’m not sure which of the therapies you offer will work best for me.
That’s completely understandable. Both EMDR and Music Imagery Psychotherapy are powerful standalone treatments and can also be integrated beautifully into psychotherapy. How we plan this can be discussed in the intial session.
What is your cancellation policy?
I require a minimum of five days’ notice if you need to cancel a session; otherwise the full fee will be payable. I take up to 7 weeks’ holiday per year, and you can also have up to three weeks off (holidays etc) per year without charge. This means that normally we work for about 42 weeks per year.
What are your other terms and conditions?
How can I be certain that I will get what I really need from working with you?
I am a highly trained and experienced psychotherapist, accredited with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and the government body the Health and Care Professions’ Council (HCPC). This means that I have committed to the highest ethical standards; not only to regular supervision professional development activities but also to abide by these bodies’ ethical frameworks. I ensure that your needs always remain at the heart of our work together. To this end, we have regular reviews where your input, feedback forms part of how we move forward into to keep things on track.
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