FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Common Questions
HOW MUCH DO YOU CHARGE?
An initial call is 30-minutes by phone or zoom for £15.00. If we decide to work together sessions are £45.00 for 50 minutes weekly or fortnightly. I also offer Single Session Therapy/One At A Time Counselling which is £50 for 50 minutes
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Payments are payable via the website, payment link or bank transfer depending on your preference. I ask for payment in advance of sessions.
HOW DO I BOOK A SESSION?
You can book a session via my website or by email via the contact section of the website. Please include your current availability (days of the week and times of day) for counselling sessions. After agreeing to work together we will agree a regular session time each week.
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I will endeavour to get back to you within 48 hours to offer a 30-minute initial phone call.
WHAT CAN I EXPECT FROM THE EXPLORATORY PHONE CALL?
I will invite you to tell me about what brings you to consider counselling at this time. You can share as much or as little of your emotional difficulties and the situation you find yourself in. I will be interested in your expectations and preferences for counselling in particular. I will share a little about how I work and you can get a sense of me and the way we might work together.
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The initial call is also an opportunity for me to get a sense of whether I can help you. There might be times when I would not be the best counsellor for you and the call enables me to begin assessing and understanding your needs.
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I will send you my standard contract by email for you to review and after the initial call, if you would like to begin working with me, you can book a full session at a time that works for both of us.
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Read more about the beginning of therapy here (Link)
CAN I HAVE FORTNIGHTLY OR MONTHLY COUNSELLING SESSIONS?
The benefits of counselling are felt most when a client can commit to weekly sessions. Whilst fortnightly, monthly and six-weekly sessions are all possible, counselling is normally weekly because it is the regular contact with a counsellor that enables life-enhancing change. Fortnightly sessions are often requested as a necessary way to spread the cost of counselling. However, less frequent sessions tend to extend the process and arguably can prevent it from getting to the same depth, transformation and growth.
It's especially useful to have weekly sessions initially so that the work has time to gain momentum and find stability after the period that has brought you to counselling.
As the work develops and you feel the benefits within your sense of self it is common to reduce the frequency of sessions and it is good practice for us to plan reviews after a set number of sessions where we can look at frequency alongside other aspects of the work together.