Practice Philosophy

I draw upon an integrating set of theories that are grounded in existential, humanistic and psychodynamic traditions. I aim to provide a safe therapeutic environment in which we have the opportunity to explore and clarify your actions, thoughts and feelings. We will then have the opportunity to resolve identified issues and develop a more healthful and fulfilling future.

Confidentiality and Records

What we talk about in session is confidential with the following qualifications:

• I discuss my work with a supervisor and will use only your first name.
• With your prior informed consent, I may contact other health professionals.
• I may need to break confidentiality where there is serious risk to you or others or in compliance with legal requirements.

Where a third party has contracted for us to work together (e.g. where fees are being paid by an Employer Assisted Scheme), I may need to submit brief records of our sessions to this third party. I am happy to discuss the content and format of these notes and you may see these with one week’s notice.

Sessions and Fees

I offer fifty-minute weekly sessions for both time-focused counselling and longer-term psychotherapy.

I offer an initial consultation in which we both have the opportunity to decide if and for how long we wish to work together. My fee is currently £50 per single session per week, £90 for two sessions per week and £120 for three sessions per week. I currently offer low-cost clinical supervision at £35 per individual session and £25 per supervisee per two-hour group of four supervisees.

Fees are payable by cash or cheque either at the end of each session or in advance at the first session of each four schedueled. This fee is reviewed each year and I will inform you in advance of any changes. I charge for cancelled or missed sessions where less than one week's notice (7 days) has been given.

Sessions begin and end on time and, since I have no waiting room facilities I ask that you arrive no earlier than 5 minutes before your session.

I require at least one month’s notice of your intention to finish therapy before any date we may have agreed in order to offer us an opportunity to fully address our ending.