Therapies For Life Counselling

You can text/phone me on 07970 856664, secure email to therapiesforlife@protonmail.com or complete the contact form.  Either way, I’ll get back to you using the same method at which point we’ll discuss setting up an Introductory Session. 

This is a short session, 20-30 minutes long, free of charge, and will take place online via Zoom.  In this session, you’ll be able to outline the issues you are facing and discuss how we can work together with them.  At the end of the session, you decide whether you want to continue into a full session.

Following on from the Introductory Session, will be a single Full Session.  At this point, you will only be required to commit to that single session.  This will last for an hour, cost £40, and take place either online or face-to-face.  This will give you the opportunity to start working through your issues.  It will also give you the chance to find out what it is like to work with me therapeutically.  We will formulate a plan together so you’ll have an idea of what is going to be involved in our work.  To conclude the session, we will discuss how you feel about taking this forward into further sessions with me, whether it may be more appropriate for me to refer you to another practitioner or if you don’t wish to continue with the work. 

At this point, it is not possible for me to give you any idea of how many sessions you will require.  However, as my contract states, you decide how many sessions you want, when to pause or stop counselling and how frequently the sessions will take place (bi-weekly, weekly, fortnightly, monthly or ad-hoc).

You can choose to pause or stop the sessions at any point, just let me know.  We may also find that our work together moves towards a natural ending.  In all cases, as my contract says, it can be “helpful to have a closing session(s) to bring our work together to a suitable conclusion, as ending is an integral part of the therapeutic process”.

Payment for online sessions is preferred through electronic bank transfer, account name: Therapies for Life, sort code 09-01-27, account number 84596640; for European clients, BIC: ABBYGB2LXXX, IBAN: GB06ABBY09012784596640.  Alternatively, I can accept payment via PayPal, using therapiesforlife@protonmail.com for payee.  For clients working face to face, I can also accept payments in cash.

All payments made via bank transfer and PayPal must show in my account before the session starts.  Cash payments can be made in advance or at the start of the session.

Online Individual: £50 (€61)

Online Couples: Not available

Face to Face Individual: £50 (€61)

Face to Face Couples: Not available

National Counselling Society Code of Ethics

Online Counselling Contract

Face to Face Counselling Contract

Face to Face Couples Counselling Contract

Professional Boundaries Statement

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