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FEES:
Therapy is a two way commitment and fees are part of that. If you are already working with me then I am committed to working with your for the duration of therapy and your ability to pay the fees will not affect sessions going forward. We will work while both parties are engaged and while the therapy is beneficial to you.
A review of fee structures is an opportunity nonetheless to consider what format, structure, fee level and frequency suits your needs for the year ahead.
Two Appointment Types – which is right for you?:
My weekly UK clients pay me a monthly amount for 12 months of the year. These clients have a regular time and day each week. They can cancel, change, reschedule subject to availability and they can book up to 40 sessions over a 12 month period. (Credits can be carried forward.)
There is second type of appointments called a CLINIC APPOINTMENT. This is for irregular appointments or for overseas clients and for all those who have individual supervision. There are several of these appointments available each week which you can book yourself in for on a first come first served basis.
Think carefully about your needs and what is best for you.
If you don’t need weekly therapy, reflect on whether you really need therapy or whether you just don’t want to end. It is common to avoid endings and I completely understand and I will not force endings! However I will discuss endings, separation and related difficulties with you as we have a unique opportunity to do conscious ending, which isn’t always possible in life. This builds such an important capacity within you and is a gift to yourself going forward.
Sometimes it isn’t avoidance of endings but unique circumstances or ongoing need for support. The work is not therapy, it’s more therapeutic. We need to check your care plan (something you will write) to ensure you are making the best of free as well as paid support. Are you letting others support you as well as me? Would group therapy be a good way of taking what we have done individually into a broader space before trying it in the bigger world?
My holidays vary but from 2025 I intend to take:
1 week each May, July & September;
2 weeks in November, December and January
= 9 weeks
PACKAGES:
Choose your package. Please see FAQ below for concessions and adjustments. This structure is rigid but I am not, and I hope this will be a dialogue and discussion between us rather than an imposed directive.
I retain discounted places as always.
PACKAGES DETAILS – Choose one of the following options
WEEKLY PSYCHOTHERAPY PACKAGE £255 per month (£76.50 p/h)
What you pay
£255 each month x 12 months
What you get
40 sessions weekly over 12 months
My holidays vary but if you are unable to take all of your 40 sessions in 12 months you can carry credits forward.
What you need to do
Set up an ongoing Standing Order for £255
Book your sessions THERAPY PRE-PAID at your usual time on the Acuity Calendar for as far ahead as you like. If it’s a different time see FAQ. Your account will show how many sessions you have booked. You can cancel and rearrange sessions.
FORTNIGHTLY COUNSELLING PACKAGE £130 per month (£78 p/h)
I am discontinuing this option going forward but existing fortnightly clients can continue.
Psychotherapy really needs to be more frequent so that a client feels ‘held’ through the opening up process. Fortnightly therapy can delay or dilute the deeper work and isn’t cost effective for you in the long run. If cost is an issue you can discuss ‘chunking’ the work where we do weekly sessions for a period and then take time off before returning for the next chunk or asking for a reduced fee so you can afford weekly therapy.
What you pay
£130 each month x 12 months
What you get
20 sessions over 12 months
What you need to do
Set up an ongoing Standing Order for £130
Book your sessions at your usual time on the Acuity Calendar for as far ahead as you like. If it’s a different time see FAQ. Your account will show how many sessions you have booked. You can cancel and rearrange sessions.
MONTHLY SUPPORT PACKAGE £75 per month
This option is now DISCONTINUED
INTIAL REGISTRATION ASSESSMENT SESSION 75 mins £85 per session
ONE OFF SESSIONS 60 mins £85 per session
Clinical Supervision £80 per hour
ONLINE GROUP THERAPY £30 per session, monthly sessions
If I have not worked with you previously you will need an initial registration session
ONLINE GROUP £15 per session, monthly sessions
NOURISH & NURTURE enquire
FAQ
Are all your sessions via Zoom?
I love to work face to face. Most of my sessions are via Zoom because it’s more convenient for the client, but I would love to see you in person in the room at least a couple of times a year if you can. My therapy room is in the UK, S41 9TB. I am a Covid Conscious Therapist – see below.
What concessions do you offer?
Low Income: I have 1 reduced weekly place. £67 per session. I have an additional 5 reduced places £65 per session for less frequent clients and these reduced spaces are all full currently.
Neurodiversity: If your concentration span is generally shortened by neurodiversity or other clinical reasons then we could have 40 minute sessions for £49.50 on the weekly plan (£165 per month)
If you have ADHD or scattered concentration, (for example, sometimes dyslexia or dyspraxia add to this pattern within therapy) I sometimes negotiate longer sessions for the same price as the usual hour to accommodate this thinking style.
How will the system work?
You will set up a monthly standing order to me and then book your sessions going forward on the Acuity Calendar. You’ll be able to see on your account how many sessions you have had. The most you’ll have are 40 sessions a year over the 52 weeks.
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£255 weekly
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£165 short sessions for clinical reasons
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£130 fortnightly (to be discontinued) sessions
OR you will pay at the point of booking for a one off, ad hoc or assessment session via STRIPE
What if I’ve paid for sessions on the monthly plan and then finish therapy?
It’s more likely that you’ll have not paid fully. However, when you end therapy – with a minimum of 4 sessions notice – sessions over or underpaid will be refunded or invoiced.
What is the notice period?
Contractually you have agreed to a minimum of 4 sessions notice. A general professional guideline is that you have 1 finishing session for every six months of our work together (eg 3 years = 6 sessions) though this is an average, we will discuss and agree. Sessions over or underpaid will be refunded or invoiced. See CLIENT CONTRACT
Do you charge for cancellations?
To avoid being charged, you need to cancel sessions with good notice. You can do this via your appointment confirmation and reschedule. The system won’t let you do this with less than 24 hours notice, in which case, email or text me and I will reschedule it if I possibly can. If it isn’t possible then it will count as one of your sessions.
Do I pay if I’m on holiday or if I’m sick?
No. You book your sessions for the weeks that suit you, and you can rearrange if you are sick. See above re cancellations. If the session is in person face to face and you have symptoms of a virus PLEASE cancel your session or change to Zoom. Even the cold virus can affect my ability to work and my recovery from ‘flu or Covid is prolonged.
What if I want extra or fewer sessions?
You can have extra sessions by paying the ad hoc fee.
You can have fewer sessions by scheduling them later in the year or carrying forward credit beyond April 2026.
What if I want to come at a different time to my usual time, or if I find my usual time is unavailable one week that I want to come?
It may be fine to book a different time but it may be someone else’s usual time. You can email or text me first. If it’s a person’s usual time they have priority.
If your usual time is unavailable check my Client Page here to see if I’m on leave that week. If it looks as if I’m not on holiday then message me to ask. Someone else may have booked that time and you have priority on that slot. I will sort it out for you.
What is a Covid Conscious Therapist?
I believe that Covid exists and can have devastating effects on people’s health and I take care to protect those using my therapy room and to protect myself from Covid. I am considered to be clinically vulnerable. I have a HEPA filter switched on during our sessions and window ventilation during warmer months in addition (as well as freshly washed cosy blankets available to snuggle in). If you’d like me to wear a mask I have standard masks, masks with a clear mouth panel or high grade masks and am happy to wear one if you prefer. I am vaccinated. I ask that clients with a fever, or cold symptoms don’t attend in person.
I am happy to work with clients who have different views on Covid, as long as they are able to protect me and vulnerable clients from viruses by not attending with viral symptoms. I don’t require you to be vaccinated or to wear a mask.
What is Nourish and Nurture Group?
This group runs for 5 months annually, from when the clocks go back in Autumn until the change to British Summer Time in Spring. With group support at weekly Campfire (by Zoom) and via a private facebook group where daily journalling prompts (poetry, art, therapy exercises, videos) are posted. It isn’t therapy, it is about learning to trust your inner wise woman to care for you. This is ideal for those who don’t need therapy, but who want to be encouraged and to develop self awareness further. Campfire is on Thursday evenings and participants from different time zones also join.
What is Loving Women Group?
Loving Women is for all women who are figuring out relationship dynamics with other women. Lesbian, bi-sexual, or without a label, you are welcome. This IS therapy within a context of feminist psychotherapy. I believe that applying relationship norms and literature to a romantic relationship between women does not work and that we need to create our own understanding of what healthy relationships look like for us. I believe that many issues arise from the invisibility of women not just in society, but to themselves, and that sexist and hetero-normative indoctrination puts obstacles in the way of of women experiencing loving women. Lesbian Break Up Therapy is part of this group’s remit and you can read more about my perspective HERE.
Why are you increasing your fees?
Newly qualified therapists 2024 with 3 years training, charge £50 per session as they begin their practices. £1 for each year of experience is a useful rule of thumb though fees vary from therapist to therapist. 2025 is the 35th anniversary of me beginning my psychotherapy practice in April 1990!
I’m three times qualified in three full different Psychotherapy disciplines (12 years core training) with extensive CPD training in addition, all of which I’ve funded myself.
I’ve taught Psychotherapy at 5 different universities and been a visiting lecturer overseas in trauma training. I’ve written masters and undergraduate degree programmes in psychotherapy and trauma. I supervise therapists and have supervised, marked and moderated masters dissertations in psychotherapy and mental health.
Of key importance to me, I’ve research publications regarding the need for improved provision of psychotherapy for women in midlife and for lesbians, which I am keen to add to over the next few years, but which will not provide any income for me. I call it my legacy. It’s important to me to make a change in awareness within the professional field before I retire. Unlike university lecturers I am not employed to write and research, so I take unpaid leave from practice to do so as well as paying for supervision on my writing / thought development.
My private practice is my sole income for the final part of my working life. I aim to have ‘take home pay’ resembling the national average UK take home pay based on 2023 national statistics (much lower than a psychotherapist’s take home pay). At age 60 (2025) I aim to have TEN weekly clients and to gradually reduce these spaces until I only have ad hoc clients, groups, retreats and supervisees.