Fees

My standard fee for one hour of therapy or supervision is £60 for individuals or couples. I may make a 25% discount for Counselling trainees (subject to discussion) in recognition of the cost of training.

In general, I do not increase my fees at any point for existing clients.

Services

• Therapy sessions can be in person (preferred) or online. These usually last for one hour, which may be varied by agreement. The first session is generally free of charge unless a single session is requested.
• The duration of Clinical Supervision sessions will be agreed with each Supervisee as part of the contract.
• A one-hour session time is longer than the 50 minutes that many therapists offer because I find a full hour more effective: it reflects only part of the overall time commitment from me.
• In addition to the session times, I spend on average 15-30 minutes completing process notes of each session, client records, and issuing invoices. I take anti-covid hygiene measures between clients, administer bookings etc. All this means that I must maintain secure systems (including these web pages).
• I pay for and spend time on regular professional development, including my own clinical supervision. I carry professional indemnity cover and I am registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office, as well as holding membership of two professional Associations (the BACP and CIPD).
• My office is of a good standard and must be maintained. I have a small library of books that Clients and Supervisees may borrow.
• All of these essential costs must be taken into account, as well as the reality in self-employment that my fees have to cover such mundane things as income tax, national insurance, annual leave and sickness absences (fortunately I have only missed 14 days since 2009!).
• I provide this information to be transparent about the costs of providing therapy, which are quite reasonably not known by many clients.