My commitment to you
Therapy can feel weird and awkward at times, particularly at the beginning, so this is my commitment as your therapist
In session, I will:
Listen with open heart and mind, and without judgement. All this is in complete confidentiality.
Welcome all aspects of you; all of your feelings, thoughts and beliefs.
Attune to you and respect your window tolerance so that we move at the right pace for you.
Offer you an experience of co-regulation, so that in time you can strengthen your own capacity to self-regulate.
Shine a gentle light on any out-of-sight parts of you I might notice and help you join dots and spot patterns.
With compassionate enquiry, I will help you soften any inner criticism and move from self-judgement to noticing and gradual self-acceptance.
Follow my intuition and insight, and work from my body, mind and spirit.
If it feels right, I will challenge you, find the potential for you to stretch and grow out of old patterns or limiting beliefs.
Help you build your own sense of self-trust, resilience and inner resources to cope with challenges and triggers.
Offer psychological and neurophysiological education when the timing is right.
Honour your defences.
Help you heal.
Outside session, I will:
Always deepen my knowledge and broaden my therapeutic skills.
Take part in continual professional development (CPD) that relates directly to you and the areas we are exploring together.
In the strictest confidence, I will consult the expertise of my supervisor to ensure your therapy stays on track and any blindspots are illuminated. My supervisor is bound by the same ethical guidelines as myself.
Keep up to date with the latest evidence-based research that is relevant to you.
Stay curious and read the latest books and articles as they are published.
Work within a community of therapists to ensure supervision.
Support myself and my own personal development with self-care and appropriate boundary setting.
INVESTMENT
Psychotherapy
Online/In-person : £125 per session
Meeting weekly via Zoom or in person at Hawley Square Studios, 51 Hawley Square, Margate CT9 1NY
Open-ended, you decide when we stop
Deep and holistic psychological and relational exploration
Each session lasts 50 minutes
Sessions held at the same time and day every week
The first session is paid for in advance. Ongoing sessions are paid for on a monthly basis
Counselling
Online/In-person : £125 per session
Meeting weekly via Zoom or in-person at Hawley Square Studios, 51 Hawley Square, Margate CT9 1NY
Focused on a particular topic or area of your life or wellbeing with set goals
We agree on a set number of sessions with 6 as minimum.
Each session lasts 50 minutes
Sessions take place at the same time and day every week
The first session is paid for in advance. Ongoing sessions are paid for on a monthly basis
With compassionate enquiry, I will help you soften any inner criticism and move from self-judgement to noticing and gradual self-acceptance.
Cancellations
Missed or cancelled sessions will be charged at the full session fee.
This is because when we agree to work together, you are reserving a time in my diary for me to be available for you every week. Therefore the fee applies whether you show up or not. Of course, I hope you do – psychotherapy and counselling works best when there is consistency and committment.
If I can offer you an alternative appointment during the same working week at no extra cost, I will. However, this cannot be guaranteed and I need at least 7 days’ notice to do so.
The exception to this is when you already have commitments booked before we start working together that cannot be re-arranged. If this is the case, I will not charge for these missed sessions. The number of existing commitments needs to be within reason. Too many and it may not be the right time for us to work together.