Cost of Counselling Services
Online counselling
Face to face sessions
Face to face sessions
Online counselling is offered via Skype or occasionally clients send me a Teams link, ideal for those who find it difficult to create a larger window during their day in order to attend a face-to-face appointment. You will need a quiet place in order to do your session where you preferably cannot be overheard, and a good broadband connection or mobile phone signal. For this reason it is not always ideal for you to be walking in the park, for example, as you may find it difficult to concentrate or may be concerned if you felt upset at the content of your session.
Most sessions are hourly, but if you are unable to attend frequently you might benefit more from less frequent 90 minute session, the choice is yours. There is no requirement for it to be on the same day or at the same time each week.
£55 each for individual adults 21+ for one hour
£80 each for a 90 minute session
See also couples section
Face to face sessions
Face to face sessions
Face to face sessions
What most of us have in mind when we think about counselling, you visit for a hour appointment and speak individually with me about what is concerning you in your life. Ideally once per week, I can also entertain the idea of fortnightly sessions with the possibility of 'homework' in between. Towards the end of their therapy many clients have longer spaces between sessions, just to keep checking in with themselves and how they are progressing.
Counselling will not work for you simply by attending sessions, if you do not reflect upon what we discuss and start to apply it to your life outside the counselling room.
£55 each for individual sessions for adults 21+ for one hour
£80 each for a 90 minute session
Couples counselling
Face to face sessions
Counselling Young People
When working with couples I tend to offer a longer first session of 90 minutes for both parties to really air their concerns, after that sessions are for 60 minutes each.
Couples counselling is not about confronting your partner about every past misdeed and argument, but rather is an opportunity to look at the way in which you both interact and how you might improve your communication.
Couples In person or online
£85 Initial session of 90 minutes
£65 Subsequent one hour sessions
If we did a separate session each for the two relationship members to get to know them better this would be charged at the individual counselling rate of £55.
Counselling Young People
Counselling Young People
Counselling Young People
I offer counselling for students from teenage upwards. My setting is a very informal office in my own home, parents can bring their youngsters inside to the first session but unfortunately I cannot offer them anywhere to wait.
All counselling by its nature needs to be confidential so I do ask that parents or guardians not pressure their youngsters to discuss the content afterwards, nor prohibit them from discussing with me things which they might prefer 'stay within the family'. Please feel free as a parent to call me before your child starts if you would like to discuss any safeguarding concerns you may have.
I cannot offer progress updates unless a young person requests one, but occasionally I might encourage a youngster to bring their adult to the session as a one-off.
£50 Young people under 21 face-to-face or online
Covid concerns
Counselling Young People
Covid concerns
Although not in the news as often, covid is still around and as such is an ongoing concern, I have had it twice now and you should avoid it at all costs if you can. My counselling room is sufficiently large for us to sit 2m apart. I have an air purifier which improves air quality and removes some airborne viruses. I have hand sanitiser which you may feel free to use.
It is not fail safe and I can offer no guarantees, so do ask that if you have any cold symptoms at all you do a lateral flow before attending, or consider an online session instead. If I catch it again then nobody has any counselling.
Please be sure to inform me if you need to go into self-isolation, even if you have not attended the week before, this allows both myself and other clients to make informed decisions.