Therapy Space, Portishead
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Initial contact
We are happy to talk to you on the telephone for up to 15 minutes to help you decide if we are a good fit for you. Please text or email to find a convenient time to speak. There is no charge for this initial call. First meeting If you still feel comfortable after our telephone call, we can arrange our first appointment. This will last for up to 30 minutes and aims to give you chance to find out what it might be like working with us, either face-to-face here in Portishead, or by zoom. There is no charge for this first meeting. Pre-therapy session If you decide you want to work with us, the next step is to think more deeply about what has brought you to therapy. We will complete a clinical measure form in this session, agree our focus and settle on how many sessions we will meet for. The session lasts for up to 50 minutes and costs £50. You can choose to meet in person, by zoom or via telephone. Payment is made in advance by bank transfer. Therapy appointments We offer weekly therapy sessions that are 50 minutes long. Sessions usually take place on the same day, at the same time each week. You can choose to meet in person, by telephone or zoom. We charge £50 for each 50 minute session and will agree times for reviews to reflect on our progress as we go along. Payment is made in advance using bank transfer. Concessions We can sometimes offer a reduced fee to trainee counsellors and psychotherapists, students and keyworkers where required. Cancellation fee If you are unable to make your appointment, please let us know. If less than 7 days’ notice is given, then we will charge you the full fee for the session. We will try to offer an alternative if required, but this may not always be possible. We will give you as much notice as we can whenever we will not be available. Supervision Our work with you is supervised to make sure that we work within the ethical boundaries required by the BACP. This means that we will need to discuss your case in supervision to make sure that we are providing a safe, supportive, effective counselling service to you. Confidentiality We offer a confidential service, but there are limits to confidentiality that you need to know about before you undertake therapy. This includes the fact that we have to discuss our work in supervision, that we have a duty to keep you, and others, safe and that we have to work within the boundaries of the law. Privacy Notice Our privacy notice sets out how we manage and safeguard your data. |