Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

Psychological therapy, assessments and supervision are available between 10am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. Bespoke training and consultation are available outside of these hours to suit your needs, on request.

I accept self-referrals which means you can get directly in touch with me to talk about the help you need. I also accept referrals from General Practitioners (GP’s), health and social care services on your behalf with your prior consent for them to share information about you. I will then contact you directly to arrange an initial assessment. Professional referrers are welcome to get in touch for our client referral form.

There are many different approaches to helping people make changes in their lives. Clinical Psychologists are trained in a number of different psychological models and as we come to understand more about your needs and hopes for change in the initial assessment, I will suggest the approach(es) that may be best suited to helping you. Clinical Psychologists will often use a number of psychological approaches to help you.

You may sometimes be asked to bring copies of previous assessment reports and letters from health professionals, if this is relevant. We can decide whether you need to bring anything with you when we arrange the initial assessment. I will ask you to complete a personal details information form and also to read and sign our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions before starting assessment or therapy.

You are very welcome to bring someone along to the appointment for support if you wish and if you are happy for them to be involved in supporting you. I will talk to you about the information you are happy to be shared with other people. I may sometimes suggest seeing you with other important people in your life, such as partners, family members, professionals and other people in your support network. I will explain our reasons and check this with you to ensure you are comfortable with this.

Sometimes, it is helpful for your GP and/or other Health Professional involved in your care to be kept informed about the help you are receiving. You do not have to share information with your GP and/or other service if you do not wish to. There may be times when we have to share information with your GP and/or other services as part of our duty to ensure yours and others’ safety. I will explain this process to you and please see the Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions for more information.

Sometimes, after the initial telephone discussion and/or assessment, I may decide that another service would be better suited to help you. If this happens, I will talk to you about the reasons for this decision and try to help find another service that may be more suitable.

Sometimes, you may need more urgent mental health support in between sessions. I do not offer an urgent care or out of hours service and advise you to access your GP, out of hours and emergency services if needed.

We have a 48-hour cancellation policy which means that pre-arranged appointments that are cancelled with less than 48 hours’ notice will still be charged at the agreed rate. We understand that sometimes you may need to cancel an appointment, so please let us know as soon as possible if you need to cancel an appointment. Non-attendance without prior cancellation will also be charged at the agreed rate.

I kindly ask that payment for all services is made before your appointment. We accept payment by Bank Automated Credit System (BACS) transfer only and unfortunately cannot accept cash or cheques. We no longer accept insurance funding for psychological therapy, though we accept insurance funding for autism and ADHD assessments. Please see the Terms and Conditions for further information about accessing psychological assessment when funded by health insurance providers.  Please see the Fees page for further information about charges for all of our services.