Practical information
Everything you need to know before getting started - in one place. This page brings together the practical details about working with me: fees, location, how sessions work, and what to expect from the process. I am registered with UKCP, BACP, NCPS, and Addiction Professionals - full details of my accreditations are on the About page.
If you have a question that is not answered here, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Fees & Payment
Sessional Fee
My fee is £100 to £120 per 50-minute session, on a sliding scale. Longer sessions are charged on a pro rata basis.
We agree a fee at the outset of therapy based on your circumstances, or those of the person funding your sessions. The sliding scale is intended to make therapy more accessible: higher-fee sessions help support the availability of lower-fee and concessionary spaces.
Invoicing & Payment
Invoices are issued monthly in advance, usually on or around the 15th of each month, and are payable by bank transfer before the 1st of the upcoming month. Payment secures your regular weekly session time.
Concessions
I keep a limited number of concessionary spaces for NHS workers and those on a low income. If this may apply to you, you are welcome to mention it in your enquiry form, and I will let you know whether I currently have any reduced-fee availability.
Health Insurance
I currently accept the following insurers:
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AXA
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Aviva
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WPA
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Cigna
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Vitality
If you are with another provider, I can provide an invoice or receipt for possible reimbursement.
As policies vary, I recommend checking directly with your insurer in advance. If there is any difference between what your provider covers and my fee, you will be responsible for paying the shortfall.
Cancellation Policy
I require at least 48 hours' notice for cancellations or rescheduling. Sessions cancelled with less than 48 hours' notice will be charged in full.
To cancel or reschedule, please contact me directly by email or phone.
Location
12-12a Margaret Street, London, W1W 8JQ
My practice is located in the heart of Central London, conveniently served by multiple tube lines.
On-street parking is also available nearby.
Nearest Tube Stations
Station | Walk | Lines |
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Oxford Circus | 4 min | Bakerloo, Central, Victoria |
Goodge Street | 7 min | Northern |
Tottenham Court Road | 9 min | Central, Elizabeth Line, Northern |
Bond Street | 11 min | Central, Elizabeth Line, Jubilee |
Great Portland Street | 11 min | Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan |
Piccadilly Circus | 12 min | Bakerloo, Piccadilly |
Online Sessions
Online therapy takes place via a secure, encrypted video platform and is available to clients throughout the UK and internationally.
To take part in online sessions you will need:
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A private, uninterrupted space
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A stable internet connection
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A device with a camera and microphone (laptop, tablet, or phone)
Many clients choose online therapy for greater flexibility, accessibility, or because they live outside London. The work is the same - the setting is simply different.
Session Format & Frequency
Sessions are 50 minutes, held at the same time each week. Weekly sessions provide the consistency and continuity that allow trust to develop and the work to deepen over time.
I do not usually offer sessions less frequently than weekly, as longer gaps can affect the containment of the process. Where appropriate, and where availability allows, twice-weekly sessions may be offered during more challenging periods when additional support is needed.
My approach is non-directive - there is no fixed agenda or programme to work through. We attend to what feels most important, difficult, or alive for you in any given session.
Therapy is open-ended, meaning there is no fixed number of sessions. We review the work regularly and endings are planned collaboratively when the time feels right.
Confidentiality
Everything discussed in therapy is confidential. I will not share information about you or our work together without your explicit consent, except in the following circumstances:
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Where there is a serious and immediate risk of harm to yourself or others
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Where I am legally required to do so
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In anonymised, non-identifiable form within clinical supervision (which all registered therapists are required to undertake)
Confidentiality and its limits are covered in full in the Therapeutic Agreement you will receive before our first session.
Getting started
If you are considering therapy and would like to find out more, the next step is simply to get in touch. I offer a free 15-30 minute introductory call - no obligation, no pressure. It is simply a chance to talk through what brings you to therapy and to get a sense of whether working together feels right.
Step 1: Complete the enquiry form
The first step is to complete my enquiry form. It is a more detailed form, designed to give me a fuller sense of what is bringing you to therapy, what support you are looking for, and whether I may be the right fit for your needs. This helps me respond thoughtfully and prioritise genuine enquiries. You will have the option to book a free introductory call (Step 2), or we can move straight to registration and agreement (Step 3).
I aim to respond within 48 hours. If you have not heard back from me within that time, please check your junk or spam folder in case my reply has landed there.
Step 2: Introductory Call
If you choose to book a free introductory call, we will arrange a time for a 15-30-minute call, either by phone or via Zoom, depending on your preference. This gives us a chance to discuss your enquiry form in more detail, talk about what is bringing you to therapy, and consider what you are hoping for from the work. I will also explain how I work and answer any questions you may have.
This call is not a therapy session, but a space for us to begin getting a sense of whether working together feels like the right fit. There is no fee for this call and no obligation to continue.
Step 3: Registration, agreement and confirming your weekly slot
If we decide to work with one another, I will send you a New Client Registration Form and my Therapeutic Agreement to complete through my practice management software. These documents set out the practical and professional framework for our work together, including confidentiality, cancellations, and the terms of therapy.
I will ask you to select a sessional fee on my sliding scale that best reflects your, or the bill payer's, household income. Once the registration form and therapeutic agreement have been completed, I will issue the invoice for your first set of sessions, and your regular weekly slot is confirmed once payment has been received.
Step 4: Initial assessment sessions
The first few sessions are a space for us to begin building a fuller understanding of what is bringing you to therapy. We may explore your current difficulties, the broader context of your life, earlier experiences that may still be shaping you, and what you are hoping for from therapy, whether clearly formed or not yet fully known. This can help us co-create a path forward.
I see assessment as more than a process of gathering background information. It is also the beginning of the therapeutic relationship. As we talk, I will be listening not only to the content of what you bring, but also to how you experience yourself, how you relate, what feels difficult to say, and what may already be unfolding between us. Often, these early sessions begin to reveal something important about the patterns and relational ways of being that therapy can help make sense of over time.
It is also completely normal to feel apprehensive, uncertain, or nervous during the first few sessions. After all, you may be sharing deeply personal parts of your life with someone you do not yet know well. Even having read my website or spoken with me in an introductory call, I am still, at this stage, a stranger. Part of the early work is allowing enough time and space for trust to begin to develop at a pace that feels manageable for you.
Just as importantly, these sessions allow you to get a sense of me, and of whether this feels like a space in which you can begin to do meaningful work. The assessment is not separate from therapy, but the beginning of it.
Step 5: Ongoing weekly sessions
We meet at the same time each week for 50 minutes, creating a regular and dependable space for the work to unfold. Weekly sessions provide the consistency therapy needs for trust to grow and for the work to deepen over time.
My approach is non-directive, which means I do not follow a fixed agenda or work through a set programme. Instead, we attend to what feels most important, difficult, or alive for you. At times this may be something immediate in your present life. At others, it may be a recurring pattern, a relationship, a feeling, or something harder to name that begins to emerge between sessions or within the therapy itself.
Non-directive does not mean distant or passive. I will be actively engaged in thinking with you, helping us make sense of what you bring, what may remain outside awareness, and how past and present can become linked in meaningful ways. You do not need to arrive with things neatly worked out. Therapy can hold confusion, ambivalence, uncertainty, and change.
Step 6: Review and endings
We will regularly check in on how the work is feeling for you. These reviews are usually informal rather than structured, and may sound like: How has this been for you? What has felt useful? What has not? I want to understand how you are experiencing me, the therapy, and the process we are in together. Your sense of what is helping, what is not, and what you may need more or less of matters. Therapy is collaborative, and I cannot meaningfully adjust how I am working if I do not know how it is landing for you, so I encourage this kind of honesty throughout our work. Using your voice in this way can be an important part of the therapy itself.
I work in an open-ended way, which means there is no fixed number of sessions. Therapy continues for as long as it feels meaningful, needed, and useful. This allows the work to unfold at depth and at a pace that respects the complexity of your experience, rather than forcing it into an arbitrary timeframe.
At the same time, I always encourage clients to plan their ending where possible, rather than bringing therapy to a sudden stop. A great deal often becomes visible in how someone approaches endings, including how they relate to separation, completion, loss, and change. Because of this, endings are part of the therapeutic process in their own right.
Planning an ending gives us space to reflect on what has been helpful, what has felt less helpful, what you are taking with you, and what may still need thought or support. Where needed, we can also consider what structures or resources may help you feel supported once therapy comes to an end.