Frequently asked questions

The connection between therapist and client is extremely important. For this reason I offer a free initial 20-minute talk for us to meet and see if you feel you would like to work with me. In this time you can give me a brief overview of what has brought you to therapy and get to know me a little. You will have time to ask me any questions you may have. If for any reason I don’t feel able to meet your needs, I will do my best to recommend another professional to you who I think may. If at the end of our conversation you feel you would like to work with me, you are welcome to book a session; you are also welcome to take some time to consider your decision.

I hold an MA in Art Psychotherapy and am a member of the Health and Care Professions Council, whose standards of proficiency I meet and whose code of ethics I abide by. I am also a member of the British Association of Art Therapists. I am additionally trained in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy and have further training in attachment-informed (ai) EMDR therapy. I am a member of EMDR UK. I am trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS). I have been working alongside trained therapists since 2010 and providing therapy as a qualified practitioner since 2016 for a wide variety of clients, including those in palliative care, children in care, adults with learning difficulties and adults with both PTSD and C-PTSD, as well as those who are neurodivergent. For the last six years I have worked within the NHS in secondary care with adults who have ‘severe and enduring mental health difficulties’.

Your sessions with me are confidential and any personal information is held in line with GDPR. Please note that I may contact your GP if I feel you are a significant risk to yourself or another. If this is the case I will, wherever possible, discuss my concerns and my need to share information with you first.

Therapy sessions are 60 minutes in length and cost £90. Payment is required in advance of sessions by BACS. If we are processing a traumatic memory using EMDR we may require 90-minute sessions; this will be discussed with you in advance. 90-minute sessions are charged at £135.

If you would like to meet me to see if you feel you would like us to work together, please contact me and I will be in touch as soon as I am able to arrange a time for us to talk.

I ask for a week’s cancellation notice. I commit to holding your space for you and am unable to fill it at short notice. However, should an emergency arise I will always be understanding and will try to offer you an alternative slot that week if I am able.

Coming to therapy is a choice. There are many reasons people choose to stop therapy, and this too is your choice. I ask that we have an agreed final session in order to finish our work together in a considered way.

In line with the recommendations of my leading professional body (HCPC), I would ask that you bring any concerns you have about our work together to me before raising them with the HCPC. If for any reason you do not feel comfortable doing this, or we have been unable to resolve the issue between us, you are welcome to lodge a concern about my practice with them. My HCPC registration number is AS15645.

Yes. I work with expert supervisors in my field to ensure that there is an additional layer of safeguarding and expertise in our work together. It is critical that therapists are well supervised in their work. I also hold public liability insurance.

No, at this time I do not take private health insurance. This is because I like to be free to make my own clinical decisions rather than working under the restrictions of an insurance company.

I am currently not working with children under the age of 16.

If you have a question I have not answered here, I would be very happy to answer it, either by email or in person during your free 20-minute conversation with me. You can contact me any time. Contact me here.