We can offer a range of appointment times and prices to suit your needs and budgetSessions can be delivered either in person, (face to face) or via over telephone, FaceTime, google meet, WhatsApp video calling, etc.
Initial consultation/assessment and ongoing treatment/therapy £100 (between the hours of 9-5pm, Monday to Friday) £110 for appointments after 5pm and on weekends
Longer sessions:
These are up to 80 minute sessions – ideal for couples and for people who need more just a little more time – £160 (between the hours of 9-5pm, Monday – Friday) or £180 after 5pm and on weekends.
We can also offer a reduced fee option:
please contact me for further details, this will be with an external CBT therapist and is subject to availability.
This is £75 for the initial assessment appointment and for follow up treatment sessions, please note that the charge increases to £85 after 5pm Monday – Friday, and at weekends)
Please note: This is only available as a self funding option and cannot be used with insurance companies.
Please do contact me via text, phone on 07944428005 or email me on simmondscat@gmail.com for current availability and details of how to book this?
Training sessions and workshops: Including:
8 week Mindfulness Based cognitive Therapy courses, (including materials)
Mental health first aid
Anxiety workshops specifically designed for children
Low mood and depression: understanding your child
ADHD/ASD workshops for Parents
Parent workshops on helping your child with their mental health
All training is bespoke and individually tailored training for what ever your needs are, this includes, schools, workplaces, groups, on all things mental health, mindfulness, wellbeing, resilience and many more, this list is not exhaustive.
Please just contact me directly for more details and to discuss what you’re needs are and how we can help.
Full day consultancy and training – please contact me directly for prices
We can offer concessions in certain circumstances, so please just ask if you would like to discuss this further with us.
CANCELLATION POLICY
I understand that things happen last minute, illness, traffic etc and I will always do my best to reschedule your appointment if and when I can do you don’t occur a charge.
However I do require at least 48 hrs notice if you want to change your appointment.
Clients can cancel or reschedule an appointment anytime, as long as they provide 48 hours notice. If you cancel an appointment with less than 48 hours notice, or fail to show up, you will be charged for the appointment.
Some practices have a have a 72-hour policy. Mine is 48 hours, and I am firm at 48 hours.
This cancellation policy is really important for my counseling practice because, while a medical doctor can see 35 patients in a day, a therapist like me generally sees a maximum of 6 or 7. I reserve for you, and all my clients, a full hour of my time for the session and clinical notes. If a client cancels with less than a full 48 hour notice, I won’t be able to fill that time slot, and I’ll lose an entire hour from my work schedule.
I want you to know that my cancellation policy in not a penalty or a punishment. Ninety-nine point nine percent of my clients understand this. Very rarely, I’ll have a client who will feel that he or she is being punished when I charge them a late cancellation fee. I want to make sure that you don’t feel this way, if someday you miss an appointment. Truth be told, if you are in counseling long enough, at some point you might forget about an appointment, or something will come up in your schedule that will result in you missing an appointment. Maybe you’ll need to work late. Maybe you’ll get a sudden onset of the flu. Maybe your kids will have doctor appointments, or your car will break down, or something unavoidable will come up.
I’m never upset with clients when they miss an appointment. I know that’s life. In return, my clients understand that scheduling an appointment with me is like buying tickets to an event. If you miss the event, it doesn’t matter why you missed it, or even if it was your first time, you can’t turn in your tickets for a refund.
Terms and conditions
Appointment times
Please be ready at your allocated time for your session, whether it be video, or telephone, it often helps to settle yourself before the session, have some water, a pen and paper to take notes if needed and maybe some tissues. Try and let other people in the household know that you are on a call and find somewhere private where you feel comfortable to make the most of the session.
When we are able to see people face to face again, please note that I don’t have a waiting room so please do turn up at your designated time. There is plenty of parking outside and once your allotted time is here please ring the doorbell.
Liability disclaimer:
When face to face sessions resume: Please be aware that usually I work from a garden office and to get through to there we have to walk across my garden and go down some steps and railway sleepers, which at times can be a little muddy and can get very slippery especially in the winter. So please be very careful where you walk and place your feet, because if you do slip, trip, fall or injure yourself in any way, I cannot take any form of liability for this. So please do be careful.
