About the Sessions
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Your space:
As I work online, via zoom, it is you that chooses the physical space you are in. I recommend that it is somewhere private where you know you won't be disturbed, put your phone on silent or out the way, unless for some reason you need to keep it on e.g. for your child's school. It is helpful for the therapy that there is no reason you are interrupted during the session, but if there is something unavoidable that might happen then just let me know at the beginning of the session. Choose a comfortable seat and feel free to lie down, though it is preferable for me if I can see you through the screen all the time. Bring a drink in and any pets are welcome. My space: I use a private room in my house and though you may hear occasional noise from other parts of the house or outside no one can hear what we are saying. There should be no interruptions, unless an emergency, or my young dog, Toast, is let upstairs by mistake and he might bark and scratch at the door. Length of Sessions: Usually one hour, but this can be negotiated. The time is agreed before or at the beginning of the session and we need to keep to time in order for me to be ready for my next client. If the session appears to need a few minutes extra I may have a little room to go over time but I will check if you need to finish on time at the beginning of the session and make sure you do finish on time if you need to. If you arrive late, the session will still finish at the arranged time. Payment for sessions: I respectfully ask you to pay for the session in advance, or within 24 hours after the session, via online banking. I will give you my details when we agree to work together. Please see my cost section for charges. Frequency of sessions: It is usual at the beginning to meet weekly and I suggest four sessions to establish a good working relationship and hopefully see some progress for you, then we have a review and may agree that we change or keep to the frequency. Cancelling Sessions: Please give me as much notice as possible if you need to cancel a session. I do not charge for missed sessions and will try to re-book you that week but this may not be possible. I will do the same and give you as much notice as I can if I have to cancel a session, which we have booked. Ending the Work: I do not ask you to give me any reason if you feel you would like to finish the therapy with me. Sometimes this type of work can be challenging and there may be a benefit in continuing if you feel you can work through the challenges. I also can offer you a free session if you feel there are issues that you might like to discuss with me. This may be beneficial for both of us and it is important to me that the sessions are working for you. After the initial four sessions I will suggest a review every four or six sessions depending on your preference. You can continue the therapy for as long as you are finding it beneficial and I am offering the service. It is helpful to have at least one session together after a decision to end, so that there is time for both of us to review, and end the relationship as openly as possible. |
“Life, at its best, is a flowing, changing process in which nothing is fixed." Carl Rogers.