Getting in touch
The first step is to contact me either by email or phone and I will respond as swiftly as I can.
Following this we can set a date for our initial ‘get to know each other’ meeting. There is no fee for this introductory 15-minute conversation, and no obligation to start a course of therapy sessions.
Session frequency
Meeting once a week for at least six sessions is my usual approach. This allows us to build a solid relationship, which is the basis of any successful therapy.
After six sessions, and based on the nature of the issue you would like to discuss, we can then consider whether you would benefit from additional meetings.
What happens in a session?
Each therapy session lasts for 50 minutes. On the first 50 minute session we will begin by confirming you are happy with my simple contract
In therapy, we explore how you can make a compassionate connection with yourself and others. Together we consider how you want this connection to be refined, emotionally and intellectually, so you can respond to it with your boundaries and personal vision.
This relates to your past experiences, and how you take care of yourself in the present.
Therapy can reveal helpful ways for you to be able to make positive transitions within life challenges. Counselling and psychotherapy is about becoming ‘unstuck’. It is about finding a new freedom and personal liberation where you are in control, and where self-direction is driven by your own insight.
Face to face counselling
I offer face-to-face counselling from my practice at The Old Rectory in Iron Action as well as Walk & Talk sessions in Bristol. You will find this a unique experience of being accepted unconditionally, with warmth, and without judgement. One of the aspects making counselling effective is the total confidentiality in which sessions are held.
Online counselling
If for some reason we are unable to meet face-to-face, then I can provide counselling remotely, using Zoom or Facetime. There is no difference in terms of content, confidentiality, fees, etc. Please contact me if you would like to know more about this facility.