I am a member of the BACP and work within their ethical frameworks.
Anything discussed is confidential. The only exception is if I consider you, your child or anyone else to be at significant risk and then I will make emergency arrangements as necessary. I would not do this without informing you unless doing so would put you or someone else at risk.
Although I will maintain confidentiality, it is for you (or your child) to decide what you (or they) choose to share with others about our sessions.
When working with children, I do in principal encourage better ways of relating with parents. However, your child may not choose to discuss what I talk about outside the session. It may be helpful for you to let me know if any worries arise for you around this issue.
Each session will be 50 minutes long at an interval that will be decided after assessment or as per our diaries. Extended sessions (for families or assessment where required) are usually 1 hour and 15 minutes.
My practice is term time. I will try to give good notice of forthcoming holidays and breaks and I hope you will give me as much notice as you can
Sessions will be charged and invoiced following the session, or monthly for more regular sessions, payable on receipt or if Skype sessions are arranged then payable before the session takes place. If you do not attend, the full fee will be chargeable, unless 4 or more days’ notice has been given. Extended sessions are charged pro rata. If phone sessions, long email replies, external meetings, letters or reports are required, then these are charged pro rata including travel time. Reasonable short emails /calls (generally for booking appointments and emergencies) are not usually chargeable. I will not carry out any extra work such as noted above without your permission otherwise you will not be charged.
If you are late, it will not be possible to go over time at the end, as this is likely to cut into someone else’s time. Please do not arrive early unless pre-arranged, as you might disturb someone else’s session or I may be involved in phone calls or other work.
If you wish to stop therapy at any time, I will require at least 2 sessions’ notice. This is important so that I can discuss the ending rather than stop suddenly, which can be very damaging even though it may not feel like it at the time. If you do not give such notice, those outstanding sessions may become chargeable..