Individual Therapy Contract

Confidentiality

All information will be kept confidential between you and me with the following exceptions:

• I reserve the right to break confidentiality if instructed to by a court of law.
• I reserve the right to break confidentiality if I believe that either of you are going to cause physical harm to another individual.
• I reserve the right to break confidentiality if I believe either of you are going to physically harm yourself.

There is a possibility I will be discussing your case with other Psychotherapists and my supervisor during my closed supervision group. This is required by the rules of my regulatory body (UKCP) and is beneficial to both clients and therapist.

Fees

Therapy is weekly or fortnightly, depending on your needs. Each session lasts 60 minutes and costs £80. Please pay by bank transfer the day before your session.

Attendance and punctuality

Please give 48 hours’ notice of any cancellation. If it is less that 48 hours you will be charged my full fee. This is because if you cancel with less than 48 hours’ notice it’s too late to fit in other clients. The purpose of this policy is also to help you stay committed to coming. As the work progresses, there may be hard times, and it is easy to avoid them by cancelling and I believe this is not in the best interests of your therapy. Thank you for your understanding.

Online sessions

All Online sessions are on Zoom. You will be sent the Zoom link alongside this contract, please use the same Zoom link each time for your sessions. Make sure the location you join the Zoom session from is appropriate and confidential. For example: in a private room where you can shut the door, not in a public place or café, not in bed.

Alcohol

Please do not consume alcohol or substances that may affect your focus or behaviour 12-24 hours before sessions.

Endings

If you are considering ending therapy please discuss this with me in a session. By signing this contract, you also agree to have one ending session before your final end date. This is so we can consolidate all the learnings of your therapy and is for your benefit.  

In the UK

In an emergency

Please note that I am not an emergency service, and I won’t always be able to respond to emails or messages between sessions. If you find yourself in a crisis or need immediate support, please contact one of the following services:

In the UK:

• Dial 111 (select option 2, mental health)
• The Crisis Team 0800 0516 171
• Shout Crisis Text Line (UK): Text "SHOUT" to 8525
• The Samaritans 24/7 – call 116123
• In Leeds:Go directly to A&E, 24 hours (Leeds General Infirmary, Great George St, Leeds LS1 3EX) phone 0113 243 2799