Question 1

How long is each therapy session?

Accepted Answer

Each session is 50 minutes.

Question 2

What is your fee?

Accepted Answer

Stevenage and online sessions are £70. London Bridge sessions are £85. Fees are confirmed before your first paid session.

Question 3

How many sessions will I need?

Accepted Answer

I normally suggest starting with an initial four-week block. After that, we review the work together and decide whether to continue. Some people work for a focused period; others stay in longer-term therapy.

Question 4

Do you work in person or online?

Accepted Answer

Both. I see clients in person in Stevenage Old Town and in London Bridge, and I work online with people across the UK.

Question 5

What problems can therapy help with?

Accepted Answer

People come for many reasons: anxiety, depression, work stress, relationships, grief, life transitions, men's issues, social anxiety, the after-effects of difficult earlier experiences, and a general sense that something is not quite right.

Question 6

What kind of therapy do you practise?

Accepted Answer

Psychodynamic therapy. That means we pay attention to recurring patterns, to early experiences, to the relationships that have shaped you, and to what is happening between us in the room.

Question 7

What happens in the first consultation?

Accepted Answer

The free 15-minute call is a chance to say what you are looking for and to ask anything you want to. There is no pressure to commit. If we then meet for a full session, that session is itself a way of seeing how it feels to work together.

Question 8

Is therapy confidential?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The work is confidential within the standard limits set out by the BACP — for example, where there is a serious risk of harm. I will explain all of this clearly at the start of our work.

Question 9

How do I know whether we are a good fit?

Accepted Answer

Fit matters more than almost anything else in therapy. The first consultation and the first session are how we find out. If it does not feel like the right fit, I will help you think about other options.

Practical questions, answered plainly.