We provide psychological therapy for:
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Emotional Wellbeing for Children, Families and Adults
We offer psychological therapy for a range of presentations including:
Anxiety (such as panic, phobias, OCD, anxiety about health) | Stress (e.g. school, work. life) | Depression | Self-esteem | Self-confidence | Perfectionism | Self-criticism | Sleep difficulties | Lack of purpose in life | Loss | Bereavement | Challenges for caring for people with mental health and physical health problems | Trauma | Trans-cultural issues | Life transitions | Social isolation
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Physical Health & Mental Health for Children, Families and Adults
We offer psychological therapy across the age range to those who may be struggling emotionally with a health condition. Often this can be the adjustment to diagnosis, management of health or living alongside with a health condition. We have experience with the following:
Diabetes & Endocrinology | Gastroenterology | Neurology | Tics & Tourettes | Chronic Headaches | Cleft lip & Palate | Pain | Rheumatology | Cystic Fibrosis | Trauma | Haemaology |
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Expats
Leaving your country of origin to move and live abroad can be a significant change and life transition. It can be a courageous move and also an anxiety-provoking one. Whilst moving country can offer hope, excitement, and new opportunities, it can also come with numerous challenges such as:
Adapting to a new culture | not speaking the local language | feeling isolated from family and friends | difficulties with long-distance relationships |struggling to build new social networks| looking for new jobs, accommodation, and schools| loss of familiar routine | missing out on milestones at home| discrimination | financial pressures | coping with work/academic pressures and much more.
What To Expect From Therapy
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What is Therapy?
Therapy is a collaborative process between you and your therapist. This means you can let the therapist know what you find helpful or unhelpful and share your own ideas on what will aid progress. Therapy is not necessarily a “quick fix” and it can take time and work to notice any changes. The therapist cannot guarantee that sessions will result in improvement, but will do their best to provide effective treatment and help you achieve your goals. Your progress can be regularly reviewed and the therapist will only recommend further sessions if these are likely to be of benefit to you. You are under no obligation to continue sessions.
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Your First Appointment
The initial assessment session is an invitation to talk through any questions you may have about therapy and what type of support you would like to receive from your therapist. There is opportunity for us to talk about what has brought you to therapy, what may be causing the difficulties you are experiencing, and what you would hope to be different from having therapy. The initial assessment session can typically be between one to two sessions. If you decide that therapy is not for you or a different approach is needed that cannot be provided by us, then we will do our best to put you in touch with someone who may be able to help.
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Duration and Frequency Of Sessions
If you decide to continue with therapy sessions, you and your therapist will collaboratively agree on the frequency of the sessions (these are usually held once a week or once a fortnight) and typically the sessions will last 50 minutes.
Please contact us as soon as possible to let us know if you would like to cancel or rearrange an appointment. We operate under a cancellation policy where 48 hours notice by phone or email is required for a cancellation or for a request to rearrange an appointment. Please refer to FAQ for further details.
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Fees
We offer therapy if you hold Private Medical Insurance with Allianz, Aetna, Aviva, BUPA, BUPA Global, Cigna Healthcare, WPA. For self funding clients, our rate is £130 per 50 minute session.
If there is a medical insurance not listed here please do get in touch and we will look into whether we can be covered.