Feeling Free, Being Me
Psychotherapy & EMDR Therapy
TOTNES, SOUTH HAMS AND ONLINE ACROSS THE UK
Appointments
If you prefer to work indoors, I have a therapy room close to Totnes, in Ashprington. If you would like to work outdoors, my room is set in the beautiful countryside near the River Dart. We can discuss suitable locations including places that may be meaningful and comfortable for you.
Sessions are usually once a week and last 50 minutes online or in person, or 60 minutes when working outdoors.
I offer an initial online consultation of around 20 minutes. This gives you the opportunity to meet me, ask questions about how I work and decide whether I feel like the right therapist for you. It also allows me to understand a little more about what is bringing you to therapy and for us to make an initial exploration of the concerns you would like to work with.
If we decide to work together, we will arrange an initial set of appointments and review our work together periodically.
I will ask you to agree to Counselling Terms appropriate to the type of therapy you choose. These set out the practical arrangements for therapy, including confidentiality, cancellations and other administrative matters.
Contact Me
Counselling in and around the Totnes and South Hams areas
Fees
My usual fees are:
Initial online consultation (20 minutes): Free of charge
Online or in-person psychotherapy (50 minutes): £70
Walk and talk therapy (60 minutes): £70
Any variation in fees can be discussed during the initial consultation.
For Walk and Talk therapy, there may occasionally be additional costs such as car parking. Where this applies, we will discuss this in advance.
Please give at least 48 hours’ notice if you need to cancel or change an appointment. Sessions cancelled, changed or missed with less than 48 hours’ notice will normally be charged at the full session fee.
Frequently Asked Questions
Please see the section below this one ‘Counselling Terms’.
If you contact me, I will contact you back by the same means to discuss an initial consultation or to address any concerns you have about starting psychotherapy.
You will not be tied into a number of sessions in advance.
To cancel a scheduled appointment without charge, the cancellation must be made by email, text or telephone at least 48 hours before the scheduled start time and as much notice as possible is appreciated.
Cancellations made within 48 hours of an appointment will be charged at the agreed session price.
The initial consultation will be approximately 20 minutes.
In person and online appointments are 50 minutes.
Ecotherapy appointments are 60 minutes.
How many sessions will depend on the presenting issue. We will review this at stages during the therapy.
It is usual to come to therapy weekly. We can discuss this during the initial consultation.
You will be sent an invoice by email once you book an appointment. Payments should be made by bank transfer to the account on the invoice. Bank transfer payments should be made in advance of the session, as set out in the invoice, and your name used as the transfer reference. We can discuss payments at the initial consultation if you have concerns.
If payment is not made in advance of sessions starting, an administration fee may be charged for raising subsequent invoices.
- Access the appropriate counselling terms document(s). Fill in the details requested. Print and sign the document.
- Send the document to me (pdf, photo of the signature page, hard copy).
- Unless we have already agreed a date and time, request an appointment date and time in your reply.
- I will respond to your request by email, giving you a date and start time, or offering you a list of alternative dates and times.
- I will send you an invoice for each session (except for initial consultation).
- I will send you an appointment confirmation email and a link to join the session, if applicable.
Reaching out for therapy can feel difficult, and making contact is often an important first step.
Please use whichever way of getting in touch feels most comfortable for you. We can then arrange an initial consultation and take things from there.
Direct Contact
Mobile: 07547 981005
Email: jsamworth@gmail.com