Although I now find myself at the cutting edge of contemporary developments in behaviour change therapy I still rely essentially on the healing power of establishing a genuine person-to-person, heart-to-heart relationship. The rapidly developing ‘3rd wave’ of the CBT tradition (In which I specialise as a clinician and trainer) honours the values of my earlier humanistic training, integrates the insights and practices from my involvement with the ‘mindfulness, acceptance & compassion’ traditions, and encourages me to conduct myself as a ’scientist practitioner’. This is key to providing all of my clients with an evidence-based treatment; in other words, working with what works.

In working locally with groups I aim towards building a self-sustaining community of like-minded mindfulness practitioners. To support this aim I supplement my professional (MBSR/MBCT) standard 8 week mindfulness training courses (6 per year) with ongoing opportunities for monthly 'drop-in' group practice sessions and day retreats (3 per year) and longer residential mindfulness retreats in nature (2 per year)

One to one work:

Assessment fees: I charge £50 – that’s just over half my standard hourly fee – for an initial assessment meeting. I think of it as a mutual assessment, each of each other, and to check out if it feels right to work together. It’s also the time for me to assess whether I genuinely think I can offer the right sort of assistance for the kind of challenges you are seeking to address.

Ongoing sessional fee: Thereafter, if we decide to work together, my fee is £90 per meeting for self-funding clients. I am an approved and registered service provider for most health insurance companies and in these cases fees are often set by the company’s expectations of the going rate for a psychologist’s consultation. I ask you not to quote the rates I offer to self-funding clients if you are intending to seek health insurance or other institutional assistance because – in many cases – that may result in insurance companies offering me ‘below market’ rates; this in turn would undermine my ongoing ability/willingness to be flexible with my fees.
Many insurance companies will charge you an annual Excess fee – they expect me to collect it and will deduct it from reimbursing my fees if I fail to do so! I will ask you clarify what is that excess fee and to settle up with me over the first two weeks.

Sliding scale fees: Self-funding people who – in circumstances of genuine financial hardship – cannot afford my full fee can engage with my sliding scale. We can have a more detailed dialogue about this and many other matters at the assessment meeting.

Couples/Family:

In this case my standard fee is £110 - with similar caveats to the above

Group training:

The 8 week course is currently offered at early bird, £230 - full fee, £260

The drop-in groups are £7 per evening with significant reductions for 6 monthly commitment

Retreats work out around £60 per day and frequently include gourmet meals