FAQs

All sessions are confidential except in the rare event when there is a risk of harm to someone who is vulnerable.

All sessions are 50 minutes long.

The sessions are on a weekly basis at a time and day agreed by all of us.

If you are unable to attend the session it is important to raise this as early as possible. I understand how work and family life can intervene. I will always try to offer an alternative session if I can. However I do need 3 days notice for the cancellation of a session. Otherwise the session will be charged in full.

No, I work Monday to Thursday, starting at 8am. My last session is 7pm.

Absolutely. Many couples come for a time limited set of sessions almost as a preventative measure. It’s helpful to recognise some pitfalls and deal with them before they become a problem.

Yes, this is conciliatory work. It is a safe place to look at what the ongoing difficulties are for you, particularly regarding changing parenting issues, new partners etc.

Yes, I work psychodynamically. This means that I am interested in what you have experienced in your past which has made you who you are and has informed your choices. Very often old unhelpful patterns of behaviour which were there for a reason in our past are no longer relevant or helpful. It’s useful to explore this, adopt new ways of communicating and discard ones that are no longer useful.