Frequently asked questions.
HOW MUCH ARE SESSIONS?
£110 (Psychologist) per 50-minute session (assessment or therapy).
£90 (Therapist/Counsellor) per 50-minute session (assessment or therapy). Please note, from 1st May 2024 we will be required to charge 20% VAT on top of a therapist/counsellor session bringing it to £108. Appointments with our psychologists are VAT exempt. Please read this blog explaining why will have to charge VAT.
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Here are some low cost options and ideas:
- Attend the 10 week ACT Skills for ERP Group and then continue in the monthly ACT and ERP Skills drop in group. The 10 week course works out at £60 per session (including all additional resources and 3 month follow up session), there are also a small number of reduced priced slots. Monthly drop in session is £25 per session (+ 20% VAT (£5) for UK clients) and we will increase the frequency of this group to fortnightly if we get enough interest.
- Save enough for a block of 5-8 sessions to work with a therapist in 1-2-1 to gain the ACT, Compassion and ERP foundational Skills. Then to attend the monthly ACT and ERP Skills drop in group to continue progress
- It can also be worth accessing information on OCD Action’s website, including advice on self-advocacy and accessing the best OCD treatment through the NHS
Our groups can be attended and people can choose how much participation people want to give. For example some people attend and leave the zoom camera turned off and don't share anything about their OCD history, they just follow along with the skills. On the other hand, other people share more about their process and ask questions with the camera on. There is no pressure to talk in these groups, you choose your level of participation. The groups provide the benefits of being lower cost than 1-2-1 therapy, skills and practice focused, deshaming (as you experience that others are struggling with the same issues) and a flexible option for attending therapy over the longer term to deepen recovery skills.
We offer a low cost group therapy options for over 18s. Email us to go on a waitlist or to find out more about low cost groups here.
HOW LONG IS EACH THERAPY SESSION?
Each therapy session is 50 minutes in length.
DO YOU ONLY TREAT OCD?
We created this centre to help those affected by OCD. However, OCD is often accompanied by other disorders, for example generalised anxiety disorder, phobias, panic, Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), skin or hair picking, social anxiety, depression, as well as trauma, grief, familial factors and more. Your therapist will formulate this with you and work on any other factors. Occasionally if we feel one issue is better treated elsewhere we will discuss this with you and make an appropriate referral for you.
WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT IN MY FIRST SESSION?
The first session is an assessment. The therapist will explore with you what is bothering you, covering the background and history. The assessment informs the work and helps our therapists make sure they are adequately placed to help. This is also your chance to make sure you get on and feel comfortable with the therapist.
WILL IT JUST BE US TALKING ALL SESSION?
Experiential exercises are at the heart of what we do to bring psychological concepts to life, and for our younger clients we may use play-based interventions. Of course, talking will be part of the process.
DO YOU DO SESSIONS ONLINE?
At this time we mainly work online. Sessions are over Zoom.
CAN I WORK WITH ONE OF YOUR TEAM IN-PERSON?
At this time only Stuart, Emma, and Debs work in-person with children and young people. Kirsty works with adults in-person. Stuart works at his office in Farnham, Surrey. Emma works at her office in Herne Hill, London. Debs works at her office in Haslemere, Surrey and Petersfield, Hampsire. Kirsty works from her office in Manchester. We are aiming to bring on more therapists who will work in-person and will update the website in due course.
ARE SESSIONS CONFIDENTIAL?
Yes, all sessions are confidential. With certain caveats such as if you are at risk or someone else is, the therapist may need to intervene. The therapist can discuss the limits of confidentiality with you in the first session.
WHAT IF I NEED TO TALK TO SOMEONE URGENTLY?
We do not work as an emergency service.
If urgent care is needed, please go to A&E or contact the other relevant emergency services.
Need support?
Call 116 123 to speak to a Samaritan or visit: https://www.samaritans.org/
Visit https://www.papyrus-uk.org/ for call, text and email support options for young people.