Availability

Psychotherapy and psychotherapeutic counselling

I am currently at full capacity and do not keep a waiting list. However, this changes week by week. I update this page weekly with current availability.

I do not have a ‘concessionary’ space at the present time. For suggestions on organisations and other therapists who may offer reduced fee and free therapy, please see my Resources page.

Eco-Therapy & Yoga Therapy

I currently have very limited availability for adult fortnightly or monthly ecotherapy or yoga therapy sessions in bands A, B and C as well as one Activist space.

Sliding Scale

How the sliding scale works

Based on principles of economic justice, the fee clients pay is proportionate to what they have available. Those with more financial capacity support those with less capacity to access therapy. The scale takes into account variations in both income and financial outgoings (for example subsidised rent, such as housing benefit, would mean you had less outgoings than average; and unsubsidised medical expenses might mean you had more outgoings than average).

My sliding scale is based on the ‘Green Bottle’ sliding scale devised by Alexis Cunningfolk and the wording used by the RTN membership sliding scale.

• I work on a basis of trust and do not ask for proof of income. However, as this sliding scale is offered in a spirit of generosity, my request is that clients use it honestly. There is an allocated number of slots available for each band. This allows me to offer accessible therapy whilst also ensuring the sustainability of my practice and appropriately valuing my time and professional abilities, as well as covering my professional overheads. If your circumstances change and you need to move bands, please let me know and I will see if there is space available in that band.

• There is routinely more demand for lower slots than higher. Whilst I encourage anyone who needs a lower price slot to take it, if you take up a slot at a lower rate that slot will not then be available to someone else who may not be able to afford therapy without it. Please also consider this if your circumstances change during your therapy journey. If you wish to change fee band to allow someone else to access it, please let me know.

• Once you start therapy you will be committed to paying for it on a regular basis. If the therapy I offer is beyond your budget, I would be happy to talk through with you organisations and other therapists which may offer more affordable alternatives.

• If you can ask others for financial support, such as family members or partners, please consider using those personal resources before you use the resources of the sliding scale.

• Organisations pay a set fee of Band B.

• If a third party, such as a parent, is paying for therapy, the rate is based on the third party’s financial capacity.

Sliding Scale (Non-Concessionary Rates)

Please read through the ‘Sliding Scale’ section below and decide a band that best matches your circumstances. This should be the category where you have a sense you fall, however, you do not need to agree with every statement. Differences between the bands are in italics.

A: £70

The Band A price is the actual cost of the session. If you choose a price below the top tier you are receiving a discount.

• I am comfortably able to meet my basic needs* all the time.

• I am employed and/or have a regular income (such as a wage or benefits).

• I have access to ample financial savings or assets.

• I have ample disposable income. E.g. In a month, I could regularly eat out, or go out for coffee, or could regularly pay to events or activities, such as yoga class or the cinema, or buy new clothes/ books every month.

B: £60

The middle price is for those who are able to meet their basic needs but have little-to-no expendable income. Paying for the sessions may qualify as a sacrifice but it would not create hardship.

• I am able to meet my basic needs* the majority of the time.

• I am employed and/or have a regular income (such as a wage or benefits).

• I have access to some financial savings.

• I have a moderate expendable income. E.g. in a month, I could sometimes eat out, or go out for coffee, or could sometimes pay to go to events or activities, such as yoga class or the cinema.

C: £50

The bottom price is for those who struggle to meet basic needs and paying for the sessions would be a significant hardship.

• I may stress about meeting my basic needs* but still regularly achieve them.

• I have a regular income (such as a wage or benefits).

• I don't have any savings

• I rarely have an expendable income. E.g. in a month, I could rarely eat out, or go out for coffee, or could rarely pay to go to events or activities, such as yoga class or the cinema.

• I hold marginalised identities that impact upon access to money.

• I cannot afford an annual holiday or take time off without financial burden.

Concessionary Rates

I reserve one slot for people who are experiencing financial hardship (see below) and identify with two or more of the following categories (I make this offer because people from these groups tend to be more economically disadvantaged).

• trans, non-binary, gender diverse, and/or

• woman

• disabled and/ or

• a person of colour and/or

• staying in a refuge or temporary housing and/or

• a person seeking asylum/ refugee

• a person who experienced childhood abuse

Financial Hardship:

If you resonate most strongly with all of the following statements you are likely to be experiencing financial hardship:

• I often stress about meeting my basic needs and don't always achieve them

• I am unemployed or underemployed or on a low wage

• I qualify for benefits (UK)

• I have no financial savings or expendable income

*basic needs include food, housing, clothing, transportation.

This slot is offered at £40 per session.

I currently do not have a slot available for concession. I will post here if one becomes available.

Activist Rate for Yoga Therapy

I offer yoga therapy for climate, animal liberation, LGBTQ+, and anti-racism direct action activists who are experiencing financial hardship (see above) at £40 for an hour session. I offer this on a trust basis- you do not need ‘proof’ of activism.

I reserve one slot per month and currently have one slot available for this.

I do not hold a waiting list but post here when I have availability.

In the future, I hope to offer this for psychotherapy too. Other organisations do offer this, please see here for info.