How does it work?

​How often do I need treatment?

The first step after you contact us (whether by phone or the contact form on this website) will be a brief telephone conversation with a therapist. Tim also provides facebook or Whatsapp chat, if the first contact via voice is too stressful for you.
This is so you can raise any questions or concerns and share a little about your situation. Each and every telephone call is conducted in strict confidence.
Your first session will give you the chance to talk freely in a calm, quiet and completely confidential environment.
Following this, you can choose whether to continue your session. It’s designed to give you freedom of choice and to ensure you are comfortable talking with your therapist.
Also, you’ll be advised of a recommended pattern of meetings, or if another therapist would be best for you. We will always advise you to seek better or different help if that is appropriate.

How do I pay?

​You can pay via BACs transfer to the account on the About page or make a Paypal donation to the Trust whose buildings we use by clicking on the button below, and they will pay us.

We usually suggest a one-hour session once a week to begin with. It’s best you find a day and time that is easy to attend, that fits into your life. How often you come to see your therapist may change later. Most importantly, you choose when and how often your sessions take place.
The next few sessions may include an exploration of your life story to help understand problematic or limiting ways of thinking and behaving with the goal of understanding what you would like to work on. This is likely to be part of longer-term therapy, which for some will remain open-ended until it feels as if some resolution has been reached. For those seeking short-term therapy, lasting for around 5-10 sessions, a more solution-focused approach will be appropriate, incorporating specific tasks and homework between sessions.
During your first few sessions, your therapist will discuss a course of therapy  appropriate for you and ask you what it is you hope to achieve from therapy. 

Where do I go?

At the moment, face to face consultations are extremely difficult, but we have a room at St Anne's Church, at 7 Cattlemarket Road, Northampton, NN1 1HL, in the centre of town. There is plenty of parking nearby. We are also able to offer online consultations via Zoom, Skype, Google Meet, or other platforms, and chat via Facebook or Whatsapp (more secure)