This page outlines what to expect when starting psychotherapy with me near Chancery Lane, Holborn, or online.
Introductory appointment and scheduled phone call
Our first meeting together is an opportunity for us to explore what has brought you to therapy, and allows us to get a sense for how it might be to work together. There is space in the days afterwards to reflect before proceeding to a course of therapy. This is a fifty-minute appointment and the fee is £55.
If you would like to speak on the phone before arranging an introductory therapy session, I am happy to schedule a 20-minute call for no fee.
If you are considering starting therapy with me, you can read about how I collect, use and protect your personal information in my Privacy Policy.
Length and frequency of therapy
I offer both short-term and open-ended therapy. While we may agree a notional length to our work at the start, this can be revisited at any time. Normally I would suggest meeting for six appointments to begin with and then for us to use the therapeutic space to reflect on where we want to go from there.
Appointments are weekly and last fifty minutes. Typically I do not see clients fortnightly at the outset, but it may be possible to meet less frequently at a later stage in our work together.
Fees
My regular fee is £90 for a weekly 50-minute psychotherapy session. An introductory 50-minute therapy session is £55. If you would like to speak before arranging an introductory session, I am happy to offer a 20-minute phone or Zoom call at no charge. I also offer a limited number of reduced-fee places for those on lower incomes; these are currently fully allocated.
I review my fees each year and typically provide six months notice to my existing clients if my rates are to increase.
General terms for individual psychotherapy
The one-page PDF below outlines and expands on the framework for my work with clients, fees, cancellation and holiday policies, confidentiality, data protection and ethics. Normally I would request that you sign the document or confirm by email that you agree to these general terms for psychotherapy sessions at the start of our regular work together.
261011 General terms for individual psychotherapy sessions with Duncan Roebuck
Urgent help
I offer counselling and psychotherapy by appointment only. If you need someone to speak to now, Samaritans are available 24 hours a day, every day of the year (call 116 123).
If you or someone else is in danger, call 999 or go to A&E now; or if you need help urgently for your mental health, but it’s not an emergency, call the NHS on 111.