Here's a few things people often ask me

Yes, confidentiality is essential for therapy. The only times I would break confidentiality are with my clinical supervisor. Even here I would only use a first name, and my supervisor is bound by the same strict confidentiality as me so any information would not go any further. The only other time I may break confidentiality is if I really thought someone was going to get seriously hurt, and if that was the case I’d discuss it with you first. 

We can work outside, online or in a therapy room in Skipton. The room I use is in the Divergent Space complex in Victoria Street, Skipton. If we choose to work outside, I have a few locations I know well and use regularly around Skipton and the southern Yorkshire Dales. Wherever we choose to work, we need to decide at least 24h beforehand. 

This might be a concern for you, especially if we're working close to where you live. If this is the case we can agree beforehand what we might say and if/how we might introduce each other. We can work with whatever feelings come up from an interaction like this, as it often enriches the work. 

Every therapist has a supervisor. This means there is someone to offer a different perspective on the work. I'm a human, not a robot, with my own ways of processing things, my own past history and upbringing, so it's important to be able to disentangle my processes from yours. To achieve this, I have regular therapy myself, and I rely on a supervisor to help me see what I might be blind to, and to help the work to progress. 

I feel passionately that therapy should be accessible to everyone, and owning a vehicle shouldn't be a barrier to this.  One of the great things about working outdoors is the flexibility, we're not tied down to one location so we can arrange a meeting place that you can easily get to. 

£40 per hour session. This reduced rate reflects my position as a UKCP therapist in advanced training.