I give a lot of information on this page about what working with me is like. I often find it helpful when doing a new thing outside of my comfort zone to know as much as possible about it in advance.
Basic facts
I work from my therapy room at home in Shirehampton, and can also work online with clients.
The sessions take 50 minutes and cost £40. I also have two low-income places available for £20 a session. Please get in touch with me at cee@outsidertherapy.com if you are interested in taking up one of these spaces.
In the first session, we go through the therapy agreement, which you can find here. That agreement tells you about the expectations you can have of me and I will have of you.
When the work is online, I’ll be on camera so you can see me responding to you. If you don’t want to be on camera you are welcome to turn it off.
Free intro call
I offer a free 20 minute introductary chat, which is an opportunity for you to get a sense of what it would be like to work with me, ask any questions you might have about what’s involved, or bring up any concerns or worries you might have. There is no pressure to then book into regular therapy.
To book an intro call, you can reach me at cee@outsidertherapy.com or on 07922 780153 and we can sort something out.
What’s a session like?
A comfy therapy room, looking out on a mildly overgrown garden….
I work from home in my therapy room, and I live five minutes’ walk from Shirehampton Green. The room is comfortable and cosy and looks onto the garden where you can often see robins and other birds. There are a few steep steps up to my house. If you would prefer a more accessible location, I can also work with clients at the Shirehampton Public Hall, where there is a £10 per session surcharge for room hire.
If we are working online, then I will have sent you a recurring calendar invitation which has the Google Meet link in it. The link will be the same each week, and you should be able to find it in your calendar. If you have any problems, just drop me an email.
Generally, I will start by checking in with how you are doing. Sometimes people turn up ready to get right into it, and sometimes people want to name some of the stressful things that are going on in their lives. I might summarise some of what we talked about in the last session. I then usually ask what you would like to talk about in that session, or where you would like to begin.
Every six sessions, I have a mini-review with clients, which gives a space to check in with how you are feeling about things, whether there is anything you would like to change about the way we work, and whether you feel like you want to work towards a conclusion. It’s also a place for you to offer feedback if you feel comfortable doing so and reflect on our relationship.