In the first session your counsellor will talk you through your needs assessment and get a clear understanding of what is important to you, your expectations of counselling, and agree how we will work together moving forward.
This is also your time to figure out if we are right for you. The first 30 minutes is free. If you are comfortable to complete the whole hour, a £20 fee is required.
Counselling is a journey of discovery led by your wants and needs at your own pace. Our therapies are led by fully trained counsellors that will listen to you and help you find ways to deal with emotional and psychological issues.
Each therapy package is uniquely designed for you and the approaches used are matched to your individual needs.
It is rare that a client feels instantly better after one session of counselling. Trauma, emotional or psychological, can be like a festering wound that has scabbed over. Just like an infected wound, it hurts and throbs until the infection is cleaned out. If left, the infection spreads.
To clean out a wound you first have to pick off the scab and then flush out the mess. Only then can the wound heal properly.
We believe that scars signify a battle won; a wound healed.
If you are looking to start or continue telephone or video counselling, lockdown will not affect your sessions or their delivery. If you are receiving face to face sessions, they will have to switch to telephone or video counselling sessions until lockdown is lifted. No new face to face sessions will be started during lockdown. We are happy to continue face to face after lockdown has been lifted.
A standard counselling hour is 50 minutes long with the remaining 10 minutes for queries and further booking arrangements.
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Yes. Please complete an enquiry form and we can discuss it with you further.
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We understand that circumstances change and emergencies occur. Certain allowances are made at the discretion of your counsellor.
We recognise that front line and forces personnel may not be given 24hrs notice when emergencies occur. We can contract a reduced notice period in these circumstances.
Ratcliffe Therapeutic Counselling reserves the right to charge in full for missed appointments or those cancelled with less than 24hrs notice.
Yes. We offer Early Bird sessions. Please see our shop for further details.
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Yes. We offer Night Owl sessions. Please see our shop for further details.
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Yes. We offer Sunday Specials. Please see our shop for further details.
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Yes. We offer package deals. Please see our shop for further details.
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Yes. We offer gift vouchers for single sessions or package deals. Please see our shop for further details.
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You can call us on 07557 094927
You can email us through our general enquiries form.
We will have an online booking system coming soon.
