Ruth Gorrie
Counsellor and Psychotherapist
I'm interested. what now?
Drop me an email
I’ll get back to you to arrange a 15 minute free phone assessment.
15 minutes free initial assessment by phone
Before you start counselling, we would have an initial assessment. This would be a chance for me to hear what is bringing you to counselling and a bit about you, and for you to ask any questions and find out what to expect. There is no commitment to us working together until after this session. During the session you can get a feel for if I am the right counsellor for you, if you feel comfortable with me and whether what I am offering is the right thing for you. If you are happy to proceed, at that point we would arrange a set time to continue.
fees
I charge £45.00 per 1 hour session. Payment is by bank transfer 24 hours prior to the session. I can work flexibly for those clients who are carers, who have children or who have changing work schedules.
Counselling sessions
Should you agree to continue into therapy with me, we’ll book in a session and I'll send you my counselling contract. I aim to be flexible in timings and frequency of sessions. Sessions last for 1 hour.
I do my best to put people at ease. People often arrive nervous and leave feeling is was much more comfortable than they expected.
Here's a link to my blog about what to expect from the first session: https://www.thehoperoom.co.uk/post/what-will-happen-on-your-first-counselling-session
Length of therapy
There is no fixed amount of time that we should work together, or minimum or maximum number of sessions you should or can have. That is up to you. You may come already knowing how many sessions you would like or may choose to see how it goes and leave things more open-ended, which is perfectly fine too. I recommend a minimum of 8 sessions, mainly because it takes a few sessions to get to know each other and to really get into the work.
At a point that suits you, we will work towards an ending. This could be due to the ending of the contract; having fulfilled your goal; feeling ready to move on; or to be referred to a more appropriate service.