| Portsmouth, Hampshire: | |
| Mon: | noon to 5pm & 7pm |
| Tue: | 5pm & 7pm |
| Wed: | 3pm to 7pm |
| Fri: | noon to 4pm |
| Skype/Online | |
| Tue: | noon to 4pm |
| Wed: | 4pm to 7pm |
Evening (red) appointments are most popular. Other appointments become available as current cases end.
About your Appointment.
Your First Appointment.
Your first appointment – we call it an assessment – will last for 50 minutes and is intended for you to be able to discuss with Dean your needs for counselling.
This is a mutual assessment: you’re evaluating Dean too to see if you can work with him. Dean will help you decide if counselling with him is a suitable form of therapy, or if other therapies may be more appropriate. You both will discuss the type of therapy on offer, confidentiality, and the service that Dean is offering to you. If all is acceptable to both you and Dean, counselling may proceed.
Subsequent Appointments.
If, after the assessment, we agree that counselling is appropriate and we agree that we can work together, you will either be invited to commence regular sessions (if you are seeking individuals or couples counselling) or be offered a start date if you are thinking about joining a therapy group.
Dean will discuss with you the counselling fees, payment arrangements for missed sessions and holidays.
Your session appointment will be at the same time and day of the week each week.
If you are choosing face-to-face counselling, you and Dean will meet in the same room and same location each week. If you are choosing Skype counselling, it will be your responsibility to ensure you will not be disturbed and that you are in a safe place (e.g. a room where you won’t be overheard).
Read more about Dean Richardson’s counselling services…
Missed Sessions.
From time to time missing sessions may be unavoidable. I operate the following policy:-
- Sessions that you cancel within 48 hours are charged at the agreed session fee.
- Sessions that you cancel with 48 hours or more notice are charged at half the agreed fee.
- Sessions that I have to cancel will incur no charge.
