Questions

Take a look at each therapist’s profiles. Do you like what you see? Are you drawn to that person and what they are offering? Contact them and see when and how they respond to you. The single most important factor in finding the right therapist for you is the quality of the relationship which forms between you and that person. Trust your instincts.

Whilst both Psychotherapy and Counselling aim to help you resolve current issues you are challenged by, Counselling is often more focussed on an individual issue - like bereavement or anxiety – and how it is affecting your life in the present. Psychotherapy looks at your past and your present, it works at a deeper level to enable personal transformation.

Each therapist will have a different pay scale so that’s a hard question to answer! Most therapists will have their fee on their website profiles.

Yes you can. It’s important to let your therapist know at the start of your work together what medication you are on and why you are on it.

This will depend on what you are bringing to therapy. If you are working through a single issue that is affecting you currently, you may only need 6 to 8 sessions. When delving into childhood experiences, which can often be at the core of our adult unhappiness, that can take longer to explore and heal. It’s important to keep an open mind about how long it might take and raise any concerns with your therapist if you have them.

Often clients might come to therapy for a specific issue but as the work unfolds, they become interested in delving deeper. So the honest answer is: how long is a piece of string!

Thrive Therapy rooms are well lit and comfortable. You can view them here