Once you have enquired about the services, a free 15-minute telephone consultation will be arranged to gather some further information regarding the specific concerns and needs of your child. You are encouraged to actively collaborate throughout the entire consultation process, so that we can work together to establish a plan moving forward. Once this initial discussion has occurred and if you are happy to proceed, we will then organise your first appointment.

The initial session is a chance to get to know your child and some of the difficulties they have been experiencing; the session will focus on engagement and building a therapeutic relationship, starting with an assessment of the current presenting problem(s). The assessment will also identify goals for ongoing therepeutic work. It is important to note that the initial assessment period may take longer than one therapy session and assessments completed during a clinical interview with the young person may also be supplemented with information gathered from parent/carers, school and questionnaires.

At present face to face appointments can be offered in West Yorkshire. Most appointments can also be held online via videoconferencing and therefore referrals can be accepted from various locations, if online working is suitable to your and/or your child. All arrangements of the session will be confirmed with you in advance.

Please see the fees page for further information.

Typically, therapy sessions will be scheduled on a weekly basis and will occur for a duration of 50-60 minutes. At times, it may be beneficial for there to be longer intervals between sessions (e.g., bimonthly) or for sessions to be of a shorter duration (e.g., 30 minutes). This will be identified during the assessment phase/over the course of therapy and such recommendations would be shared and discussed with you in advance.