Frequently Asked Questions

There’s no fixed duration for therapy - it really depends on what you want to get out of the sessions. Some people use therapy as a short-term support to navigate a specific situation over a couple of months. But usually therapy is an ongoing process, allowing you to explore deeper patterns in your life and work toward longer-term growth and well-being. If you do want to work to a fixed term, structured therapy is better suited to this.

• Therapy sessions are £80 for 50 minutes

• Supervision is £80 for 50 minutes or £125 for 80 minutes

All payments are via bank transfer or Paypal.

Therapy depends on regular contact, and especially at the beginning weekly sessions are best to build a relationship and gain some momentum. I’d suggest we start weekly for at least the first six sessions. We can then either continue weekly or drop down to fortnightly if that suits you better.

Clinical supervision for therapists is usually every 2-4 weeks depending on your needs.

Not at all - I’m open to working with anyone interested in my style of working, regardless of whether you are a Buddhist.

The philosophy that I draw on can also be seen as universal wisdom that appears in stoic philosophies and many types of western psychology. as well as within Buddhist thought

There is no need or expectation that we have to label our work together as specifically Buddhist.

I’ve been studying Buddhist thought for around twenty years, but I still wouldn’t call myself an ‘expert’. Buddhism is a vast and diverse tradition, with thousands of years of writings and many different schools and approaches. It’s not really possible to be an expert in all of it.

As a secular Buddhist, my focus is less on specific traditions and more on how Buddhist ideas can be meaningfully applied for therapeutic benefit. I may not know every detail of the particular style of Buddhism you follow or are interested in, but what matters most in therapy is listening, understanding and working together. With both your perspective and my knowledge, we can create space for the important work of therapy to happen.

Absolutely not. One of the challenges with how the Buddhist precepts are sometimes understood is that they can make people feel as if they’re ‘not good enough’ or that they’re failing if they don’t follow them perfectly or don’t want to engage with them at all.

However you feel about drinking alcohol, taking recreational drugs or eating meat is completely okay.

If at some point you feel that your relationship with any of these things is having a negative impact on your well-being, then we can explore that together - but without any blame or shame.

Not at all. The benefits of therapy don’t depend on meditation. Meditation can be very supportive, but if you don’t connect with it, that is totally fine.

If at some point you are curious about trying meditation, we can explore that together and I would be very happy to support you in building a practice. But there is never any pressure, expectation or judgement. This is your journey, make it work for you.

Yes. Confidentiality is a really important principle in therapy. What you share with me stays between us.

There are some rare exceptions - mainly relating to significant risk of harm to yourself or others or if I am legally required to share information. These situations are unusual and I will explain them in more detail before we begin working together so you know what to expect. My aim is always to create a safe and trusting space for our work.

I also discuss my work in my clinical supervision which is a standard part of good practice for therapists. However I don’t share identifying details - your privacy is always protected.