What is the commitment?
This depends on you, the counsellor and the problem. While deep-rooted problems will need maybe a weekly session for many months, short term counselling for a specific problem may only take a few weekly sessions. A session is usually 50 minutes. In a few cases one session may be enough.

Most practitioners believe that some payment, however small, reflects the client’s commitment to the process. It is all too easy to miss sessions if the going gets tough. Frequently clients find the counselling process quite painful, before the benefits are felt. In this directory the therapists listed have given an indication of their charges, which may be open to negotiation if there is a genuine problem about paying. Payment, and how many sessions you might need, will be agreed during the first session. It is wise, if you are making a long-term commitment, to agree any payments for missed or cancelled appointments and holiday arrangements. Part of setting the contract will be to agree the number of sessions before an assessment and review of progress is made, usually not more than six.