How I Work

Confidentiality

What we talk about in session is confidential with the following qualifications:

I discuss my work with a supervisor and will use only your first name
With your prior informed consent, I may contact other health professionals
I may need to break confidentiality where there is serious risk to you or others or in compliance with legal requirements
your contact details are held in confidence by a professional colleague, who has instructions to contact you in case of an emergency if I am unable to do so

Where a third party has contracted for us to work together (such as an Employer Assisted Scheme or Insurance Company), I may be required to submit brief written records of our sessions to this third party. I am happy to discuss the content and format of these notes and you may see these with at least one week’s notice.

Sessions and Fees

I offer fifty-minute weekly sessions for both time-focused counselling and longer-term individual psychotherapy.

I also offer more frequent sessions (up to five per week) on an occasional or on-going basis, subject to availability.

I offer couples seventy five-minute sessions and groups usually run for two hours.

My fees currently begin at £40 per session, depending on the time, frequency and format of sessions. I charge £60 for all 50-minute consultations. Fees are payable by cash or cheque at each session, or by cash, cheque or BACS transfer on an advance schedule.

If you decide not to attend a session, I may be able to offer you alternative session times within the same working week, subject to availability and given notice of at least one week. Otherwise, I charge for all missed and cancelled sessions.

Sessions begin and end on time and, since I have no waiting room facilities, please arrive on time.

Paul Kellett van Leer

Counselling, Psychotherapy, Clinical Supervision, Teaching & Academic Consultation