Book an Appointment

Sessions are 45 minutes, or a full hour for couples, and start on the hour. Clinical supervision can be 45, 60 or 90 minutes. Please book and pay at least 5 days in advance. The fee for each service is shown in the form before you confirm, and in full on the fees page. Cancellations need 48 hours’ notice.

Mediation is not booked here. A mediation enquiry goes through a conflict of interest and suitability check first, and a written quote follows, so please use the enquiry route on the mediation page rather than this booking form. If an insurer or an employer scheme is paying for your therapy, please confirm the authorisation before you make a self-pay booking.

You do not need to create an account before booking. One is set up for you automatically when you book your first session, and you will receive an email to choose a password so you can view and manage your appointments online.

Where to start. The free ten minute call is for one question: is this the right place to start? It is a telephone or video call, booked below like any session, with no fee and no obligation. It is used to check that what you are looking for is something Marking Therapy offers, to answer practical questions about format, fees, insurance or timing, and to point you elsewhere if that would serve you better. It is not a therapy session, and nothing about your situation needs to be shared in it beyond what you choose.

The initial consultation is where the work begins: 45 minutes, £75, online, by telephone or in person. It is a proper first session, used to hear what has brought you, to answer your questions, and to agree together how to work, how often, and in what format. You leave it with a plan or with a clear reason why something else is recommended, and with no commitment to continue. Most people begin here; the free call is for those who want to check first.

Online and telephone sessions are explained on the Online and Telephone Sessions page. If you need any adjustment to the format, pace or venue, say so in the access box on the form or read Access and adjustments; every session can also be booked by telephone or email.

A quick check-in. Before a first session, or at any point between sessions, the check-in page offers two short, widely used questionnaires on mood and anxiety, scored in your browser with nothing sent or stored, and explains what the scores mean. It is not a diagnosis and it is not required for booking; some people find it a useful starting point for the first conversation.