Therapy Fees & Booking | Dave Wakley Psychotherapist Devon

Therapy Appointments

Professional therapy sessions are 60 minutes duration, with longer appointments available by arrangement. I provide counselling services both in-person at my Chagford, Devon practice and through secure online sessions via Zoom. All appointments begin promptly at the scheduled time to ensure you receive your complete session.

Therapy Services & Pricing

Free Initial Consultation

up to 30-minute telephone consultation - Free of charge to ensure my approach meets your therapy needs

Individual Counselling & Therapy Sessions

60-minute therapy session (in-person Chagford clinic or online via Zoom) - £70
Evening appointments after 6pm (60-minute sessions) - £80
Extended 90-minute therapy sessions - £100

Affordable Therapy Options

Concessionary therapy slots offered on a limited basis

Therapy Session Booking & Payment

Payment for therapy sessions is required 48 hours in advance. Your counselling appointment (in-person or online) will be confirmed upon receipt of payment.

Cancellation Policy for Therapy Sessions

Please provide 48 hours notice for any therapy session cancellations to allow other clients access to appointments. . I will endeavour to give you adequate notice should I need to cancel our appointment. I will inform you of any holidays or times I’m unavailable.

Availability, confidentiality and limitations

My availability to you:

Please note, I cannot offer crisis support. If you are experiencing mental health distress between sessions the following numbers may be useful:

• 24/7 NHS Devon Urgent Mental Health Helpline – 0808 196 8708

• 24/7 Samaritans Nationwide Service – 116123

I regret that I am unable to offer therapeutic advice outside of your booked sessions.

Limitations in the therapy room:

Counselling and therapy will not take place if you are under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol, or if you intend to harm yourself in the therapy room. Please inform me if you have a diagnosis for a psychological condition. I do not usually work with clients if they are already seeing another therapist of a similar nature. Please let me know if this is the case so we can discuss it further.

Ruptures in the therapeutic relationship:

As a qualified therapist, I'm committed to providing professional counselling services while acknowledging that therapeutic relationships can face challenges. Should any concerns arise during our work together, I welcome open discussion to address them promptly. I hope you can do me the kindness of allowing me to be fully human. Should we not be able to mend the relationship and resolve any issues, you have the right to contact my professional governing body, the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP).

Ending Therapy:

Ending therapy and the therapeutic relationship needs careful planning and consideration if potentially harmful effects are to be avoided. I strongly urge you to work with me towards ending therapy in a way that feels complete and comfortable for you. You may already be aware of old and harmful patterns of ending relationships. Together, we can avoid the pitfalls of the past.

Confidentiality:

Everything we talk about will remain strictly confidential. I believe this to be integral to the therapeutic process. The only exceptions to the rule of confidentiality are as follows:

• If, in my opinion, there is a risk of serious harm to either yourself or others.

• For the purpose of supervision.

• I am given consent to do so by you the client.

• If I am required to share your basic personal details with public health officials, e.g. virus pandemic test and trace.

• In the unlikely event that my notes are requested by a Court of Law.

Clinical notes and storage of personal data:

I write brief notes during each session and these are stored electronically on a password protected hard drive. Any hard copy notes are kept in a locked cabinet. Personal details are stored separately from clinical notes to maintain your anonymity. Records are kept for 3 years before being destroyed or securely deleted. I am registered with the Information Controllers Office (ZA349040) and carry full professional indemnity insurance.