Fees, Clinic Hours and Treatment Contracts

Fees

The Bridge Service is a private treatment service. Fees are payable for sessions.

Fees are negotiated with the individual therapist. The psychotherapists at their own discretion may operate a sliding scale of fees relating to the client's level of income.

Several of the psychotherapists are registered providers with the range of medical insurance companies (eg BUPA, AXA-PPP etc). Please enquire.

Fees are payable directly to the psychotherapist in cash or by cheque.

Initial brief meetings to discuss a treatment contract are usually free. A formal assessment appointment will be charged at the standard fee.

Fees for psychiatric consultations are different and need to be negotiated with your psychiatrist directly.

A Note about Breathing

The Bridge operates a smoke-free and perfume-free environment. One of our Directors and many of our clients have respiratory issues and are allergic to, or have severe sensitivities to perfume, cologne, after-shave and other scented products. Please be mindful of this when you attend at the Bridge, and refrain from wearing any scented products to your session. We thank you.

Clinic Hours

The Bridge is generally open from 10am to 6pm.

Appointments are available outside of these hours. Please enquire.

Unfortunately we do not provide sessions at weekends.

Sessions are usually of 50 minutes duration. Couple sessions may be longer.

Therapists are usually away on holiday over Christmas, Easter and for a Summer break. You will be informed in advance of these breaks.

Treatment Contracts

Your therapist will agree a contract with you for a set number of sessions or for a more open-ended arrangement. The contract will make clear what is expected of you and what you can expect of your therapist.

48 hours notice is usually required for cancelling a session otherwise a half fee will be charged.

2 sessions notice is required for early ending of the treatment contract to allow time to process thoughts and feelings about ending.