Frequently asked questions?

How do I book a session?

Click on the link to book a free 15 minute slot within the booking section of this website in order to schedule a consultation with a therapist.

Following on from this if you would like to go ahead and book in a session, you will initially be offer one “initial assessment appointment” which is £60 and subsequent therapy sessions are £50. You can book these by emailing thelavendertherapycollective@gmail.com

Do I need a report?

A request for a report is entirely optional, there is an additional fee of £40 per report if you would like your therapist to provide this. Sometimes people choose to have a “stand alone initial assessment” and a follow up report and sometimes people would like a report at the end of a particular block of therapy to summarise it all. If you would like a report writing please speak to your therapist.

Are there any restrictions on who you will see in therapy?

We do not advise clients to embark on more than one therapy at one time as this can be conflicting.

We do not offer therapy to clients who have engaged in sexually harmful behaviour as we do not hold the therapeutic skills for this and would advise seeking out a therapist who can better meet your needs.

At present we only offer therapy to individuals who are 18+ years old.

What ages do you see?

At present we only offer therapy to individuals who are 18+ years old.

Do you work with insurances?

Not currently no.

I have a budget for therapy, can this be discussed?

Yes, please get in touch and I’d be happy to discuss if this is something we can work with for a meaningful piece of therapy.

Consent

Full informed consent is established from the client before hand and contract agreements discussed, clients can stop therapy at anytime if they no longer wish to continue.

I don’t know what to say in therapy?

This is absolutely normal and especially for neurodiverse individuals this can be a real barrier for therapy. Our therapists will support you through therapy, including the moments where you may not know what to say, how to answer or feel worried about what to expect. We are here to help.

Social media and social situations.

We want to directly talk about this very important part of therapy, we imagine our therapists to only exist in the bubble of our therapy session (right?)

Our therapists are part of the community and you may see them out and about, at events, walking their dog, even on a dating app!

What if I see my therapist out and about?

We will never approach you if we see you out and about, however you are so welcome to come and say hello to us. We will never assume that you want us to say hello outside of therapy as we know for some people this can be overwhelming and stressful.

If you do say hello, rest assured we will never talk about therapy out and about. We wish more people openly talked about therapy and it’s absolutely nothing to be ashamed of and if you want to introduce us as your therapist we will gladly accept, however for the sake of privacy we won’t say a word and for the sake of a nice work life balance we won’t start chatting about therapy outside of booked sessions.

What if I see my therapist on a dating app?

It’s worth discussing the awkward bits of therapy, if we see each other on a dating app or on our personal accounts social media then we won’t accept requests/ like / swipe and so on, this is a hard rule as it creates an unequal power dynamic in therapy.

ENM and queer worlds are small, so we know the chances of this happening are there and we want to name this and discuss clear boundaries.

What if I have my therapist personally on social media?

We know there is also a chance we may already have each other on social media, if it is the case that we already are mutual friends on social media before therapy we will pause interacts for the duration of the therapy session to balance out the dynamic (we mean this is a nice way, it’s not personal and we will dive into this in more depth in sessions).

We won’t accept any personal friend request on social media during or after therapy, in order to ensure there is not an unequal power dynamic in therapy.