Neil Maxwell

Monday to Fridays - starting 8am earliest and finishing 7.30pm latest - online video meetings or face to face

Hello, I offer my clients time and space to be heard and feel safe, so that we can then work out together what is happening for them, what they need and how they will get exactly what they need. If you are curious about this then you've already taken a big step and you are beginning to use your own power to help yourself. I've found I'm most useful working with adults 1:1, and start every session with whatever the client is feeling or thinking on arrival. I have an MSc in Person-Centred Experiential Psychotherapy, and a Diploma in Contemporary Trauma Practice, I've worked in private practice in a downstairs room in my home since 2016. I need an income so my client fee is agreed with each client based on what income they have and what fee they can sustain if they wish to work with me. Each client decides when they wish to end therapy. When necessary I operate a client waiting list. If you'd like to know more, please feel free to contact me and I will reply asap.

I see clients in a downstairs room in my home, each session lasts 50mins, ideally weekly.  I agree each appointment day/time with each client.  I offer a 'talking therapy' and a lot of what we talk about is what we are feeling and thinking so that involves a lot of questions about what you might be feeling in your body - such as how you are breathing, is it shallow or slow, deep or fast, where do you feel anxiety or tension in your body etc., and what does that make you think about?  My aim is for my room to feel comfortable and safe - so that you learn how best to look after & understand yourself in your life, day to day.

In session one or two I will need to write down what it is you need to get from our work together - your personal goal or wish for therapy.  I will also ask for your full name, your d.o.b. contact details,  any relevant medication or health conditions, disability.  I may also want to note down your family back ground/'family tree', any relevant or major life events etc.  

Once that is done I can start a brief client record for our work - and after that it will be the two of us talking.  My fee is agreed with each client according to their income.  At the time of writing my maximum fee is £60 per session, the minimum is £10.