frequently asked questions

Most people find that having therapy at the same time and on the same day each week or fortnight is incredibly helpful - but this isn't possible for people who work shifts and have ever-changing rotas. If your work is shift-based, you can still commit to regular therapy with Basis Therapy Services. We will, at the end of each session, agree the date and time of the following session, so be sure to bring your diary and rota for the week of the next planned session.

(What is it like? What happens?) This is a common question I’m asked by clients before they start. Doing therapy for the first time can be nerve-wracking, and people can be concerned about doing therapy right or about what will be expected of them. It can be reassuring to understand and realise that there is no ‘right’ way of doing therapy - that you and the therapist will work together to find a pace and a way of working together that works for you. Having said that I apprec

There are different views on this. I’ll cover some main differences in views, and explain my view, along with how I use the term counselling when describing the services offered by Basis Therapy. One view is that they are different terms for the same thing, and that there should be no differentiation. Another position is that they are different. Counselling focuses on the here and now - on getting into a better place in managing some aspect of life that is a problem. Psychot