Imaginal Therapy
Depth-orientated, relational therapy
Rooted in presence, pattern, and possibility
About Elizabeth
I am a psychotherapeutic counsellor, a certified Lifespan Integration therapist, and a registered member of BACP, based in Bristol and offering online therapy.
My work is relational, depth-oriented and trauma-informed, drawing on psychoanalytic, transpersonal and body-based approaches. I work with adults and adolescents, and may integrate Lifespan Integration, Feeding Your Demons and psychological type where this feels appropriate in our work together.
I have completed Lifespan Integration Level 1 and Level 2 training. My practice is also shaped by embodied and contemplative ways of knowing, including more than 20 years of yoga and dance meditation, and by Buddhist perspectives that emphasise presence, compassion and inner transformation.
Could this be the right therapy for you?
People come to therapy for many different reasons. Some arrive with a specific issue such as depression, stress, anxiety or significant life changes. Others simply know that an old way of being no longer fits, but the new way hasn’t yet arrived. They may understand a great deal about themselves, or have had therapy before, but still feel caught in patterns that are difficult to change.Often, people come to me because past experiences are still taking too much energy from the present. Together, we gently revisit those experiences with the strengths, resources and perspective you have today, so they become part of your story rather than the whole story.The aim is not to become someone different, but to become more free to be yourself—with greater energy and choice in your everyday life.Whether you’re looking for a space to explore something tender, reorient after a difficult experience, or simply make sense of a quieter feeling that something needs to change, we can go gently and at your pace.
Therapy may help you:- feel more fully yourself
- have more energy available for your life now
- relate to yourself with greater kindness
- become clearer about what matters to you
- experience the past as part of your story rather than the whole story
- feel more hopeful, playful and free
🧠 NeurodiversityI welcome people who identify as, have been diagnosed as, or suspect they may be neurodivergent—for example, autistic, ADHD, AuDHD or dyslexic. Neurodivergence is part of natural human variation, not something to fix.Neurodivergent people may experience distress and trauma in ways that are easily overlooked or misunderstood, particularly where there has been masking, exclusion, sensory overwhelm or a long history of unmet needs.The ways trauma shows itself—and the ways resolution and regulation emerge—may also look different for neurodivergent people. Signs of safety, overwhelm or recovery do not always resemble conventional expectations. I therefore work flexibly and collaboratively, paying attention to your own sensory, emotional, relational and nervous-system cues rather than assuming there is one correct way to feel or appear “well" or regulated.I can offer space to think through whether pursuing a formal diagnosis feels right for you, or to make sense of a diagnosis afterwards. I don’t provide diagnostic assessments, but I can help you explore what a diagnosis—or the possibility of one—might mean for your identity, relationships, work and understanding of your past.I offer a neurodivergent-affirming space in which we can explore your experience without assuming there is one right way to be well.
🌈 Gender, Sexuality & Relationship DiversityI welcome clients who are queer, trans, non-binary, questioning, and/or exploring their identity. I also work with people in non-traditional or non-monogamous relationships.We can explore sex, desire, intimacy, identity and relationships in a way that is safe, reflective and curious, particularly where these experiences may have been shaped by shame, silence or past harm.
🧘 Faith & Spiritual Practice & CommunitiesI welcome conversations about faith, spiritual practice and meaning-making. I see psychological growth and spiritual development as deeply interconnected, and for some people spiritual practice becomes an important part of their continuing development.Spiritual paths and communities can be deeply nourishing, but they can also bring confusion, disillusionment, loss or harm. At other times, people may need support to make sense of a profound, positive or transformative spiritual experience and to integrate it into everyday life.Whether faith or spirituality is central to your life, something you are questioning, something you have left behind, or something newly emerging, we can explore your experience with curiosity, gentleness and compassion, without assuming any particular belief system.
🌍 Identity, Migration & DecolonisationAs an immigrant and someone who grew up between cultures, I understand some of the complexities that can come with questions of belonging, identity and home.We can explore how family, culture, migration, race, class and wider systems have shaped the way you understand yourself. This can include noticing where colonial, cultural or institutional norms have been treated as universal, and making space for ways of being that have been marginalised or silenced.Whether you feel like an outsider in your family, community, institutions or dominant culture, you are welcome here in all your complexity.
♿ Chronic Illness & DisabilityI welcome clients living with chronic health conditions, pain, fatigue and disability.Therapy can offer space to explore the emotional and relational impact of living in a body that may be unpredictable, limited, misunderstood or changing. I work flexibly and collaboratively, with respect for your capacity, access needs and the realities of your everyday life.You do not need to arrive in a particular state or have the energy for intensive therapeutic work. During illness flares or periods of reduced capacity, we can reorient the session so that it is gentler, more supportive and responsive to what you need that day.Where illness flares or disability-related needs make the usual cancellation arrangements difficult, I’m also happy to discuss reasonable adjustments with you.
Wherever you’re coming from,
and whatever brings you here,
you are welcome.
Training & Experience• Lifespan Integration training: Level 1 and Level 2 completed
• PG Dip in Transpersonal Child, Adolescent & Family Studies
• Diploma in Sandplay Studies
• Post-Qualifying Course in Assessment
• PG Dip in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
• BA (Hons) in Sociology & Social Anthropology• Feeding Your Demons Certified Facilitator
• MBTI Step I & II (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator)
• Board Member of the British Association for Psychological Type (BAPT)
• Background in coaching, facilitation, consulting, and reflective supervision
• Lived experience of neurodivergence, immigration, GSRD, and traumatic grief
About Imaginal
The word imaginal speaks to the inner world,
the place of images, symbols, and our felt sense,
where patterns emerge
and where change begins.It’s also inspired by imaginal cells.Hidden inside every caterpillar are tiny cells,
that carry the genetic blueprint for the butterfly.
During metamorphosis, it’s these cells
that quietly guide the transformation.Therapy can be like that.
A space for something new to take shape.
When you’re no longer quite who you were,
but not yet who you’re becoming.
A place safe enough to soften,
and see what might emerge.
Influences
These are some of the books and writings that shape how I think and work. They’re voices and perspectives I return to for inspiration, grounding, and challenge. Some may feel familiar, others less so — together they form part of the influences that support my practice.Where possible links go to Bookshop.org — an ethical alternative that supports independent bookshops. I may receive a small affiliate commission.
📖 What I’m Reading Now
These are the books currently on my desk, bedside or being carried around in my bag, hoping to arrive early or someone to arrive a little late so I can read a little more.
Projection and Personality Development via the Eight-Function Model by Carol Shumate
Building Blocks of Personality Type by Leona Haas & Mark Hunziker
📚 Books on my shelf
Contemplative PsychologyFeeding Your Demons by Tsultrim Allione
A powerful Tibetan Buddhist approach to working with inner struggle.Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself by Mark Epstein
A kind, insightful blend of Buddhism and psychotherapy.Open to Desire by Mark Epstein
An exploration of longing, intimacy, and letting go.Jungian & Depth PsychologyThe Mystery of Human Relationship by Nathan Schwartz-Salant
A deep dive into the alchemy of connection.Liminality and Transitional Phenomena by Eds. Nathan Schwartz-Salant & Murray Stein
Collected essays on change, edges, and symbolic life.Mystical Wisdom & PsychologyThe Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak
A lyrical novel threading Sufi mysticism with everyday life.Love Poems from God by Daniel Ladinsky
Ecstatic poetry from twelve spiritual traditions.The Subject Tonight is Love by Daniel Ladinsky
Playful and sacred poems inspired by Hafiz.Transpersonal & Non-Dual PsychologyThe Atman Project by Ken Wilber
A bold framework for understanding human development.Integral Psychology by Ken Wilber
A synthesis of psychology, spirituality, and consciousness.The Sacred Mirror by Eds. John Prendergast, Peter Fenner, & Sheila Krystal
Non-dual perspectives on therapy and presence.Listening from the Heart of Silence by Eds. John Prendergast & Kennard Lipman
An invitation into stillness, awareness, and deep listening.Love & GriefAll About Love by bell hooks
A fierce and gentle book about what love really asks of us.Bearing the Unbearable by Joanne Cacciatore
Moving, honest reflections on grief and being human.Translations by Brian Friel
A poetic play about language, loss, and identity.The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
A bittersweet love story that stretches across time.
Would you like to suggest a book or share what’s been meaningful for you? Contact me — I’d love to hear from you.
Psychological Type
Psychological Type offers a way of understanding the natural patterns in how we perceive, relate, decide, and engage with the world. Grounded in Jungian psychology and developed through tools like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), it helps illuminate both our strengths and areas for development — not to label or limit us, but to invite deeper self-awareness and integration.Exploring type can help us make sense of inner tension, relationship dynamics, and life transitions.Where appropriate, I integrate psychological type into therapeutic work as a way of fostering self-understanding, self-compassion, and the unfolding of new possibilities. Please let me know if this is something that you are interested in.
Lifespan Integration
A gentle body-based way of workingLifespan Integration is a gentle therapeutic approach that can help the nervous system recognise that difficult experiences are in the past, and that you are here now, in the present.Sometimes we may understand something with our mind, but still find that our body, emotions, or patterns of relating seem to respond as though an earlier experience is still ongoing. Lifespan Integration offers a careful and compassionate way of working with this, supporting greater integration, steadiness, and ease over time.How it worksLifespan Integration works with a timeline of your life, helping your system register that time has moved on.What it may help withLifespan Integration may be helpful for people living with the effects of trauma, early relational difficulties, anxiety, overwhelm, dissociation, or long-standing patterns that feel hard to shift through insight alone.It may also be helpful if you:
Would like to build a stronger sense of self
Understand your patterns, but still feel stuck in them
Sometimes feel as though you are responding from a younger part of yourself.
Want an approach that includes the body and nervous system, not only talking
How I work with itMy overall way of working is depth-orientated, relational, and trauma-informed. We always move at your pace, with care, consent, and attention to what feels manageable and supportive. For some people, Lifespan Integration may be the way we work together. For others, it may sit alongside talking therapy and other ways of working.TrainingI have completed Lifespan Integration Level 1 and Level 2 training. I may integrate Lifespan Integration where it feels appropriate and agreed within the therapy.If you’re curious about whether Lifespan Integration might be a good fit, you’re very welcome to get in touch.
Feeding Your Demons
“With a loving mind,
cherish more than a child
The hostile gods and demons
of apparent existence,
And tenderly surround
yourself with them”
— Machig Labdrön (1055 – 1145)
Feeding Your Demons is a contemplative practice for working with whatever gets in the way of us being our free and fabulous selves.In the language of the Tibetan Buddhist teacher Machig Labdrön, a “demon” is anything that obstructs our inner freedom. Rather than fighting or suppressing difficult experience, the practice invites us to meet it with curiosity, embodiment and compassion.Developed by Lama Tsultrim Allione from the Tibetan Buddhist practice of Chöd, Feeding Your Demons offers a structured five-step process for transforming obstacles into greater insight, vitality and freedom.I am a certified Feeding Your Demons facilitator and workshop leader.
Ways to Explore Feeding Your Demons
There are several ways to explore this work, and you’re welcome to find the pace and setting that feels right for you.
Before booking an online session or workshop, please read the suitability guidance.
Workshops & Events
Research & Evidence
Feeding Your Demons is beginning to be explored within contemporary psychological and contemplative research.A qualitative study published in Frontiers in Psychology explored participants’ experiences of the practice, including themes of transforming adversity, self-compassion and emotional processing. Read the study.A subsequent randomised controlled trial investigated the effects of Feeding Your Demons for meditation practitioners experiencing symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress. Read about the trial.Further research is continuing, including a registered randomised controlled trial comparing Feeding Your Demons with mindfulness meditation. View current research.
Counselling Agreement
How I Work
I offer a reflective, relational space where we can explore what has brought you to therapy and what may be happening beneath the surface.
My approach is integrative and informed by psychodynamic, transpersonal, trauma-informed and neurodivergent-affirming perspectives.
We may explore present difficulties, past experiences, relationships, patterns, feelings, the body, imagination, dreams, spirituality, identity, or meaning, depending on what feels relevant to you.
Therapy is a collaborative process. We will work at a pace that feels manageable, and you do not need to speak about anything before you are ready.
Sessions
Sessions are usually 50 minutes and take place weekly, unless we agree otherwise.
We will review how the therapy is going as we work together, including whether the pace, focus, and frequency still feel right.
Our work can be short-term or longer-term, depending on what feels appropriate and what we agree together.
Online Sessions
Sessions take place online via Zoom.
Please join from a private, confidential space where you are unlikely to be interrupted.
The Zoom link will be sent by email when confirming your appointment and will usually be the same link for all sessions.
If there are any access needs or practical issues that would make online sessions easier for you, please let me know.
Fees & Payments
My fee is £70 per 50-minute session. Longer sessions will be charged on a pro rata basis.
Payment is due within 7 days, unless we have agreed otherwise and can be made by UK bank transfer, or by Wise for international clients.
Please use your initials and session date as the reference e.g. AB 01 Jan
Fees may be reviewed periodically, with at least two months’ notice of any change.
A limited number of reduced-fee places may be available by agreement.
Cancellations and Missed Sessions
I ask for at least 48 hours’ notice if you need to cancel or rearrange a session, and will try to reschedule wherever possible.
Sessions cancelled with less than 48 hours’ notice, or missed sessions, are normally charged at the full fee.
If you arrive late, the session will still end at the usual time.
If I need to cancel or rearrange a session, I will give you as much notice as possible.
Contact Between Sessions
I use email for practical matters, such as arranging or changing appointments.If you contact me by email, I may not be able to respond immediately, and I do not offer therapeutic support by email between sessions.If something important comes up between sessions, you are welcome to make a note of it and bring it to our next session.
Confidentiality
What you share in therapy is confidential. There are limited situations in which I may be legally or ethically required to share information.This may include:- if there is a serious risk of harm to you or another person
- if there are concerns relating to serious crime
- if I am required to do so by lawWherever possible, I would aim to discuss this with you before sharing information.I also discuss my clinical work in supervision. This is part of safe and ethical practice, and your identity is protected as far as possible.
Notes and Data Protection
I keep brief notes to support our work together and meet my professional responsibilities.
Your information is stored securely and handled in line with data protection law.
I may use secure digital systems to help draft, organise, or manage notes. I will not record, transcribe, or upload identifiable session content to an AI or digital note-taking tool unless we have discussed this in advance and you have given explicit consent.You have the right to request access to the personal information I hold about you.For more detail, please see my Privacy Policy.
Supervision
I discuss my clinical work in regular professional supervision.Supervision supports safe, ethical and reflective practice. Your identity is protected as far as possible, and my supervisor is also bound by confidentiality.
Crisis Support
I am unable to provide emergency or crisis support between sessions.If you feel at immediate risk of harm, or are worried you may harm someone else, please contact your GP or emergency services by calling 999, go to your nearest A&E.You can also contact Samaritans free on 116 123 for 24-hour emotional support.
Endings
You are free to end therapy at any time.
Where possible, I encourage us to talk about ending together, so that we can review the work and bring things to a thoughtful close.
If I feel that I am no longer the right person to support you, I will discuss this with you and, where appropriate, signpost you to other support.
Complaints
If you have any concerns about our work together, I would welcome the opportunity to talk this through with you if that feels possible.
If you remain concerned, or do not feel able to raise it with me directly, you can contact my professional body for guidance about their complaints process.
I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Jurisdiction
My therapy practice is based in the United Kingdom.
This agreement is governed by the laws of England and Wales.
If you are accessing therapy from outside the UK, please let me know, as there may be legal, regulatory, or insurance considerations we need to discuss before beginning or continuing our work.
Agreement
By beginning therapy, you confirm that you have read and understood this counselling agreement and are happy to work within it.
We can return to any part of the agreement at any point during our work together.
If anything is unclear, or if your circumstances change, please let me know so that we can discuss it.
Getting Started
If we have arranged a first session together, please complete the intake form and read through the counselling agreement before we meet.
I’m happy to discuss the agreement, the intake form, or any questions you have when we meet, and at any point during our work together.
Your First SessionIn our first session, we’ll usually talk gently about what has brought you to therapy and how things are in your life at the moment.
We may also touch on some aspects of your background, support, access needs, and general wellbeing, so that I can begin to understand your situation more fully.
You do not need to prepare anything in advance. You do not need to know exactly where to begin. Coming as you are is enough.
We will work at a pace that feels manageable for you, and you do not need to speak about anything before you are ready.
You are also welcome to bring any questions about therapy, online sessions, access needs, fees, or how I work.
Client Portal
🗓 Book a SessionYou can book your next session using this link: Book a session
💳 Make a Payment or DonationUK clients - Please pay me via bank transfer, you can contact me for details.International clients - Please contact me for a secure payment link.
🔁 Change or Cancel a SessionIf you need to cancel or reschedule, please use the link included in your meeting confirmation email or contact me directly.I ask for at least 48 hours’ notice for any changes or cancellations.If something unexpected comes up, I’ll always do my best to reschedule your session to another time.
Questions about Therapy
Questions About TherapyChoosing a therapist can feel overwhelming. There are many different therapeutic approaches, each with different assumptions, methods and strengths, and it can be difficult, even for professionals, to know which kind of support is most likely to help with a particular difficulty.These are some of the questions people often ask before starting therapy. If your question isn't here, you're very welcome to get in touch.What if I don't know what kind of therapy I need?You're not expected to.Therapy is a broad and sometimes confusing field. Different approaches can be helpful for different kinds of difficulties, and therapists themselves do not always explain clearly how their work differs or what it may be most useful for.If you're unsure, we can spend one or more sessions exploring what has brought you here, what you're hoping will change, and what kind of support is most likely to help. Sometimes, that may lead to us working together. Sometimes, I may suggest a different therapeutic approach or another practitioner if I believe that would better meet your needs.You finding the right support matters more to me than whether or not that support comes from me.How do I know if you're the right therapist for me?The relationship between therapist and client is one of the strongest predictors of good therapy.That's why I offer an introductory call. It's an opportunity for us to meet, explore what you're looking for, answer any questions you have and decide together whether working together feels like the right fit.What happens in the first session?The first session is an opportunity for us to get to know one another.We'll explore what has brought you to therapy, what you're hoping for, and whether my way of working feels like a good fit. There is no expectation that you tell your whole story straight away.Is online therapy as effective as meeting in person?For many people, yes.Research suggests that online therapy can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy for many difficulties. Some people also find it easier to work from the comfort and familiarity of their own home.We'll think together about whether online therapy feels like the right fit for you.How long does therapy usually last?There isn't one answer.Some people experience meaningful change surprisingly quickly. Others choose to work together over a longer period.We review our work regularly so that therapy remains purposeful and responsive to your needs rather than continuing by default.Do I need to have a diagnosis to come to therapy?No. Many people come to therapy because they know something isn't quite right rather than because they have a particular diagnosis. We can work with your experience whether or not you decide to pursue a formal assessment.If you're considering an ADHD or autism assessment, waiting for one, or making sense of a diagnosis afterwards, therapy can also provide space to explore what that might mean for your identity, relationships, work and understanding of your past.I've had therapy before. Can this still help?Yes. Many people come to me having gained valuable insight through previous therapy but still feel caught in patterns that are difficult to change.Understanding yourself is important, but insight alone does not always create lasting change. Sometimes, we also need the opportunity to revisit earlier experiences with the strengths, resources and perspective we have today.Why doesn't understanding myself make me feel better?Insight can be incredibly valuable, but understanding a pattern and being able to change it are not always the same thing.Many of our ways of responding to the world developed when we had fewer choices, fewer resources or less support than we have today. Therapy can provide the opportunity to revisit those experiences with the capacities you have now, allowing new possibilities to emerge rather than simply repeating old patterns.Why do people get stuck?I believe people become stuck not because they are broken, but because they have adapted in remarkably intelligent ways to experiences that once felt overwhelming.Those adaptations often helped us survive. Therapy is about understanding and honouring them while creating the conditions for new ways of responding to become possible.What does 'becoming more free to be yourself' mean?For me, therapy isn't about becoming someone different.It's about discovering that you have more choice than you perhaps realised. As old patterns relax, more energy becomes available for the present. Many people describe feeling lighter, clearer, more playful and more able to live in ways that reflect who they are now rather than who they needed to be in the past.What is the aim of therapy?The aim of therapy is not endless self-exploration or dependence on therapy.It is to help the past become part of your story rather than the whole story, so that you have greater freedom, energy and choice in your everyday life in the presentWhat is Lifespan Integration?Lifespan Integration is a gentle therapeutic approach that helps your mind and nervous system recognise that difficult experiences belong in the past rather than still happening in the present.It is not about reliving trauma. Instead, we help your whole system integrate your life story so that old experiences become part of your story rather than the whole story.Can therapy and spiritual practice work together?Yes.For many people, psychological growth and spiritual development are deeply interconnected. Therapy can provide space to explore faith, spiritual practice, profound experiences, questions of meaning, or periods of doubt and transition without assuming any particular belief system.Do you work with neurodivergent adults?Yes.I work with adults who identify as or suspect they may be neurodivergent, including people who are autistic, have ADHD, identify as AuDHD or are dyslexic, whether or not they have received, or want, a formal diagnosis.I don't provide diagnostic assessments, but I can support people who are considering assessment, waiting for assessment, or making sense of a diagnosis afterwards.
Privacy Policy
Imaginal TherapyA trading name of Imaginal Consulting International Limited
Last updated: August 2026Hello, I'm Elizabeth Dunn — the counsellor behind Imaginal Therapy and Director of Imaginal Consulting International Limited.Therapy is built on trust. That trust extends to how I look after your personal information. I aim to be open and transparent about what I collect, why I collect it, and how I keep it safe.For the purposes of UK data protection law, Imaginal Consulting International Limited is the data controller.What information I collectIf you get in touch, book a session or choose to work with me, I may collect:• Your name and contact details
• Information you choose to share in emails, messages or enquiry forms
• Booking information needed to arrange appointments
• Information needed to arrange and record payments
• Assessment information and brief clinical notes if you become a clientSome of this information may include sensitive personal information relating to your health and wellbeing. This is treated with care and confidentiality.Why I collect itI only collect information that helps me to:• Respond to your enquiry
• Arrange and manage appointments
• Provide counselling safely and effectively
• Maintain appropriate professional records
• Process payments
• Meet my legal, ethical and insurance responsibilitiesUnder UK data protection law, I process your information because it is necessary to provide the counselling service you have requested, to meet my legal and professional obligations and, where appropriate, because you have given your explicit consent to the processing of sensitive health information.Bookings and paymentsI use trusted third-party providers to help manage bookings and, where appropriate, process payments securely.If you pay by card, your payment details are processed securely by the payment provider. I do not see or store your full card details.If you pay by bank transfer, I retain a record of the payment as part of my financial records.The services I useTo help me run my practice safely and efficiently, I use carefully selected third-party services for email, bookings, payments and secure record keeping.I choose providers that I believe offer appropriate security and data protection safeguards. Where these services process or store information outside the UK, I take care to use providers that have appropriate measures in place to protect your personal information.How your information is storedYour information is stored securely and confidentially in accordance with:• UK GDPR
• The Data Protection Act 2018
• The BACP Ethical Framework
• My professional insurance requirementsAccess to your information is restricted to me unless I am legally required to disclose it, there is a serious safeguarding concern or you have given your permission.I do not sell your personal information or share it with third parties for their own marketing.How long I keep informationClient records are normally retained for seven years after therapy ends, in line with professional guidance and insurance requirements, unless there is a legal reason to retain them for longer.If you make an enquiry but do not become a client, I keep your information only for as long as reasonably necessary.Looking after your informationI take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your information from loss, unauthorised access or misuse.If a data breach affecting your personal information were to occur, I would follow UK GDPR requirements and notify you where legally required.Your rightsUnder UK data protection law, you have the right to:• Request a copy of the personal information I hold about you
• Ask me to correct inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your information where appropriate
• Ask me to restrict how your information is used
• Object to certain types of processingSome of these rights are limited where I need to retain information to meet legal, ethical or insurance obligations.If you have any questions about this policy or how I look after your information, please don't hesitate to get in touch using the Email me button. I'm always happy to answer questions before you decide whether counselling with me feels right for you.Elizabeth Dunn
Director & Counsellor
Imaginal Consulting International LimitedIf you remain unhappy with how your information has been handled, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office.ICO RegistrationImaginal Consulting International Limited is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office.Registration number: ZC090130
Terms & Conditions
By using this website, booking a session or workshop, or contacting me, you agree to the following terms.Sessions and confidentialityAll counselling sessions are confidential and conducted in line with the BACP Ethical Framework.There are limited exceptions to confidentiality where there is a serious risk of harm, safeguarding concerns, or a legal obligation. Wherever possible, I would aim to discuss this with you first.Bookings and paymentsInitial appointments are arranged through a secure booking system. Payments are made by bank transfer or processed by an external payment provider.Payment is required within 7 days of each session.I do not store full card details.Cancellations and reschedulingI ask for at least 48 hours’ notice if you need to reschedule a session.Cancellations with less than 48 hours’ notice are charged in full.This allows me to offer a consistent and reliable service to all clients.Late arrivalIf you arrive late, the session will still end at the scheduled time and the full fee will apply.Workshop bookingsYour workshop place is confirmed once full payment has been received.Cancellations made more than 14 days before the workshop will receive a full refund. After that, places are non-refundable, although you may transfer your place to someone else.If I need to cancel or postpone a workshop, you will be offered either a full refund or a place on the rearranged date.Feeding Your Demons® can bring up strong feelings. While the practice is therapeutic in nature and facilitated in a trauma-informed way, it is not therapy or crisis support.Group sessions and workshops are intended for people who feel steady enough to engage in inner work in a group setting. You do not need to feel perfectly well or “sorted”, but you do need to feel able to look after yourself and seek support if needed.If you are struggling or unsure whether this is the right time for you, you are very welcome to contact me before booking.Crisis supportI do not offer emergency or crisis services.If you require urgent support, please contact your GP or primary care provider, local mental health service, NHS 111, or the emergency services.Changes to these termsI may update these terms from time to time. Any changes will be made transparently and with care.If you have any questions about these terms, please contact me.Last updated: August 2026
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