Session Fees &
Opening Hours
If you're like most people, you don't really want to pay for therapy...
...you've got enough on your plate! I hear you.
I love my job, and I love helping people make meaningful, positive improvements to their lives, so much so I genuinely wish I could do it for free. Sadly however, like you, I have a ton of bills to pay.
By now I'm hoping you've read a bit about your symptoms, found out a bit about me, and seen some of the verified reviews left by my happy clients. If so, you're probably on this page because you're considering your options and trying to justify it to yourself.
The difficulty everyone has with trying to justify therapy is that the end result is unknown; you have no idea what your hard earned money is going to get you. If you buy a food shop, at least you know you're getting a bunch of tasty food! But braving the uncertainty of talking to some bloke about your most personal issues! You no doubt feel there's a lot of risk in that.
It's for this reason our initial consultation is FREE! At no cost to you (other than your time) you can talk to me, you can even bend my ear off in absolute privacy, and I will listen intensely to what you have to say. If I think I can help, the onus is on me to demonstrate to you how. If I don't think I can help, I'll do whatever I can to put you in touch with the right person for your needs.
You're probably at a bit of a crossroad in your life, and you have to weigh everything up...
The best way to make an informed decision is to come and have a chilled chat with me and take it from there. The information below is simply to give you a rough guide. Every single person I work with is different and needs a different strategy to get them from A-to-B. Why not come and have a friendly chat with me and find out what options are available to you?
Initial Consultation & Assessment
A relaxed meeting in which we discuss your needs with a tea or coffee and do one or two questionnaires that will help to establish how best to proceed. Duration: 1 - 2 hrs Find out more about the initial consultation when you read up about your symptom or problem here...
FREE
Traditional hypnotherapy in which you are relaxed into hypnosis and given constructive suggestions aimed at influencing your subconscious mind. Session Duration: 30 - 40 mins (Approximately 3 - 6 sessions required) Find out more about clinical hypnotherapy in Bristol...
£70 / £90*
Exploratory hypnosis involving free-association aimed to identify subconscious conflicts that may be responsible for certain symptoms and problems. Session Duration: 1hr (Approximately 6 - 12 sessions required) Find out about hypnoanalysis in Bristol...
£70 / £90*
A practical approach to therapy that explores the underlying psychology of your symptoms and provides you with a step-by-step instruction manual for how to overcome them. Session Duration: 1.5 - 2hrs (Approximately 6 - 8 sessions required) Looking for a CBT therapist in Bristol? Find out more here...
£100 / £120*
A gentle process to help you locate and address unconscious symptom generating schemas. Session Duration: 1hrs (As many sessions as is required) Looking for a Coherence Therapy specialist in Bristol? Unsure what a schema is? Find out more here...
£70 / £90*
Get professional support to discuss and explore the problems or issues you are facing. Session Duration: 1hrs (As many sessions as is required) Facing tough life issues? Counselling can help. Find out more here...
£70 / £90*
Convenient Online therapy sessions for help with a wide range of symptoms and problems, wherever you are. Find out about Online therapy sessions over Skype here...
£70 / £90*
* increased rate for evening slots (after 5pm)
Still not sure?
See what one of my lovely clients had to say...
"It's hard to accurately describe just how valuable Seb's input into my life has been. I arrived at his door hoping for some kind of miracle, but assuming nothing would actually change. In fact, in just a few weeks I'm excited by life again and absolutely wouldn't have achieved that without Seb's help. His mixture of science fact, interesting insights, straight-talking and down-to-earth style was exactly right. After months of wading through self-help books and trying to cope alone he managed very quickly and easily to help me understand my predicament and provided the tools for fixing it.
Although I'm really happy to be moving on, I'll genuinely miss our sessions! I chose Seb after a random stab at Google and if you've got as far as his website I strongly suggest booking a consultation; it really will be the best thing you've done for yourself. I know all of these things sound trite, but he really is a fantastic therapist who exceeded all my expectations and demolished all my preconceived notions of how awful therapy would be!"
J.M. - DEPRESSION
(Cognitive Therapy)
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What You Need to Know...
- All session fees are to be paid in cash at the start of each session (I used to accept bank transfer but I ended up spending my weekends chasing people. No thanks!)
- Payment for Skype therapy however is to be done through bank transfer or PayPal just before the session please.
- Please note: Missed sessions, or session cancelled with less than 48hrs notice are charged at the full rate. Please understand that this isn't just an arbitrary punishment. I know it's crap having to pay for session time you haven't used. But it's also crap to turn up to work early and people not turn up, or to stay late and people not turn up, when I could be home with my kid! Or when people cancel without giving me much notice so I have to lose session time that could have been offered to someone else.
- For your convenience I offer a limited number of after-hours slots. Please be aware that these are in high demand and are therefore subject to availability. Please note that my evening slots are charged at a slightly higher rate than my daytime hours, as can be seen above. All session times are offered on a first-come-first-served basis so you may be added to a short waiting list. I understand that you would ideally like to see me as soon as possible, so I make every effort to fit you in as soon as I can.
- I only work with people age 21 and over.
- The therapy space is yours. In our work together you can talk about literally anything you want without fear of judgment, criticism, or condemnation. It is an open space in which 'no go' topics, or social 'unacceptable' topics are most welcome and will be handled maturely and respectfully.
- I know it's difficult to know who to trust sometimes. I genuinely care about helping people feel better in life so I always aim to help you resolve the issues you're struggling with as quickly and effectively as possible as your success is my success!
© SEBASTIAN T. EASTWOOD-BLOOM 2018