Private Therapist & Psychologist
Get the right support today, with a consultation with one of our friendly clinical psychologists
What is therapy?
Therapy is not just for times of crisis but can be beneficial for maintaining good mental health. Just as prevention is better than cure for physical health, therapy can help prevent and address emotional challenges. Whether you're experiencing stress, difficult emotions, or worries that hinder your goals and relationships, therapy offers support and guidance and can help you understand and navigate complex personal issues, as well as to change unhelpful habits and patterns.
Will my therapist be available during crisis?
This is not a crisis service and they will not be able to provide an emergency service to you. If you need urgent help out of therapy times, you will need to contact your GP, crisis help lines (such as NHS Direct on 111, or The Samaritans on 08457909090), or emergency services, such as 999, or can present to A+E asking for a psychiatric review.
What do we actually do?
Firstly, you and your Clinical Psychologist will carry out an assessment. This is an opportunity to get to know each other and get a better understanding of why now, what is maintaining the problem, when the difficulties arose and what has been tried before. We also may talk about hopes for the future – which is sometimes hard to think about. We may set some manageable goals for therapy so we have a clear focus. After the assessment sessions, if you feel that therapy would be beneficial, we will discuss a regular time and day to meet. We do have flexibility but we recommend that sessions are weekly or fortnightly at the start of therapy to build momentum.
What makes us different from other healthcare professionals is psychological formulation. This is vital in the work that Clinical Psychologists do. This is a shared understanding between client and therapist – thinking about how difficulties have developed and what factors (e.g. our thoughts and our behaviours) may keep them going. This allows us to collaboratively form a ‘road map’ for psychological treatment – forming an individualised treatment plan.
Next the ‘active’ treatment stage of treatment is about applying psychological theory and developing a tool kit in order to reduce symptoms and work towards the established goal. It works by examining current thoughts, behaviours and emotions by seeing how these interact together. We can talk through ways in which you can change these cycles to improve wellbeing. This can take between 3-20 sessions. Of course this is all a guide as every person is rightly different and the course of therapy will be something that you and your Clinical Psychologist regularly review.
Some common modes of psychological therapy that we offer are: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Based Therapy (MBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion Focussed Therapy (CFT) and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing).
This may seem a lot of treatment options – but all are NICE recommended. We might combine types of treatment depending on what we think will be most helpful. With our years of experience, we will always propose the best course of treatment based on the individual needs.
Meet the team
Our empathic and friendly therapists are all HCPC registered Senior Clinical Psychologists who hold first degrees in Psychology (Bsc Hons), a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) and additional postgraduate training. They are experts in a wide range of therapies and mental health conditions in a variety of NHS and private healthcare settings.
Pricing
We appreciate that therapy can be a significant investment not only emotionally but financially. For this reason, we aim to keep our fees clear, fair and reasonable. They reflect the expertise and quality of treatment provided by our highly skilled and experienced Senior Clinical Psychologists.
Assessment session: 60 minutes £130
Therapy Intervention Session: 60 minutes £130
Workshops – variable depending on workshop- please enquire
We have a strict cancellation policy in order to offer an effective service to our clients.
If you cannot make an appointment that has been booked in, please contact us and we will be happy to rearrange this for you. However, if you cancel an appointment with less than 24 hours, we will charge you for the full session.
Cancellation policy will also apply to any verbal agreements confirming appointment times between a patient and psychologist.
We accept patients who have insurance, but require full payment in advance. Patients can claim the fee back directly from their insurance provider if covered.
FAQs
Anyone can call themselves a therapist. At MyHealthCare Clinic therapists are all registered as health professionals: Doctor’s of Clinical Psychology. They are all Senior Clinical Psychologists which means they have had extensive years of practice post clinical training. A Clinical Psychologist has studied for a minimum of seven years to acquire their first degree of Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology and subsequently a Doctorate in a form of applied Psychologist. This allows them to take a scientific and informed approach to the treatment of mental disorders and emotional difficulties. Therapists and counsellors have variable training and are often only able to deliver one therapy model as opposed to multiple approaches.
A psychiatrist is a medically qualified doctor who has specialism in the field of psychiatry. This means that a psychiatrist can rule out the physical cause for your difficulties and also order tests and prescribe medication. This is something that MyHealthCare Clinic can also support with providing.
Our Clinical Psychologists are all Senior Clinical Psychologists who have years of experience working in the NHS with a vast range of difficulties from mild to severe presentations. They are trained across the life span and have all received specialist training in a range of contemporary therapeutic approaches. They receive regular supervision as part of working with MyHealthCare Clinic. If you wished, you could also access a GP and psychiatrist within the service to have continuity of care.
Therapy has traditionally been delivered face to face but Covid rapidly changed the way that therapists viewed this. There is growing evidence that online therapy works just as effectively as face-to-face therapy. It is important to note that the therapy that is offered is video calling – this means (like face-to-face therapy), it allows both therapist and client to communicate body language and tone – just like in face-to-face sessions. There are a number of other benefits from virtual therapy too – such as flexibility and accessibility. Online therapy allows you to choose when, where and how to see your therapist – in the past trying to fit two peoples schedules together can be tricky! By taking things online – you can both be much more available. It also makes therapy more accessible – for example you may live in a remote location and finding a therapist can be hard. Finding a therapist that you ‘click’ with and can best support you, may be even harder – and then there is the issue of what if you decided to move etc – online therapy removes all of this. We have hand-selected the best HCPC registered Clinical Psychologists – who all live in varying parts of the country – and by moving therapy online, it makes therapy with these psychologists accessible! If you’re still worried about what virtual therapy might look like – please get in contact with Dr Michalczuk and can have a further conversation about this before starting.
Not at all! While most patients choose to join one of our membership plans, you can still use all our services as a non-member and simply pay our list price (see fees guide).
Please complete our online enquiry form. Dr Rosanna Michalczuk (psychology lead) will respond to your query as soon as possible. She will either match you to one of our Clinical Psychologists or if she needs further information will offer a brief telephone consultation to make sure that you are being matched to the most appropriate clinician. If you are not happy with your Clinical Psychologist for any reason, then Dr Michalczuk is always available to talk about these concerns and can endeavour to switch to a Clinical Psychologist that you feel is better suited to your needs
We have a 24-hour working day (so not including weekend) cancellation policy and will not charge you if you cancel in advance of this time. If you cancel with less than 24 hour notice, you will be charged at full fee. Cancellations can be made via the main phoneline or directly with your therapist.
However – we know in life stuff happens! We aim to be as flexible as possible and we will try to rearrange your appointment.
Yes – however the only time confidentiality will be breached if you disclose any information that the therapist is concerned that you or someone else is at serious risk. We will (if possible) always share our concerns with you before notifying relevant parties.
We want to make sure we are providing the highest quality psychological service in accordance with professional guidelines. If you have any concerns about the service, we want to hear about them – please email [email protected] and we will address your concerns in the best possible way we can.
