How We’ll Work Together
Here’s a clear outline of what helps the work stay focused, respectful, and useful. It covers what you can expect from me, what I’ll ask from you, and the practical foundations that support the process.
This agreement outlines how I work and what you can expect from our sessions. It’s here to help create a shared understanding – offering both clarity and safety as we begin this work together.
- 30 years of experience and expertise in anger and stress management.
- A unique psycho-educational programme tailored to your situation, providing fresh and new perspectives.
- Private, safe, and uninterrupted time just for you.
Who This Work Is For
this programme is for individuals who are ready to engage with meaningful change. You don’t need to feel strong or sorted before we begin. In fact, many people start this work from a place of overwhelm, frustration, or burnout.
The work tends to be most helpful for those who:
- Are willing to invest time, energy, and resources into their growth
- Are open to exploring new perspectives, even if they feel unfamiliar
- Trust in the process, even when it stretches or challenges them
- Bring honesty, curiosity, and a desire to reflect
- Value depth, and appreciate some lightness or humour alongside serious exploration
- Show up on time, engaged, and committed to making use of the sessions
- Take ownership of their journey without needing to ‘get it right’ or dissect the process
- Want to apply what they learn to their day-to-day life
If that sounds like you, you’re likely to find this work supportive and enriching.
Nature of the Work
This is a structured, psychoeducational programme that builds over time. Each session introduces key ideas, encourages reflection, and offers practical tools to help you understand and respond differently to stress and anger.
These emotions often show up in ways that disrupt daily life – through conflict, shutdown, overreaction, avoidance, or patterns that feel hard to shift. Rather than being the root issue, stress and anger are often signals pointing toward deeper needs or unresolved experiences. The aim of this work is to help you recognise these patterns, understand what’s underneath them, and develop healthier, more effective responses.
Insights may emerge gradually, and your experience will likely shift as we build the material and reflect on how it fits into your life.
Your Role
You don’t need to have everything figured out – just bring a willingness to engage, reflect, and stay open. It’s normal for some ideas to take time to settle or feel challenging at first. If something feels unclear or doesn’t land well, you’re encouraged to raise it – this is your space.
Differences in Understanding
Different interpretations are natural in any reflective process. If they arise, we can explore them together. Your perspective is always welcome, and any discomfort can often point to something meaningful.
Session Fees and Payment
Sessions are charged at the agreed rate. To keep things simple and to secure your appointment, payment is required in advance.
You’re welcome to pay by BACS or request a secure payment link.
If payment hasn’t been received 48 hours before the session and no contact has been made, the appointment will be cancelled and the slot may be offered to someone else. You’re always welcome to get in touch to rebook.
Cancellations and Missed Sessions
Please give at least 48 hours’ notice if you need to cancel or reschedule a session. Cancellations made with less than 48 hours’ notice may still be charged unless there is a genuine emergency or something unavoidable prevents you from attending.
If the Work Cannot Continue
You are free to end the work at any time, whether that’s due to changing circumstances or simply a sense that it’s not the right fit at this time.
I may also end the work if the material is misused, if my role or words are misrepresented, or if the boundaries in this agreement are not respected.
In either case, I ask that this is done with some notice so we can bring things to a respectful close.
Confidentiality
Everything you share is treated with care and held in confidence, within the usual legal and ethical limits – for example, if there is a risk of harm or a legal obligation to disclose information.
To support your learning, I may occasionally share anonymised examples from previous work. These are offered thoughtfully and with full respect for confidentiality.
Respecting What’s Shared - By Both of Us
You’re welcome to talk about your experience of the work if it supports your process.
I simply ask that anything shared outside sessions is spoken about as your own experience. What’s offered is always shared in context, to support reflection – not as advice or instruction.
If anything personal does come from my side, I ask that it’s held with the same care and not shared beyond our work together.
Raising Concerns
If anything about the work feels unclear, difficult, or not quite right, you’re encouraged to raise it in session so we can explore it together. This can often be a valuable part of the process.
If you’d prefer to speak to someone outside the work, you’re welcome to contact the British Psychological Society (www.bps.org.uk) for independent guidance and support.