Your first online session

Make an enquiry

A short message is enough. Tell me your preferred language, where you are based and how to contact you. You do not need to send a detailed personal history in your first message.

Agree the arrangements

We agree the day and time before the session. The therapeutic contract is shared before we begin; it sets out payment, cancellation, rescheduling and confidentiality arrangements.

Before our first session

No special preparation is needed. Make sure you can be alone for the session, somewhere nobody will interrupt or overhear us, and check that your internet connection is stable.

I will send the Google Meet link as soon as we have agreed a time; it is worth checking beforehand that your internet and Google Meet work, and then joining at the agreed time. A session lasts 50 minutes, and times are given in UK time. If you have specific questions or things you want from therapy, write them down beforehand. You are welcome to take notes during the session: if you prefer to write by hand, have paper and a pen ready. A glass of water or a cup of tea, if you like.

The therapeutic contract, which we go through before the first session, covers payment, cancellations and rescheduling.

The format

I offer individual online sessions for adults aged 18 and over, in English and Russian. A session costs £50, lasts 50 minutes and takes place on Google Meet. Payment is made in advance. I do not offer a free introductory session.

Session times are UK time.

Where to begin

You can come with anxiety, exhaustion, difficulties in relationships, or a sense that something isn't quite right. You do not need to know exactly what to say.

If something changes

For cancellation or rescheduling, refer to the arrangements in your therapeutic contract. If technical issues prevent our session, it will be rescheduled at no extra cost.

A note about urgent support

I do not provide crisis intervention. If you are in immediate danger, contact the emergency services in your country.