Assessment and therapy sessions cost £110 per 50 minute session.

We also offer a free brief initial phone call to help you decide if we can help.

Yes, Goldthorpe Psychology works with a number of insurance providers. We currently work with Bupa, AXA, Aviva, Vitality and WPA. If your provider isn’t listed please contact us as we may be able to reach an agreement with your provider.

The length of therapy varies based on your goals and needs. Shorter term therapies will often last for 8 – 12 sessions, however others prefer to meet for a longer period of time. Progress is regularly reviewed, and every 6 sessions we will review how we are getting on and how many further sessions will be required.

We work with a variety of different difficulties individuals may have with their mood. Some examples of difficulties we work with include:

• Anxiety
• Depression / Low Mood
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Panic Attacks
• Low Self-Esteem
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Trauma
• Health Anxiety
• Major Life Events/ Adjustments
• Insomnia
• Chronic Pain
• Fatigue Management
• Stress
• Generalised Anxiety
• Phobias
• Issues associated with ageing
• Bereavement

Usually therapy involves weekly sessions initially, which may progress to fortnightly over time.

Although our approach may differ based upon the therapeutic model in use, generally therapy involves a series of fifty minute sessions between yourself and Dr Goldthorpe. There will be at least one initial assessment session, where Dr Goldthorpe will spend time getting to know more about you, your concerns, and what you would like help with. Following this, we will agree together the best course of action moving forwards.

Dr Goldthorpe will prepare an agenda to guide each therapy session, however he will also be guided by your wishes and needs. Therapy sessions are generally an informative and reflective space, and may include working through worksheets as well as being set tasks to complete outside of sessions. Progress will be at a pace that is comfortable for you, and we will take time early in our sessions together to personalise our therapy sessions to your needs.

Dr Goldthorpe is an integrative psychologist, which means that he regularly draws upon different therapeutic models in his work. Examples of some of the therapies he draws upon include Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Compassion Focussed Therapy (CFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Mindfulness.

Dr Goldthorpe keeps both written and electronic notes about you and your sessions over the course of your therapy. These notes are confidential and will generally not be shared with anyone you do not wish for them to be shared with. The only time this will not be the case is if he is required to pass this information on by law, such as if he is seriously concerned about your wellbeing or risk to yourself or other people around you.

Dr Goldthorpe also receives regular supervision, where he will discuss clients he is working with to ensure he is providing the best possible support. He will not however divulge any personally identifiable information during this supervision.

Therapy sessions are generally held on weekday evenings – Please contact us for our current availability.

Online therapy is in many ways similar to face-to-face therapy. We use Skype as our main online platform, which allows us to see and hear each other. This platform also enables us to complete worksheets together and watch selected material as required. Skype can be used on most computers, laptops, tablets, or mobile phones, and can be set up in most cases in a matter of minutes. Online therapy does not require advanced IT skills, as links for each session will be emailed to you in advance of each session which you simply click on to join the call. This does however require you to have both a functioning webcam and speaker (most laptops, tablets, and phones have these in-built), and a private space where you can talk openly.