Location
4 Devonshire Street
Harley Street Medical District
London W1W 5DT
When arriving, please press the upper buzzer to the right of the door. During office hours (9am-5pm) there is a friendly reception staff who will welcome you and direct you to the waiting room, where you are welcome to take a seat. In subsequent visits to the building, please feel free to come up directly to my room at the time of your appointment. My room is accessed through the second lift by the kitchen. Please take it to the 3rd floor, turn left, and look for my room straight ahead through the open doorway.
Nearest Underground Stations: Great Portland Street and Regents Park stations are just a few minutes away by foot.
Fees
Individual Psychotherapy (Self-Paying)
50 minute weekly session, £150
90 minute weekly session, £275
Block of 12 sessions of 50-minutes, £1500
- I recommend scheduling a longer session of 90-minutes for your first session.
- There is a waiting list of approximately 9 months for concession rate sessions (up to 12 sessions) of £85 for patients with special circumstances.
EMDR or NET (Intensive PTSD and C-PTSD Treatment)
90 minute session, £300
Block of 5 sessions of 90 minutes, £1375
Block of 10 sessions of 90 minutes, £2600
Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) and Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) last 90 minutes per session and are ideally scheduled one or two times per week for approximately 10-12 sessions, at which point clients may add more trauma sessions or transition to individual psychotherapy, if needed.
Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) includes a written narrative of approximately 8-20 pages depending on each individual’s experience, which you will receive at the end of the treatment.
Payment
Please make payment monthly in advance (for the number of sessions falling in the month) or on the day of your appointment or you may choose to pay for a block of sessions in advance. Please see above. Please let my assistant, Valentina (assistant@comfortshieldspractice.com), know if you would like to pay with a credit card, and she will send a link to pay online via email.
Please use the following bank transfer details:
Comfort Shields Ltd
Sort Code: 60-83-71
Account: 30960962
Private Insurance
I will be glad to bill your insurance provider directly. I accept Aetna International, Aviva, Bupa Global (but not Bupa UK), Cigna, Cigna Global, Freedom Health, GBG Insurance, or Allianz Insurance Providers.
STEPS
- Contact your insurance company to determine whether your policy covers you for psychotherapy and how many sessions will be covered. If it does, ask them whether you need a referral from your psychiatrist/consultant or GP and request a claim number/authorisation code from them.
- Once your insurance company confirms coverage please provide me with your policy number and authorisation code/claim number with your date of birth and address which I will need in order to schedule your session.
- I will then liaise with your insurance company to obtain coverage for appointments.
- There is an additional £50 paperwork fee to insurance companies per invoice. This includes all reports and treatment plans supplied to insurance companies.
Letters, Reports, and Paperwork
Billed at the normal hourly rates as above (except for standard insurance reports and paperwork, which are included in the £50 insurance fee)
Meetings (with educational bodies, social services, mental health teams, etc)
Free for the first 15 minutes
Beyond 15 minutes, billed at the normal hourly rates as above.
* Travel to and from meetings is billed at my hourly rate.
Appointment
Cancellations and Breaks
Weekly therapy attendance is very important to progress. A slot is booked in advance for the meeting. I appreciate as much notice of cancellation as possible. Any missed sessions or cancellations will be charged at the full fee unless at least 48 hours notice is provided in advance, except in the case of illness or emergency.
I have a set of terms and conditions (including a cancellation policy) which will be shared with you before or during your first session.
Note: I do not give extensive advice or do therapy over text or by email. If you need to talk between appointments please feel free to schedule an additional appointment during the week.
Any Other Questions
Please contact me for any additional questions you may have. I look forward to hearing from you!
Comfort is a Bupa Global therapist London working with EMDR and trauma clients, Bupa International Therapist London, Cigna therapist London, Cigna Global Therapist London, an Aviva Therapist London, Therapist for Bupa Global clients London
