Before you book
How to choose a low-cost therapy service.
Low-cost therapy is a good thing. But when it’s cheap, it’s worth knowing why. Run these questions past any service you’re weighing up, ours included.
A few questions
See how any service measures up.
Answer honestly about a service you’re considering, and you’ll see what’s clear and what’s worth asking more about. It only takes a minute.
- Are they upfront about exactly who you’ll be seeing?Whether they’re fully qualified or in training, how far into it, and which accrediting body they’re with. Being a trainee is fine; not being told isn’t.Hora: Yes: you know before you book that your therapist is in advanced UKCP-accredited training.
- If it’s a private business, do they pay their therapists fairly?A charity running on unpaid trainees is fair; a business profiting from them is not.Hora: Hora is a business, and pays fairly, for every session.
- Do the people running it hold clinical qualifications?With a named clinical lead and proper oversight.Hora: A named Clinical Lead and clinical governance behind every session.
- Are sessions open-ended, with no session cap and no income test?Therapy for as long as it helps, for anyone.Hora: Open-ended, no cap, no means-testing.
- Could you find all of this out easily?Or did you have to dig for it?Hora: It’s all clear from the first click.
This isn’t about any one service. Practices vary, which is exactly why it’s worth asking directly, and why a good service will answer without hesitation.
Where that leaves you
Affordable, and honest about why.
That’s the whole idea behind Hora: £26 for your first assessment, then £40 a session, with a psychotherapist in advanced UKCP-accredited clinical training who is paid fairly for their work. If that’s what you’re after, we’re here.