For over 30 years the Inner City Centre has been providing affordable, professional, psychotherapy in London.
We have two consulting rooms in the City of London and our 40+ qualified psychotherapists also cover most other areas of London.
Our referral service is committed to finding therapists for those who approach us looking for help. As a registered charity, we want to make good quality psychotherapy as widely affordable as possible.
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Services Offered
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy involves conversations with a listener who is trained to help you make sense of and change, things that are troubling you. It is a process in which you are actively involved and have choices.
Fees and Payment
We therefore operate a sliding scale of fees, and all of our therapists do some low fee work.
At the ICC we operate a sliding scale of fees, with a system of fee bands. The Referral Therapist will discuss with you how much you can afford to pay and will assign a provisional fee band. You and your therapist will then agree the fee at the first session. Fees may be reviewed periodically through the therapy.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens
Payment: Sliding Scale
Online Counseling: Yes
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A community counseling agency is a group therapy practice that offers affordable mental health services. Most are independent non-profit agencies, state agencies, or publicly-funded agencies. A few may restrict who is eligible for services, so it is a good idea to check when you call.
Community counseling agencies are generally more affordable than other therapy providers, but how much more affordable they are will depend on whether you qualify for a discount or sliding scale fee (or if they accept your insurance). Many, but not all, have a policy that they won't turn away anyone due to inability to pay. You should ask about their fees when you first call.
Expect to talk to kind people who want to help you find the care you need. Most community agencies strive to connect you with a live person within 24 hours, if not immediately. If you're asked to hold or leave a message, don't give up; just leave a message and wait. You should hear back pretty quickly.
Most agencies try to set up an initial assessment appointment within a week (some do within 24 hours), though the waitlist to start therapy is usually longer—about a few weeks on average. If you're not eligible or if the agency is not right for you, it's usually still worth it to call or drop in, because staff are knowledgeable about local options and can often refer you to one.