Application Process

Step 1: Application Form

If you are interested in having therapy at Share, and you think the type of therapy we offer will help, then please contact us.

We use the application form to learn about your needs and to prioritise you in our pool of people waiting for therapy. Therefore it is important that you fill in the form as fully and as honestly as you can.

If you need any help with language or with writing the application it is important that you take the time to find someone to help.

Applications which have information missing will be returned to you, and we will explain what you need to do.

When your application has been reviewed you will get an email confirming that you have been added to our list of applicants. We will then use the information you have given us to find an appointment which will suit you.

We allocate appointments based on several different aspects, which include your availability, complexity of needs and experience of our available therapists.

When an appointment which meets your needs and matches the days you are available becomes free we will contact you to offer you an assessment appointment (see our page on Assessments for more information).

Waiting

We work hard to match applicants with suitable appointments as soon as possible. However, we deliver medium to long-term therapy at Share and so our clients stay with us for a long time, sometimes up to two years. This means that our appointments do not come available very quickly.

Step 2: The Assessment Appointment

We regularly review the appointments we have available and prospective clients. When we have an appointment coming up which is suitable for you we will contact you and invite you to come in for an assessment with one of our experienced therapists.

The aim of this appointment, which will be up to 90 minutes (1½hrs) long, is for you to come and talk about the issues you are experiencing and to discuss how we can help you.

While you are here you will also be asked to fill out a short evaluation form which asks you questions like ‘How often have you felt like crying in the last week?’ and ‘How often have you achieved the things you wanted to achieve in the last week?’.

After the appointment your assessor then writes a report for our clinical lead.

Then our office staff will get in touch with you and offer you a regular (weekly) appointment and you can start therapy.  

Please note: we charge for the assessment session whether or not a person decides to enter therapy. See our information on paying for therapy for the sliding scale of charges.