Declaration of understanding

Please read the following and let me know if you have ANY questions. To “sign“ (in order to continue our work together), you can either:

print off a copy of this page, sign, date and photo/scan it and email it to me at eve@solestosoul.ie or
email or text me to confirm that you have read and understand these terms and conditions.

I am an accredited (IACP and senior accredited with BACP) integrative clinical supervisor and psychosynthesis counsellor (accredited with IACP and BACP), life coach, therapeutic coach, Senior Yoga Teacher (Yoga Alliance Professionals), NLP master practitioner (ANLP) and yoga therapist for mental health and wellbeing, accredited (EFT International) Mentor and EFT advanced practitioner, Senior Sleep Recovery Practitioner and crystal coach.

As a member of professional bodies including the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP), British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), Yoga Alliance Professionals (Senior Yoga Teacher), EFT International (formerly AAMET) and Association for Neuro Linguistic Programming (ANLP), I work within their ethical frameworks and codes of practice.

I served on BACP’s Coaching Executive from March 2014 to September 2019 (as Chair from January 2017 to November 2018) and on IACP’s Editorial Committee for the Irish Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy (from 2021-2025 and as Editor-in-Chief / Chair from February 2024 to November 2025).

Depending on your preferences and issues, I can integrate different therapies and coaching approaches accordingly. It’s a holistic, collaborative approach and the choice is always yours.

The following is my contract for working with clients and supervisees:

1) Sessions start and finish on time

2) Payment is due at the time of booking to secure your appointment (unless an alternative arrangement has been agreed in advance). If booking multiple sessions at once, each subsequent session can be paid for immediately after the previous one so you never have to be more than one session ahead. If you’d like to block-book and pay in advance, please specify which dates you’re covering. Please text or email me once payment is made so I can update my records.

I hold bookings for up to 24 hours (unless otherwise agreed in advance). If I need to chase payment more than once, we may not be able to continue working together. I’m committed to being as accessible as possible (especially for AuDHDers: I’m no stranger to executive functioning issues) and chasing payments takes a significant toll on my capacity. Turning up on time and paying promptly are two the most foundational aspects of the therapeutic relationship and I can only work sustainably with people who are ready to engage with the process fully.

3) Sessions cancelled with less than 48 hours’ notice are charged in full. Equally, if I ever need to cancel with less notice, you get a free session. There are no exceptions to this unless we’re able reschedule it to a mutually convenient time within a few days of the original appointment. There is no charge for sessions cancelled prior to the 48 hour deadline

4) At the beginning of the therapeutic and/or coaching relationship, we will usually agree to meet at the same time each week, at least to begin with

5) Supervision is usually monthly (or more frequently depending on your professional bodies’ requirements for your stage of membership)

6) Termination should be discussed at least one session in advance and agreement reached on the number of sessions directed towards closure to ground the work

7) The work is confidential. This might be broken only under very specific conditions set out by law and/or in the BACP Ethical Framework/IACP Code of Ethics. If there is a risk of harm to self or others then relevant agencies must be contacted (after informing the client)

8) i) Online work – Please ensure you have reliable internet service, charged devices. Please also provide a mobile number so we can WhatsApp in case there’s an issue with (normally very reliable) Zoom (a secure video conferencing platform). If you ever wish to record a session (eg via Zoom), it needs to be agreed in advance. I recommend your logging on in advance to check it feels fine on your device and, a couple of minutes/five minutes before the session/s so any tech issues don’t eat into session time

ii) Outdoor therapy, coaching and supervision – We’ll agree a rough route and/or venue in advance. Please bring a raincoat or umbrella if needed. If we see other people walking past, we’ll briefly move into small talk so they don’t hear anything sensitive. If weather conditions are too severe, we’ll work online or inside for that session, instead

9) If we’re ever in touch via social media or see each other in person, I will give no indication of the fact that you are or ever have been a client or supervisee. If you ever see something by or about me online or in the media (I’m a writer etc too) and you have ANY questions, we can discuss it in a session if you would like to

10) If you need a receipt for more than one session at a time, please give at least one week’s notice (although I’ll do it sooner if I can) and send me the dates and any other information you need me to include (different insurance providers etc can vary)

11) If you want me to complete any reports/forms/admin for you and I agree that I can do this, they will either be completed during session times or done between sessions and charged at the usual hourly fee. I will let you know if I think it will take longer than an hour. Either way, we can discuss the best way to proceed in session

12) All notes are held under strict procedural guidelines and, especially with the ongoing controversy around client notes and survivors in Ireland, my priority is creating and sustaining a safe space for your complete recovery. In the event of any incapacity on my part, my appointed professional executor will destroy all notes and personal information relating to my clients

13) Clients must inform me of any medication they are taking and provide GP details

14) Your progress is up to you. We’ll generally work together for one hour (or however long and often) per week. What you do the other 167 hours each week makes a huge difference to how much better you feel. Now matter how hard we work together in our sessions, it’s up to you to put what works for you into practice. If you want additional support between sessions this can potentially be negotiated and some of the Adventures may be of interest

15) Contact between sessions is minimal (essential only re logistics). This is not an emergency service

16) You can read my Privacy Policy here