Guides
Guides for therapists in UK private practice
Practical guides on insurer reports, GP letters, endings and record keeping. Each guide names its sources, says when we last checked them and marks what we could not verify.
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Guide · Insurer reports
Requesting further sessions from a health insurer: what to prepare
How UK health insurers authorise extra therapy sessions, what Bupa's published terms ask for, and a seven-part structure for your extension request.
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Free checklist · Print or read on screen
Insurer extension report checklist
Free printable checklist for therapists asking Bupa, AXA Health, Aviva or another UK insurer for further sessions: details, content, consent.
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Guide · Endings
End-of-therapy summary: structure and examples
What to include in an end-of-therapy or discharge summary in UK private practice, how to handle unplanned endings, and who may receive a copy.
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Guide · Letters
Writing to a client's GP: consent and content
When a private practice therapist may update a client's GP, which consent to ask for under UK GDPR and confidentiality, and what to put in the letter.
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Guide · Records
Record keeping in private practice: what BACP, UKCP and HCPC expect
What BACP, HCPC and UKCP say about therapy records, how UK GDPR affects retention and access, and a record-keeping routine for private practice.