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--- but it can be tough to face the stresses of making new connections, and meeting demanding academic workloads. Financial pressures and being away from home can also diminish your mental health. BetterTalk's solution-focused therapy for students offers both psychological support and, if you want it, coursework-related coaching.
A 2023 TAB/CALM study* of 4,000 UK university students found that most had some mental health issues. Your university will offer you free mental health support. But over half of the students surveyed didn't want to share their concerns with their university, while 65% who had were not happy with the help they received.
You may not yet have tried your university support services, you may not want to, or perhaps you have, but want additional help. And being on a budget, you're hoping to find cheap therapy. The BetterTalk's affordable therapy team includes therapists who have also worked as university lecturers, giving us the skills to understand and really support students.
And if it's academic coaching you want, your BetterTalk coach will be an experienced lecturer, not a newly-recruited graduate!
Conversations with us are one-to-one, and confidential. Because we understand that students aren't made of money, we offer amazing discounts on our normal rates. Sessions cost as little as £25 (see below), bookable at times convenient for you, including evenings and weekends.
HOW IT WORKS:
OUR LOW COSTS:
We offer affordable online therapy designed just for students. When you book a block of four sessions, we charge just £25/session -- total £100, saving you £28. For a one-off session, we charge £32.
You can use your block of sessions when you choose within 12 months, to see your counsellor intensely, or have the reassurance of being able to get immediate support for your uni life when you need it.**
The unwaged and those on health benefits pay £25/session (minumum 2 sessions, payable in advance).
** Typical session length is 40-50 minutes.
Notes:
* Typical session length is 50-55 minutes.
** Direct Debit payment is available on packages of 4 sessions and above. Terms are 50% up-front, followed by weekly payments. E.g. for the five-session package, you would pay £110 up-front, then three payments of £36.66 in weeks 3, 4 & 5.
*** Friends & Family Discount: The discount is valid for one purchased package only.
**** Evidence of status required. The unwaged, those on health benefits and students pay from £25/session. See the OUR LOW COSTS on the BetterTalk for Students tab.
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Specialist therapists: BetterTalk is the only UK therapeutic provider where every therapist has been trained to Advanced Level at the prestigious BRIEF Centre for Solution Focused Practice in London and is a member of the United Kingdom Association for Solution-Focused Practice (UKASFP).
SFT and CBT: Our core approach is SFT -- solution-focused therapy (see ABOUT tab for more); our team can also provide BACP-accredited CBT counselling as part of our affordable online therapy services.
Session Validity: Single sessions purchased are valid for two weeks, double-session packages for four weeks, four-session packages for six months, five & six-session packages for one year.
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