Private Appointments at the MPC
The Michael Palin Centre has a private route for families (children and young people) and also for adults. If you live overseas you will need to access our assessment clinic and therapy through the private route. If you live in the UK you may wish to choose the private route in order to be seen more quickly for an assessment or if your local CCG/NHS Trust does not approve funding for you to come here for therapy. Private therapy sessions can be face-to-face or online using Zoom.
Please be aware that if you have a private assessment then any therapy that you decide to continue with will also need to be paid for privately.
Adults
Assessment
- 3 hours with a therapist
- one hour admin and report writing time
- required before therapy can be arranged
- available by Skype
- UK – £500
- International – £600
Therapy
- UK residents – £125 per hour; International residents: £150 per hour
- 5 sessions – £625 (UK); £750 (International)
- 10 sessions – £1,250 (UK); £1,500 (International)
- 20 sessions – £2,500 (UK); £3,000 (International)
- 30 sessions – £3,750 (UK); £4,500 (International)
Read more about Assessments for adults at the MPC
Read more about Therapy for adults at the MPC
Children and young people
Assessment
- 8 hours of therapist time (3 hours with your child and analysing assessments, 4 hours with parents, one hour report-writing)
- required before therapy can be arranged
- additional fee where separate parent sessions are required (parents living apart)
- additional fee for interpreters if required (£25 per hour)
- UK – £1,000
- International – £1,200
- for international families travelling to the UK for an assessment: please allow time for your child to recover from jet-lag before their appointment.
Find out more about Assessments for children at the MPC
Therapy
Palin Parent-Child Interaction Therapy or equivalent
- Foundation course (10 sessions)
- UK – £1,250
- International – £1,500
- Extended course (20 sessions)
- UK – £2,500
- International – £3,000
Read about Palin PCI here
Palin Stammering Therapy for School-age Children (Palin STSC)
- 30 hours
- does not include a 2-week group
- UK – £3,750
- International – £4,500
Read about Palin STSC here
5-day group for 10-14s and their parents
- includes 4 x follow up days
- UK – £4,500
- next group October 25th-29th 2021
Two-week group for 10-14s and their parents
- includes 4 x one-day group follow-up meetings and additional individual sessions if required (face-to-face or Skype)
- UK – £5,625
- International – £6,750
Read about our 2-week group here
2-week group for 15-18s
- includes a one-day workshop for parents
- includes 4x one-day group follow-up meetings and additional individual sessions if required (face-to-face or Skype)
- UK – £4,500
- International – £5,400
Read about our 2-week summer group for young people here
- there is an additional charge of £25 per hour for the use of an interpreter if this is required
- interpreters are arranged by us through Whittington Health NHS Interpreting Services
- refer using the online form
- we will contact you to arrange an appointment time and send you a contract
- your appointment is confirmed when your contract is returned and payment has been made
- by bank transfer to Whittington Health NHS Trust
- details will be sent with your contract
Sometimes you just need someone to talk to
Sometimes you just need someone to talk to
Our Helpline, 020 3316 8100, is open during office hours (9am-5pm) and voicemail messages can be left when the office is closed.
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