Lacap is a counselling & psychotherapy group practice, based in London City, with 35 senior therapists, and 15 junior therapists. Lacap is an organisation open to all. This means that we aim to make counselling and psychotherapy a possibility for everyone who wants it. You can refer yourself for an initial consultation, where you can discuss directly with one of our senior therapists whether a counselling or psychotherapy is right for you. Lacap offers an immediate response, as we believe that this can relieve distress. You will not be put on a waiting list nor be 'processed' by a system. Online & email booking lets you meet your therapist the next day or arrange to talk to the therapist before the meeting Lacap is committed to the individual. This means that your psychotherapist is able to offer to see you without having limits on the amount of counselling work that you can do or how often & how long you meet with your therapist. This is what makes therapy with us different from other funded services.

In a climate that increasingly promotes brief interventions, lacap wanted to deal with the question 'What happens after brief intervention?' Lacap was formed as a response to the perception that current service provision fails some of those who could most benefit from a prompt, sustained therapeutic intervention but who cannot afford it at market rates.

Within resources the therapists are free to negotiate the working contract with each client. This means that you can receive an appropriate and commensurate frequency and timing of sessions. Long-term open ended treatments are offered. Lacap has no problem with supporting therapy for as long as each treatment takes to conclude. The duration will not be limited by a set number of sessions or an artificial time boundary. So, unlike the NHS, your needs will take priority over supply of therapeutic time.

Before the NHS model the medical profession often used to charge out under a ‘what can you afford?’ policy. Lacap charges on a sliding scale based on the applicant’s income. There is strong client support for a model where the fees of higher earners can be seen to subsidise treatments offered at lower rates. There is a strong support for this logical and fair approach.

Lacap is a psychotherapy referrals agency. While we have historically had strong links with GP referees, the majority of current work is based on self-referred application through the lacap website.

Since January 2004 lacap has grown quickly. Lacap now has two clinical premises with a capacity of 12 rooms to resource clinical hours from central offices. At January 2010 there were 35 senior member therapists offering some 600 clinical hours per week with 15 junior member therapists offering at around 85 clinical hours per week.

Lacap is opening a further premises offering an additional 7 clinical rooms by June 2010, and is looking to increase its core associate membership to 45 therapists with 20 student associate members by year end.

Lacap is also researching and developing new technology to make psychotherapy accessible to rural and remote clients.

To summarise:

Counselling Group Practice near Liverpool Street, London Ec1.
Individual Psychoanalysis & Psychotherapy.
Counselling for anger & stress, sexual dysfunction, anxiety, depression, alcoholism, addiction, life-decisions.
Psychotherapy for questions about life & love relationships.
Professional & confidential.  Evening & weekend appointments.
Your counselling fees are set by your income.
Long-term psychotherapy offered & supported.