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Remuneration for Counsellors & Psychotherapists
Data from lacap appointment manager about what we are doing, and how we are remunerated.

 
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Date RangeNo. Sessions CompletedTotal fees takenAverage Fee Per SessionAdjustment for fees per hour
First Quarter 2007
 
 
 		  
Assessing Therapists 1,236 £43,524.00 £35.21 £39.21
Non-Assessing Therapists 371 £7,678.00 £20.69 £23.37
Second Quarter 2007
 
 
 
 
Assessing Therapists 1,390 £50,594.00 £36.40 £40.51
Non-Assessing Therapists 416 £11,757.00 £28.26 £31.45
Third Quarter 2007
 
 
 
 
Assessing Therapists 1,397 £53,305.00 £38.15 £42.46
Non-Assessing Therapists 391 £11,609.00 £29.69 £33.04
Fourth Quarter 2007
 
 
 
 
Assessing Therapists 1,272 £45,678.00 £35.90 £39.95
Non-Assessing Therapists 676 £21,964.00 £32.49 £36.16
First Quarter 2008
 
 
 
 
Assessing Therapists 1,827 £66,424.00 £36.35 £40.45
Non-Assessing Therapists 845 £27,584.00 £32.64 £36.32
Second Quarter 2008
 
 
 
 
Assessing Therapists 2,101 £73,472.00 £34.95 £38.89
Non-Assessing Therapists 768 £25,935.00 £33.76 £37.57
Third Quarter 2008
 
 
 
 
Assessing Therapists 1,961 £73,492.00 £37.47 £42.34
Non-Assessing Therapists 660 £23,210.00 £35.16 £39.13
Student Therapists 325 £4,814.00 £14.81 N/A
  2946 £101,516.00 £34.45  
Fourth Quarter 2008
 
 
 
 
Assessing Therapists 2301 £87,163.00 £37.88 £42.54
Non-Assessing Therapists 369 £12,148.00 £32.92 £37.65
Low Fee Assessments 47 £1,175.00 £25.00 N/A
Student Therapists 442 £7,303.00 £16.52 N/A
  3159 £107,709.00 £34.09  
First Quarter 2009
 
 
 
 
Assessing Therapists 2653 £104,319.00 £39.32 £44.71
Non-Assessing Therapists 222 £7,003.00 £31.54 £36.95
Low Fee Assessments 75 £1,875.00 £25.00 N/A
Student Therapists 522 £8,628.00 £16.52 N/A
  3472 £121,825.00 £34.09  
Second Quarter 2009
 
 
 
 
Assessing Therapists 2289 £91,699.00 £40.06 £45.52
Non-Assessing Therapists 102 £3,400 £33.34 £37.90
Low Fee Assessments 97 £2,425.00 £25.00
Student Therapists 390 £6064.00 £15.54
  2827 £103,558
Cancelled Sessions: Main 1331 (36%)

(excludes assessments)
Cancelled Sessions: Low-Fee 179 (27%)

(excludes assessments)
Private Patient Sessions 89
Private Patient: Cancelled 38 (30%)
Assessments (All LACAP) 411
Attended Assessments (All) 255 (63%)
Third Quarter 2009
 		 
 
 
Assessing Therapists 2193 £89,801.00 £40.95 £46.56
Non-Assessing Therapists 115 £4,455.00 £39.07 £44.42
Low Fee Assessments 64 £1600.00 £25.00
Student Therapists 290 £4753.00 £16.38
  2662 £100,609.00
Cancelled Sessions: Main 1173 (35%) (excludes assessments)
Cancelled Sessions: Low-Fee 164 (36%) (excludes assessments)
Private Patient Sessions 151
Private Patient: cancelled 48 (24%)
Assessments (All LACAP) 363
Attended Assessments (All) 249 (69%)
Fourth Quarter 2009
 
 
 
 
Assessing Therapists    
Non-Assessing Therapists    
Low Fee Assessments    
Student Therapists    
     
Cancelled Sessions: Main 1173 (35%) (excludes assessments)
Cancelled Sessions: Low-Fee 164 (36%) (excludes assessments)
Private Patient Sessions 151
Private Patient: cancelled 48 (24%)
Assessments (All LACAP) 363
Attended Assessments (All) 249 (69%)
First Quarter 2010
 
 
 
 
Assessing Therapists    
Non-Assessing Therapists    
Low Fee Assessments    
Student Therapists    
     
Cancelled Sessions: Main 1173 (35%) (excludes assessments)
Cancelled Sessions: Low-Fee 164 (36%) (excludes assessments)
Private Patient Sessions 151
Private Patient: cancelled 48 (24%)
Assessments (All LACAP) 363
Attended Assessments (All) 249 (69%)
  
Commentary: data taken from THIS LINK If you were earning these sort of Gross incomes under PAYE this would be equivalent to £75,000 per year!
i.e £1442 per week divided by a 35 hour week is £41.20......

 

 
Now, lets look at takehome pay after Lacap charges: If you earn these average incomes, and if your patient's are out of referral fee periods, then your average per hour with lacap less room charges of £8.50 is £33.84. So, under PAYE you would be earning the equivalent of £60,000 per year!
So, you have £1154 per week divided by 35 hours work is £32.94 per hour.....

 

 
Now, lets look at the WORST CASE scenario. All your patients are in the Referral Fee period & you are paying the room charges: so you have an average fee of £42.34 - £9.24 referral fees less £8.50 room charges - and you are netting (taking home) £24.10 per hour.
If you work this through under PAYE, and assuming that you declare without expenses or incidentals as pure income to the taxman, You are earning the PAYE equivalent of £44,000 per Year. So, that's right! the lowest average takehome pay at lacap is equivalent to £44,000 per year....

 

 
Now, put this into context with similar rates in the NHS: Non managerial therapists start at £20,000 and peak at £30,000.
Senior therapists are at £30,000 to £40,000 and managerial level therapists start at £40,000 and rise to £65,000 top.
 
Now, if you are working at the very bottom session, £30.00 per session (£40.00 per hour if you are working 45 minutes!), then you are still netting in referral fee periods at £14.60. So with PAYE in mind you are getting the equivalent of £28,000. That's right! The bottom, bottom 'salary' at lacap is £28,000 - which is more than NHS comparable.

If you are working 45 minute units at this 'bottom, bottom' the equivalent PAYE is £22.30 per hour = PAYE gross of £41,000

  1. All the premises taken care of for you - you just turn up when you are working.

  2. All referrals in taken care of - you don't advertise nor pay to advertise.

  3. Unlike private practice - you are not paying for a clinical room 24/7  - just the time you use.

  4. No case reports or other bulky paperwork demanded! No management meetings and other time-wasting practices. No boss.

  5. You are not forced to work cases that you do not want to, or hours that don't suit you.

  6. Reception services & diary services from January.

  7. Credit card facilities and accounts services from January.

  8. Equivalent PAYE salary of £40,000 plus.

  9. All the taxation breaks of the self-employed.

So, perhaps you could all just consider things a bit - especially in these credit crunch times

 
 

 

The table shows the numbers of patients who were booked into New Assessments in the months indicated

The volume of enquiries is additional to that, attendances and agreed treatments are less than that.

Dec
 
 		 47
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 		  
2007  -Jan
 
 
 
 
 		 80
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feb
 
 
 
 		 67
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mar
 
 
 
 		 63
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Apr
 
 
 
 
 
 
 		 101
 
 
 
 
May
 
 
 
 
 
 
 		 99
 
 
 
 
Jun
 
 
 
 
 		 76
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jul 21
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aug
 
 
 
 
 
 
 		 95
 
 
 
 
Sep
 
 
 
 
 
 
 		 98
 
 
 
 
Oct
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 		 136
Nov
 
 
 
 
 
 
 		 99
 
 
 
 
Dec
 
 
 		 56
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
YEAR TOTALS

1079 or 2.96 per day average

2008 - Jan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 		 133
Feb
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 		 110
 
 
 
Mar
 
 		 50
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Apr
 
 
 
 		 69
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
May
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 		 119
 
 
Jun
 
 
 
 		 70
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jul
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 		 126
 
Aug
 
 
 		 53
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sep
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 		 107
 
 
 
Oct
 
 
 
 
 		 78
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nov
 
 
 
 
 		   83
 
 
 
 
 
Dec
 
 
 
53
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year Totals

1247 or 3.41 per day average

2009-Jan                       132      
Feb 110      
Mar   145    
Apr                           153  
May                         143    
June                           159  
July                           159  
Aug             84                
Sept       58                      
Oct                 108            
Nov                       139      
Dec                 105            
Year Totals

1495 or 4.10 per day average

2010 -Jan                             162
Feb                 106       106    
Mar                     126        
Quarter Totals

394 or 4.37 per day average

 		 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170