Payments
Payment is respectfully requested prior to or at the time of each session. This includes your initial appointment.
Payment is accepted by Debit/Credit card or Direct Bank transfer (details provided on request)
Invoices can also be provided on request.
Late arrival/missed sessions
In-person appointments
As we book appointments at specific times, we could not see you if you arrive outside of the agreed times. So, if you arrive early, we will ask you to wait until your appointment time. Similarly, if you arrive late, we cannot extend the session to compensate. If you are over 15 minutes late and have not contacted us, we will assume you are not coming and will consider that cancellation without notice.
Online/telephone appointments
Where we are to meet online or by telephone, we will call you (unless we agreed on something different) when the session is due to start. If the call is unanswered, we will try again a few moments later. If the second attempt fails, we would ask you to contact us when you can take the call, but the session will still run from the scheduled time. If you have not contacted us within 15 minutes of the scheduled start, we also consider that cancellation without notice. The technology we use for online and telephone appointments is very robust and rarely fails. Where it does, we will do our best to offer the appointment using another communication method. If our technology fails, we will reschedule free of charge.
Cancellations
We operate a 48-hour cancellation policy. If you cancel an appointment over 48-hours in advance, we will not charge you for the missed session. If you cancel after that, or if you cannot attend, you will still need to pay for the appointment as we have committed the time. Appointments cancelled within 48 hours will be charged at 50% and within 24 hours 100%.
Exceptional circumstances
We recognise that emergencies happen, even if they are rare. If you know that you might not make an appointment, please let us know when you book it. We will try to be more accommodating in such circumstances. Similarly, if a genuine emergency prevented you from attending, and also from letting us know, we could consider waiving or reducing the cancellation fee.
Should you repeatedly make and cancel appointments, we might ask for a non-refundable prepayment. We would not refund this payment, even if you cancel ahead of the usual 24-hour window.
If we cancel
Occasionally, circumstances might prevent us from delivering a session as agreed. We will give you as much notice as possible if this happens. We will not charge you for appointments we cancel and will do our best to re-book at a time that best suits you.
Any questions?
If you have questions or queries about our cancellation and refund policies, please call us on 01296 749013 or email admin@homecountiestherapy.co.uk We would love to hear from you.
