How to make a booking
COUNSELLING / PSYCHOTHERAPY AND ART THERAPY
Persons who seek a counselling / psychotherapy appointment are asked to leave their name (first name only is an option) and telephone number with the Receptionist for the attention of the Director of Counselling/Psychotherapy Services. No details regarding your counselling issue(s) of your request should be given at this stage.
The Director of Counselling/ Psychotherapy Services will return your call as soon as possible. She will note relevant data, give you an indication of the approximate length of time you will have to wait for an appointment, and assign an available relevant counsellor/psychotherapist to you. Your first appointment will be arranged by that therapist.
If yours is an emergency case, let the Receptionist know and it will be treated as such.
Cost: A sliding scale is in operation for payment for counselling/psychotherapy. Free places are offered to persons who qualify under the conditions of relevant available grants. Each case is dealt with individually in a process of consultation between the client and the assigned psychotherapist/counsellor.
Leaflets with further details available on request at Reception.
COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES
Grant-Aided Appointments
From time to time the Tara Centre is successful in its application for grants for Complementary Therapy Treatments. This enables the Centre to offer a number of treatments at a reduced rate or free of charge to persons who satisfy the criteria of the relevant funding bodies.
The Receptionist will be aware of the availability or otherwise of complementary therapy grants at any given time and will make an appropriate application form available on request. The completed form will be passed on to the Centre Director whose responsibility it is to approve the application and arrange for you to receive the therapy of your choice as soon as a place becomes available.
Appointments on a fee-paying basis
When no grant is available or in the case of persons who do not meet the grant aid criteria, appointments can be arranged on a fee paying basis. A sliding scale with regard to these fees is negotiable with the Centre Director on request.
A special booklet on Complementary Therapies is available on request from Reception.
Cancellation Policy
A minimum of 36 hours notice is required for cancellation of an appointment. Failure to comply with this requirement will involve a cancellation fee of £15 for fee paying clients. Grant aided clients will forfeit one allocated treatment for failure to give adequate notice of cancellation. A “No-Show” practice on the part of the client will require a return to the waiting list for further appointments.
To book a place on a course either:
- Use the website to book directly, browse the available courses and use the booking form provided
- Or you can contact Reception in person or by telephone - Tel: 028 8225 0024
The Tara Centre
11 Holmview Terrace,
Omagh,
Co Tyrone,
BT79 0AH
See the contact us section for a map of our location.
COURSES, WORKSHOPS, PROGRAMMES
Places are reserved only for persons who have returned a completed booking form together with a non-refundable booking fee of £5.00, one full week in advance of the course.
For successful applicants, no formal confirmation of your place will be supplied.
In the event of oversubscription for a particular course, applicants will be notified that their name has been placed on a waiting list.
Places are allocated on a strictly “first come first served basis”.
If you have to cancel your place, please do so as soon as possible – a waiting list person could benefit.
The Centre reserves the right to cancel or change details of any programme in the event of unforeseen circumstances. In any such case, fees / deposits will be returned in full.
Payment by instalment is available for all Tara Centre courses, workshops and programmes.
Morning coffee, afternoon tea and a light lunch are included in the cost of all one day or longer events.
Payment by instalment is available for all Tara Centre courses, workshops and programmes.