Qualified counsellors and therapists

What this offer is

FND Connect is an independent Community Interest Company. It is not part of the NHS, and an offer of time or a reduced fee is not NHS endorsement.

FND Connect provides grants for therapy where a person qualifies. When that application is approved, FND Connect pays you directly for the work it covers. That payment is for the approved application only.

We may also introduce someone who pays you privately. Any donated time or discounted rate you offer applies to that private arrangement.

You remain an independent practitioner. Sending this form does not make you an employee, approve a grant, or promise that someone will be introduced to you. We do not publish a directory from this page.

Clinical psychologists, counselling psychologists, arts therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech and language therapists need a current HCPC number. Psychiatrists need a GMC number. Mental health nurses need an NMC PIN. Counsellors and psychotherapists can use BACP, UKCP, NCPS, COSCA, BABCP, BPC or another UK register.

Offer your time or a discounted rate

About you

Full name Name on the register, if it is different Email Phone, optional Town or city Where you are based

Registration and qualification

We check the number against the public register when that register can be checked automatically. A person still reviews every offer.

Profession Professional register If you chose another register, name it Registration or membership number Main qualification Year qualified Professional indemnity insurer Indemnity expiry

My professional indemnity insurance is in force.

Experience with FND or neurological conditions Experience Years working with FND or functional symptoms, if any

Tick the experience you could bring. Do not name a patient.

If you ticked another neurological condition, name it A short account of that experience

How you work

If you ticked another approach, name it

Who you could see, and how

We are not matching children or young people yet. An under-18 tick is stored for a future safeguarded route and needs an enhanced DBS.

Age groups

Adults, 18 and over
Young people, 16 to 17
Children under 16

DBS I have an enhanced DBS and I understand under-18 introductions will not happen until a safeguarded route exists.

Could you offer remote or online support?

Tick every way you could work. Online video and telephone both count as remote.

Yes, online video
Yes, by telephone
In person

Postcode district for in-person work Areas you can travel to, optional

When you could offer this

Weekday daytime
Weekday evening
Weekend

Languages

English
Welsh
Scottish Gaelic
British Sign Language

Other languages, separated by commas

Access, if you can offer it

Step-free room
A quiet room

The time or rate you could offer

Choose donated time, a discounted rate, or both. Leave a section blank only if you are not offering it. Tick the box for each offer you mean to make.

I can donate some time each month. Hours you could donate each month I can offer a discounted rate.

Usual fee per session Discounted fee per session Session length How many people at one time through this offer When you could start

Anything else about the offer, optional

How the therapy could be paid

Choose every route you are willing to accept.

An approved therapy grant, paid by FND Connect
Private payment by the person

An approved grant is paid by FND Connect for that application. Private sessions are paid by the person. Tick at least one.

Confirmations The professional details I have given are accurate. I am not subject to conditions, suspension or fitness-to-practise proceedings that would prevent this work. FND Connect may check my registration on the public register. FND Connect may store this offer, review it, and use it for a possible future match. I agree to be contacted about that. I understand this is not employment and not an NHS arrangement. An approved therapy grant is payment for that application only. A private introduction is paid by the person. This form does not guarantee an introduction or publish my details. I have not included an NHS number or information that identifies a patient.

FND CONNECT CIC, company 17313147. [email protected]

Questions

Is this a job with FND Connect?

No. You remain an independent practitioner. FND Connect does not employ you or pay a salary. Where a person qualifies and a therapy grant is approved, FND Connect pays you for the work covered by that application. An introduction is not guaranteed.

Will someone be matched with me straight away?

No. Every offer is reviewed by a person after the registration check. Matching people with therapists is not open yet. Your answers are stored so that a later match can use profession, experience, remote or online support, how the therapy would be paid, availability, language and the kind of offer you made.

Who pays for the therapy?

FND Connect provides grants for therapy where a person qualifies. When that application is approved, FND Connect pays you directly for the work it covers. We may also introduce someone who pays you privately, using any donated time or discounted rate you have offered. Sending this form does not approve a grant or promise an introduction.

Do I have to be an FND specialist?

You need experience with FND or with other neurological conditions, and a current registration that allows you to do this work. Tell us honestly where your experience sits.

Will my details be published?

No. This form does not create a public directory listing. The clinician directory is a separate page.

Is FND Connect part of the NHS?

No. FND CONNECT CIC, company 17313147, is an independent Community Interest Company. It is not part of the NHS.