01 · Explore and ask
Read the care pathways and practitioner profiles. Ask about qualifications, scope, confidentiality and suitability. Your needs and the available professional services determine the starting point; there is no single clinical recovery sequence assumed by this guide.
02 · Agree and prepare
Choose an actual service, time and mode. Review the fee and cancellation terms before payment. After confirmation, you can share optional preparation in the private appointment space. An intensive enquiry does not create a booking or a programme commitment.
03 · Meet and review
Discuss goals and an approach with the practitioner. For a video or voice appointment, the practitioner admits you to the session. Ask questions about what is useful, what needs to change and whether a different service would fit better.
04 · Choose your next step
Review shared next steps and save a private reflection if you want. Any further appointment is booked separately. You and your practitioner can discuss continuation, a pause or a referral. Completing a platform stage is not a measure of healing or an outcome promise.