Psychotherapists: schedule couples and family sessions

Couples and family sessions take longer than individual ones and involve several people's diaries. Arranging them by message means long threads and dates that suit one partner but not the other. With Book, couples and families book a dedicated session on your own booking page, one booking covers everyone attending, and you book the following sessions at the rhythm you agree.

On Book, each service has a name, a price and an optional description, all shown on your public page. Each slot belongs to one service, sits within one day and has its own capacity.

Durations are examples: set your own according to your practice and the rules that apply to you.

Each online booking takes one place, so give couples and family slots one place: one person books for everyone attending, and the slot leaves your page. Say in the description that one booking covers the couple or family, so partners don't book twice.

The booking form takes first name, last name, email and phone, plus an optional note. The note reaches you in the new booking email and appears in the booker's calendar file, which may be shared or synced. Ask only who will attend, such as both partners or the number of family members, and tell clients not to write the reason for consultation or personal details there.

Only the person who books receives the confirmation. For later sessions you create yourself, put the email of the partner who manages the diary; the other partner can be told directly. Use neutral service names, such as "Session", so nothing sensitive appears in anyone's calendar.

After the first session, agree a rhythm and book the next sessions yourself from your bookings list. First and last name are enough; with an email, the client gets a confirmation with a calendar file. Book doesn't send reminders. Couples sessions can need evening slots: slots repeat weekly on the weekdays you choose until an end date, so open the evenings you can offer.

When partners are in different places, a video session helps. Create a video service and send your secure link by email: Book doesn't create video links.

If you also see partners individually, keep those as a separate service. Slots of different services can overlap, so close the other slot once one is booked, or keep separate times for each.

Clients can't move or cancel online: they contact you. State your policy in each description, including what happens if one partner can't attend.

Book doesn't store clinical notes, take payments, create video links or send reminders. One booking page per business, no staff field: in a shared practice, create services per therapist. Book costs €5/month, everything included: unlimited services and bookings, no commission, no contract.