How can counselling benefit me?
What about confidentiality?
What is the first step?
How can I make counselling work for me?
How many sessions will I need?
How does counselling draw to a close?
Do you receive ongoing training?
What happens if I have to cancel an appointment?
How can counselling benefit me?
It can provide: An opportunity to tell your unique story to someone outside of the issue.
It can help you to:
Face and overcome unmanaged issues or challenges.
Increase confidence, assertiveness and self-esteem
Gain personal insight
Identify and develop your own resources.
Gain clarity and empowerment to make changes in your life.
Learn enhanced ways of relating to yourself and others.
Find focus in areas, which may feel out of control.
Cope better in difficult circumstances
What about confidentiality?
Our work is confidential. In exceptional cases, counsellors have a professional and ethical duty to inform clients that they may find it necessary to take this information outside of counselling. These exceptions will be explained in our first session together.
What is the first step?
You can contact me by telephone or email. If you decide after contacting me that you are interested in having counselling, we then arrange an initial meeting. I see the first session as an exploratory one. One in which we can find out a little about each other and decide whether we wish to work together. It's an opportunity for you to tell me what brings you to therapy at this point in your life. I would also be interested in hearing what you would ideally like to receive from me during our work together and in particular what ideal outcome you have in mind, if any. It may be that you are not sure or do not have what feels like a clear reason for becoming interested in counselling. This is not unusual and something that would be important to talk through together. You also have the opportunity to ask me any questions.
How can I make counselling work for me?
You can help yourself by being committed to the counselling process - it often requires much effort and determination to work effectively. If you know what you want to achieve from counselling you are halfway there to solving the problem. However, counselling can assist you to determine your goals if you are unsure of which way to turn. Although you choose what to reveal in counselling, it is important that what you do disclose is as honest and accurate as possible.
How many sessions will I need?
This very much depends on the type of issues you are experiencing and also their duration. It also depends on how much time you can commit to the counselling process. After the initial session, we can discuss and agree on a number of sessions and this can be reviewed at various points along the way.
How does counselling draw to a close?
If a set number of counselling sessions have been agreed, the informal contract comes to an end when they are completed, although the number of sessions may be extended beyond the number first proposed, by mutual agreement.
You can leave therapy at any time, of course, but the decision to leave should ideally be a mutual agreement between us, so that we can both work towards closure of our counselling work together.
Do you receive ongoing training?
Yes, I believe passionately in continued training in order that I remain fresh and open to new ideas within my practice. I attend regular supervision and acquire regular hours of Ongoing Professional Development to fulfil the criteria, as an Australian Counselling Association member. I adhere to the Australian Counselling Association’s Code of Conduct.
What happens if I have to cancel an appointment?
If you are unable to make an appointment for any reason please inform me as soon as possible and I will make every effort to reschedule within the same week.
An appointment missed or cancelled with less than 24 hours notice will be charged at a rate of 50% of the sessional fee.
What about confidentiality?
What is the first step?
How can I make counselling work for me?
How many sessions will I need?
How does counselling draw to a close?
Do you receive ongoing training?
What happens if I have to cancel an appointment?
How can counselling benefit me?
It can provide: An opportunity to tell your unique story to someone outside of the issue.
It can help you to:
Face and overcome unmanaged issues or challenges.
Increase confidence, assertiveness and self-esteem
Gain personal insight
Identify and develop your own resources.
Gain clarity and empowerment to make changes in your life.
Learn enhanced ways of relating to yourself and others.
Find focus in areas, which may feel out of control.
Cope better in difficult circumstances
What about confidentiality?
Our work is confidential. In exceptional cases, counsellors have a professional and ethical duty to inform clients that they may find it necessary to take this information outside of counselling. These exceptions will be explained in our first session together.
What is the first step?
You can contact me by telephone or email. If you decide after contacting me that you are interested in having counselling, we then arrange an initial meeting. I see the first session as an exploratory one. One in which we can find out a little about each other and decide whether we wish to work together. It's an opportunity for you to tell me what brings you to therapy at this point in your life. I would also be interested in hearing what you would ideally like to receive from me during our work together and in particular what ideal outcome you have in mind, if any. It may be that you are not sure or do not have what feels like a clear reason for becoming interested in counselling. This is not unusual and something that would be important to talk through together. You also have the opportunity to ask me any questions.
How can I make counselling work for me?
You can help yourself by being committed to the counselling process - it often requires much effort and determination to work effectively. If you know what you want to achieve from counselling you are halfway there to solving the problem. However, counselling can assist you to determine your goals if you are unsure of which way to turn. Although you choose what to reveal in counselling, it is important that what you do disclose is as honest and accurate as possible.
How many sessions will I need?
This very much depends on the type of issues you are experiencing and also their duration. It also depends on how much time you can commit to the counselling process. After the initial session, we can discuss and agree on a number of sessions and this can be reviewed at various points along the way.
How does counselling draw to a close?
If a set number of counselling sessions have been agreed, the informal contract comes to an end when they are completed, although the number of sessions may be extended beyond the number first proposed, by mutual agreement.
You can leave therapy at any time, of course, but the decision to leave should ideally be a mutual agreement between us, so that we can both work towards closure of our counselling work together.
Do you receive ongoing training?
Yes, I believe passionately in continued training in order that I remain fresh and open to new ideas within my practice. I attend regular supervision and acquire regular hours of Ongoing Professional Development to fulfil the criteria, as an Australian Counselling Association member. I adhere to the Australian Counselling Association’s Code of Conduct.
What happens if I have to cancel an appointment?
If you are unable to make an appointment for any reason please inform me as soon as possible and I will make every effort to reschedule within the same week.
An appointment missed or cancelled with less than 24 hours notice will be charged at a rate of 50% of the sessional fee.