WHAT TO EXPECT
If you're interested in starting counselling and want to know what to expect in more detail, this page will guide you through what will happen next:
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You can contact me through the 'Contact' page. There's a link to a Google Form, which asks for your details and some information about what you're coming to therapy for.
I will respond to your message via email, usually on the same day, but definitely within three working days. I'll also text you to let you know I've emailed, as sometimes I end up in junk folders.
I will offer you the opportunity to speak briefly via phone, video or text to ask some questions if needed. As this is a short call (fifteen minutes), I'll ask you to describe the "headlines" of what you'd like to discuss (the main points, as the intro call doesn't give us too much time to go into huge detail). I'll ask about your expectations for therapy and your previous experiences. You can ask questions too. You might be interested in asking about:
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What a session might be like
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My qualifications and experience
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My modality (the type of counselling I practice)
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Practical questions about the physical space
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My experience working with a subject you'd like to talk about
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Confidentiality and your privacy
If you are interested in working face-to-face, we will meet once online first to discuss your needs. I will then send information about the room, including a floor plan, map of walking/bus route from the station, parking details, photos of the room etc.
We will then arrange your ongoing appointment time. I will send a link to a form which asks some questions about you such as your emergency contact details, important medical information etc. It looks like this:
I will also send a link to an agreement document. We will verbally go through this in the first session. It's a set of guidelines about how we will work together. It is a slideshow that looks like the screenshot below. I will ask you to sign your agreement electronically by inputting your details at the end.
Before our first session, I will send a Google Meet link if we are meeting online. This is a platform that works similarly to Zoom/Skype etc. Our appointments will be at the same time and same link each week. It looks like the picture below. I will appear where the logo is:
So the next step is to contact me, which you can do so via this button: