The Counselling Zone

Face to Face - 1 Session

Face to Face Benefits - You talk to a real person, in the flesh, with all the comfort of immediate feedback and assured confidentiality.  In real life, I can observe you more accurately and provide incisive feedback on the spot. The atmosphere of the room can and does help the therapeutic process and is fully controlled for noise, interruptions and other unpredictable disturbances.

Face to Face Disadvantages - you need to live close to Plymouth or Central London

Venues: 

Central London (the Strand) dates: Thursdays only
Plymouth dates: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays

Face to Face Fees - £50 per hour

Face to Face - 6 Sessions

Face to Face Benefits - You talk to a real person, in the flesh, with all the comfort of immediate feedback and assured confidentiality.  In real life, I can observe you more accurately and provide incisive feedback on the spot. The atmosphere of the room can and does help the therapeutic process and is fully controlled for noise, interruptions and other unpredictable disturbances.

Face to Face Disadvantages - you need to live close to Plymouth or Central London

Venues: 

Central London (the Strand) dates: Thursdays only
Plymouth dates: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays

6 Sessions at discounted £30 an hour.

Phone - 1 Session

Phone Benefits
You can speak to me from the comfort of  your own home. Especially useful for the disabled, and for carers. Easy to use reliable mobile technology that affords you, the client, a level of anonymity which for clients in the public ‘eye’, is considered essential. Whilst the visual channel of communication is closed, there is still sufficient ‘tone‘ and ‘sense‘ conveyed by phone to form the basis of a good client/counsellor relationship. 

Phone disadvantages
Visual cues can’t be used to support the client/counsellor relationship. Phones are technology and they can break/batteries discharge and can’t be powered up again etc. This method is not recommended for clients who remain anonymous but are also in a state of crisis/suicidal. It’s important for me that I can direct emergency service support if ever the need should arise.

Phone Fees - £50 per hour  

Phone - 6 Sessions

Phone Benefits
You can speak to me from the comfort of  your own home. Especially useful for the disabled, and for carers. Easy to use reliable mobile technology that affords you, the client, a level of anonymity which for clients in the public ‘eye’, is considered essential. Whilst the visual channel of communication is closed, there is still sufficient ‘tone‘ and ‘sense‘ conveyed by phone to form the basis of a good client/counsellor relationship. 

Phone disadvantages
Visual cues can’t be used to support the client/counsellor relationship. Phones are technology and they can break/batteries discharge and can’t be powered up again etc. This method is not recommended for clients who remain anonymous but are also in a state of crisis/suicidal. It’s important for me that I can direct emergency service support if ever the need should arise.

6 Sessions at discounted £30 an hour.

Skype - 1 Session
Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays Skype Benefits - you can speak to me from the comfort of  your own home. Especially useful for the disabled, and for carers. Client and counsellor can still see each other and monitor each other’s facial expressions. You can choose to be seen or not seen, but you can always see me. Whilst there is potential for problems (see below), this method can and does work very well for many clients. Skype  Disadvantages - the atmosphere is partially interrupted/disturbed by use of the technology and the technology itself can be problematic. The session could be interrupted by incidents in your home/people in your home. You may feel as if you’re not safe to ‘chat’ if others are around in your house/your office, at the same time. You may still feel inhibited even if others aren’t around.  Skype Fees - £50 per hour

Skype Multi - 6 Sessions
Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays Skype Benefits - you can speak to me from the comfort of  your own home. Especially useful for the disabled, and for carers. Client and counsellor can still see each other and monitor each other’s facial expressions. You can choose to be seen or not seen, but you can always see me. Whilst there is potential for problems (see below), this method can and does work very well for many clients. Skype  Disadvantages - the atmosphere is partially interrupted/disturbed by use of the technology and the technology itself can be problematic. The session could be interrupted by incidents in your home/people in your home. You may feel as if you’re not safe to ‘chat’ if others are around in your house/your office, at the same time. You may still feel inhibited even if others aren’t around.  6 Skype Sessions at discounted £30 an hour.