ONLINE COUNSELLING

Online counselling can be accessed via email or live chat.

Click here for our fee structure.

When is Online Counselling for you?

Online counselling is useful if it’s difficult for you to make an appointment for face to face counselling because of

• Time constraints
• Distance (in a rural or remote area, or overseas)
• Disability
• Concern for anonymity (eg not wanting anyone to know you are accessing counselling)
• Costs of child care, travel, time off work, etc

Online counselling is not advisable if

• You are in a crisis situation
• Your personal safety is at risk (eg domestic violence or suicide)
  

If so, we advise you to access appropriate support services

Some issues to be aware of:

• Without the visual signs of humour, feeling, etc it may lead to misunderstandings. Also, you or your counsellor would say more in a face to face situation than you do when you are typing.
• Sometimes situations are too complex to explain in text messages – you may need to have telephone counselling instead.

If you are not sure about online counselling you may prefer face to face, or telephone counselling.