Question 1

WHAT ARE YOUR SESSION CHARGES?

Accepted Answer

For one-on-one counselling appointments, I charge $155 (+ GST) per 1 hour session. 
Couples counselling is $195 (+ GST) per 1 hour session.

(Please note: I am now legally required to collect GST from all clients on behalf of the government)

I will email you an invoice which will enable easy online payment. 
Please note I do not have EFTPOS facilities.
In most instances this fee includes:  followup emails or texts (sometimes audio-recordings) to help us both remember discoveries that may have been made in the course of our conversation.

My fee also includes another 30 minutes of my time, where I am either preparing for our conversation or reflecting on it after our time together. I will also email you resources between our conversation that you may find useful.

These things all combine to contribute to support the people I work with in taking action on any discoveries made during our conversations.  This often lends greater effectiveness to the work; and so we may need less sessions!

Question 2

WHAT IS YOUR CANCELLATION POLICY?

Accepted Answer

If you have confirmed an appointment time, I will require a minimum of 24 hours notice to enable me to offer the time to others (for Monday appointments, please let me know on Friday).

Failure to do so will result in a full charge for the missed session.

If another time can be found for you to attend in the same week, the fee will not be charged.

I do however recognise that ‘life happens’ and I am not unreasonable.. If circumstances were simply beyond your control, please let me know.

Question 3

HOW DO I PAY FOR SESSIONS?

Accepted Answer

I will invoice you via email.  There are easy online payment options on the invoice.  Please note that I have no EFTPOS facilities.

Question 4

WHAT ARE YOUR APPOINTMENT DAYS/TIMES?

Accepted Answer

My Practice Days
Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday: 8am-6pm. (in-person or online)
Thursday: Online-only
Fridays: Unavailable

Early Bird Appointments:   By request! 7 or 7.30am

Evening / Weekend Appointments: Unavailable

Location:
I’m located in the heart of Titirangi Village, at the Titirangi Wellness Centre, 511 South Titirangi Road, Titirangi 0604.

Parking
Parking available onsite , and plenty more across the road in the Titirangi Library carpark or on the surrounding streets

Question 5

DO YOU OFFER SUBSIDISED SESSIONS?

Accepted Answer

IAMHope - Free counselling for young people aged 18-25
If you are aged between 18-25 I can access up to four free sessions through the IAMHope Foundation.
Bereaved by Suicide
If you have been impacted by suicide, I am a registered practitioner with Aoake Te Ra (The Bereaved By Suicide Service) - and can access up to 8 funded sessions for you. 
Impacted by Cults / Spiritual or Religious Communities
I can apply for 24 free sessions per year from the Public Trust for people who have felt harmed in any way from their (or their parents / partners / or children's) involvement in a Cult / Religious or Spiritual Community.  Please contact me for details. 
WINZ Subsidies
If you currently receive a benefit from Work and Income New Zealand, you will be able to apply through your GP for a disability allowance to contribute to our sessions.
WINZ currently covers $77 per session. This means that you can either top-up the rest to meet my full fee, or we can see each other fortnightly.  
WINZ will pay you direct; and then you will need to pay me online. 
Email me and I will send you a pre-filled form.  
You will need to get your GP to fill in their section and then you'll submit this to WINZ.

Question 6

ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION OF COUNSELLORS?

Accepted Answer

I am a Full Member of the NZ Association of Counsellors.
This means I have been recognised as having the appropriate levels of skill and training required for full membership. I adhere to and am guided by the NZAC code of ethics - as well as my own good heart.