Working Together Information

We can work in-person at my office in Featherston Pae tū Mōkai o Tauira, in the Wairarapa, New Zealand Aotearoa, via the internet or by telephone if you are located in another region or country.

A session is most often 60 minutes. Sometimes one or a few sessions is all that is required, sometimes people come for regular sessions over a longer period of time. We will work this out together, it depends on the reason/purpose for working together.  Longer sessions are available if required.

​Research shows that the most important factor for effective therapy or coaching is the therapeutic relationship between the client and therapist/coach. It is really important to work with someone you feel is a good fit for you, So I encourage clients to use the first session to work out if the match is right to work well together.

Fees
I offer a fee range so people on a low income have the option to pay a bit less. I ask that those who have the means to please pay the full fee. 

1 hour session $120 - $150
1.5 hour session $180 - $225

If you would like to pay for a session/s or make a donation for someone who would otherwise struggle to access therapy that would be a wonderful way of paying it forward and benefiting someone in need.  If you are on a very low income and need some help to pay, then please enquire to see if there has been a donation to the kitty to go towards some sessions.

Hours Available
I have a wait list for new clients.  I am available mostly during school hours and don't work during the school holidays. 

Cancellations, Arriving Late & Missed Sessions
​If you are unable to attend a session for whatever reason, please let me know as soon as possible. This gives me the chance to fill the session time that was reserved for you.  For in-person clients if you are unwell working online or by phone is an option.

If you cancel with at least 24 hours' notice, there will be no charge. However, if you notify me after 24 hours there will be a 50% charge for the missed session (unless you are ill or have extenuating circumstances). 

If you forget or miss your appointment time without letting me know the full session fee will be charged.  If you have missed or cancelled a few sessions in a row, we will discuss how to support you to engage in the sessions and what may be happening.  If you arrive late, it will mean you miss out on your full session time.  I will inform you as soon as possible if I need to reschedule or cancel our appointment.

Confidentiality
When working together your confidentiality is of utmost importance, what we discuss remains completely private. (The only exception to this is in the very unusual circumstance that some specific information is legally required in a court of law). If you disclose harmful thoughts towards yourself or others and I am concerned about your or someone else's safety I will discuss options with you. If life threatening and I am unable to discuss options with you, then I will seek the appropriate help.

If we see each other in public, I will not approach or greet you, I will follow your lead to uphold your confidentiality. I keep notes about the sessions together, these are also confidential and kept locked away.  After 10 years the notes are disposed of safely.

​To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
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​~ Ralph Waldo Emmerson