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Why Online
Counselling/Coaching?
Have you
considered seeking some help with your problems but you were just
too busy to schedule an appointment and still meet your other
responsibilities, or you didn’t want to waste your time sitting in a
waiting room with strangers waiting your turn?
Maybe you would
just prefer the privacy and informality of discussing your issues in
the security of your own home, office, hotel or student
accommodation.
Or maybe you are
experiencing a medical illness or disability that makes it difficult
for you to visit a practitioner’s premises.
Other possible
reasons why Online Counselling/Coaching could suit you are that
you….
• live in a
remote area or are unable to travel;
• are hearing-impaired and would prefer to use text only
communication;
• have a profession where you travel with your work and therefore
away from home for extended periods.
• have an irregular schedule;
• are agoraphobic;
• perceive there to be a stigma attached to traditional counselling;
• find face-to-face meetings stressful;
• are a parent who is unable to obtain childcare.
Online
Counselling/Coaching allows you to receive help in your own time,
without having to take time off work or seek a babysitter and within
the complete privacy of your own home.
Online
Counselling Service
The service
offered by
www.virtual-counsellor.org provides a way for those in need
to receive counselling via the internet. On this site you can
choose between counselling by email or real time counselling via
instant messaging (IM). Everything that is discussed is
confidential and no record is made. It is possible to
communicate by voice if you wish to do so (depending on your
connection), otherwise it will be text only communication.
Clients
wishing to use this option will have a clear idea of what they
would hope to benefit from working through their issues with a
counsellor. Like face-to-face counselling, the counsellor and
client will contract at the outset for an agreed number of
sessions. Some people may benefit after just one session, others
may require more. It is important that counsellor and client
both agree on the length of the course so there is something to
aim for and achieve. The sessions are usually weekly. Clients
may choose to re-contract again after the agreed period if they
feel they need to.
If you feel
that you would like to try Online Counselling please contact us
by emailing virtual_counsellor_uk@yahoo.co.uk with a brief description
of your situation.
You will be offered an appointment with one of our Counsellors as
soon as is practicably possible.
NB. Online
Counselling is not the right choice for you…
• If you are
thinking of harming yourself or others;
• If you are experiencing psychotic symptoms (hearing voices,
paranoia etc);
• If you need specialist support.
If you are
experiencing any of the above symptoms it is important to seek help
through your General Practitioner (GP).
Online
Life Coaching
What can a life
coach do for you?
Well, the answer
to that question depends entirely on you and the choice of coach you
make. Many coaches focus on particular ‘problem areas’, such as poor
presentation and communication skills, or difficulties caused by
procrastination. They use set tools to ‘fix’ whatever the clients
say is wrong with them. We do not believe in this approach—if it
were that easy, people wouldn’t need any outsider to help them. They
could buy the self-help book and get on with it themselves.
Our coaches
offer their clients a safe, yet challenging, environment in which
they can explore their feelings and work out what’s troubling them
with the help of objective, non-judgmental, input. Our role is to:
- try to really understand you and the issues you are
struggling with;
- help you regain and maintain self-confidence,
self-acceptance and self-belief
- encourage you to acknowledge your core strengths;
- examine your goals, interests and choices;
- explore real and perceived stumbling blocks to progress;
- help you achieve a sense of purpose;
- help you live a fulfilled and authentic life.
Clients wishing
to use this option will have a clear ideal of what they would hope
to benefit from working through their issues with a Life Coach. As
with face-to-face Life Coaching, the coach and client will contract
at the outset for an agreed number of sessions. Some people may
benefit after just one session, others may require more. It is
important that coach and client both agree on the length of the
course so there is something to aim for and achieve. The sessions
are usually weekly. Clients may choose to re-contract again after
the agreed period if they feel they need to.
If you feel
that you would like to work with a Life Coach please contact us
by emailing virtual_counsellor_uk@yahoo.co.uk with a brief description
of your situation.
You will be offered an appointment with one of our Life
Coaches as soon as is practicably possible.
Email Counselling
Email
Counselling takes place by the exchange of emails. Some people
prefer to put their thoughts and feelings in writing and this can be
therapeutic in itself.
If you feel that
you would like to try Email Counselling please contact us by
emailing
virtual_counsellor_uk@yahoo.co.uk
with a brief description of your situation.
Our
Counsellors/Coaches
All of our
counsellors and coaches are trained practitioners and are bound by
the BACP Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and
Psychotherapy.
Our areas of expertise are wide-ranging
and diverse and cover the following areas:
- stress
- work related problems
- relationship difficulties
- panic attacks
- bereavement
- anxiety
- depression
- personal development
We have chosen to specialise in online or 'virtual'
counselling/coaching so that, although based all
over the UK, (Cardiff, Essex, Glasgow, Surrey and Suffolk) we are
able, through the use of technology, to work collaboratively and
pool our professional resources.
As we have chosen to work in this manner our overheads are
relatively low, which means we can offer a good quality service at
an affordable rate. It has concerned us in the past that to
many counselling has been inaccessible because of the costs involved
and we would like to do our bit to remedy that situation. We
are a 'not for profit' organisation and a proportion of our fee goes
to charity.
Initial consultation of up to 40 minutes chat or
single exchange of emails: £20
Single follow-up session and/or email over the
period of one week: £15
Two follow-up sessions and/or emails over the period of two weeks:
£20
Three follow-up sessions and/or emails over the period of three
weeks: £25
Payment can also be made through
ebay by searching for online
counselling and/or life coaching where we are registered as
virtual-counsellor-uk.
We regret that we have to insist that payment is
made prior to each session.
We also reserve
the right to terminate a session and block individuals if our
counsellors/coaches are subjected to inappropriate, abusive or
suggestive behaviour. In extreme cases the proper reporting
procedures will be adhered to.
Contact Us
We request that all initial contact is made
through email. We will reply as soon as is practicably
possible with a request for further details so that we can allocate
to you a suitable Counsellor/Life Coach. You may, of course,
download the Needs
Analysis Questionnaire and email that direct to us to speed the
process up. Needs Analysis Questionnaire
Please provide, as far as you are able, accurate answers to the following questions so that we are able to find the best way to help you.
Which area(s) would you like to focus on?
stress
work-related problems
relationship difficulties
panic attacks
bereavement
anxiety
depression
personal development
professional development
Would you like us to help you:
try to really understand you and the issues you are struggling with?
help you regain and maintain self-confidence, self-acceptance and self-belief ?
encourage you to acknowledge your core strengths?
examine your goals, interests and choices?
explore real and perceived stumbling blocks to progress?
help you achieve a sense of purpose?
help you live a fulfilled and authentic life?
Please provide below a brief outline of your problem(s):
Are you:
thinking of harming yourself?
thinking of harming others?
experiencing psychotic symptoms (hearing voices, paranoia etc.)?
Thank you. Please save this document under a new name (preferably referencing your online ID) and email it to us. We will do our best to either match you with the Counsellor/Life Coach who will best be able to help or point you in the direction of another person/organisation that specialises in the area.
All of your details will remain confidential, but in order to provide you with the best possible help we may need to keep some records on file for the duration of your time with us. Please indicate below that you understand and agree to this:
I understand that while I am working with virtual-counsellor.org my records may be kept on file and agree to this.
virtual_counsellor_uk@yahoo.co.uk
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