Why online counselling?
Online counselling provides you with an experienced and qualified professional. An online session can be conducted from the privacy and comfort of your own home. It is affordable, private, confidential and anonymous.

Why do I need counselling and what is it?
Sometimes in life we experience problems. Some we can cope with, and others we need someone who will listen and can talk to. The counsellor can be this person and with their skills, help you to find your way through your difficult time. Counselling is about a relationship between two people, one being the client and the other being the counsellor. I will offer you the time and the space to explore your feelings and emotions, and to hopefully resolve your problems and issues.

Below are some of the skills used in a counselling session:

• Listen effectively to what you are saying
• Interrupt you when it is useful and appropriate
• Facilitate your untangling of thoughts, feelings and worries about a situation
• Offer you insights into how you act, think and feel
• Help you express your emotions in your own way
• Help you work out your own solutions to problems
• Help you accept what cannot be changed
• Help and support you and your relationship while you do all this
• Use a variety of different techniques to help you explore what is important to you

What service do I provide?
For individuals and couples:

I provide counselling for almost any problem that you may be experiencing. If you would like to discuss things further please complete my initial contact form or send me an email with your details. We can work together online using my secure and confidential chat room, email or over the telephone. I am based in the Tyne Valley and one-to-one sessions can be arranged for anyone living locally. I cover Northumberland, Tyne & Wear and County Durham. If you have any questions at all or would like an informal chat please contact me.

For business:

I provide a counselling service to employers who would like to support and care for their staff. Work related stress is on the increase and ignoring it will effect morale and motivation. Stress is a reaction to pressures and is not an illness or a weakness, prolonged stress can lead to longterm health problems. Please email me for more details.

For GP's:

I offer a referral system for GP's. I can provide online and telephone sessions for individuals, or can arrange consultations within practices. Please email me for further details.

* Counselling is not always appropriate for all kinds of problems. If you are having suicidal thoughts or are intending to harm yourself or others, please contact your GP or the samaritans immediately *