First Meeting On your first contact with Ingrid you will receive a warm and caring response. Ingrid will do her best to make the first time you speak a comfortable experience. You do not need to worry about that first call. During your first meeting with Ingrid you will be given time to explain what has lead you to make contact. Your counselling sessions are usually weekly and last 1 hour. Your fee is £45, though Ingrid does offer a small number of reduced fee options if you are on a low income. The aim is not advise, but to help you understand the causes of your problems and build answers, options you may not have considered and different ways of coping and resolving issues. Ingrid will explain the process, the strong ethical principals around privacy and security, and agree with you a timetable for moving forward. This initial consultation will also last 1 hour and be charged at the same rate as your ongoing appointments.	Counselling Routine Your problems and answers are unique to you. Ingrid will draw on a range of different approaches to help you. Often you will balance between talking about the past and building on the present and future. You will be helped by Ingrid to make links between aspects of your story and look for solutions and build goals. You may be given tools and strategies for dealing with day to day issues to let you move onward. You will not be told what you should or should not do - it is your life, your experience, Ingrid's role is to provide a safe physical and emotional environment in order for you to explore thoughts and feelings. Your counselling sessions are a confidential therapeutic relationship in a safe place where you meet regularly and build trust and empathy. You will probably cry and laugh, you can unburden yourself of feelings you might never share with friends or family. You will receive positive, non-judgemental support in return.
Session options
Counselling at Practice Sessions usually weekly Session fee £45 Reduced rates for low-income Confidential, safe and secure Non-judgemental Understand your problems causes Develop strategies and answers	Customised Home/Work Visiting Consultancy Where time or privacy are an issue For business people with little time For public figures needing privacy Flexible timing and dates Choice of location No loss of time No loss of income