Counselling Sessions Information
- 1-6 sessions can be helpful
- 7-12 sessions is perhaps more realistic in terms of making some good inner connections
- Periodic follow-ups can help to maintain gains
- Some individuals and couples benefit from longer-term therapy - the decision is a personal one
Pricing and length of consultation
Individual consultations are for approximately one hour; couple consultations a little longer.
- Some rebates apply for people with health insurance extras cover.
- The aim is to provide professional counselling at reasonable rates.
- Some people may be eligible for counselling funding under Medicare, Workcover, TAC or EAP.
- In cases of financial hardship the fee level may be negotiated.
For details of the pricing scale please contact Eva.
Philosophy
I believe fundamentally in learning from the patient*, from a position of compassion and respect. In a nutshell, my professional philosophy can be summed up by the saying of Lao-Tsu:
"It is as though (s)he listened and such listening … enfolds us in a silence in which at last we begin to hear what we are meant to be."
This is my goal, to be sufficiently still and receptive, that something like this could happen.
On a practical level, "therapeutic fit" is a fact of life in the world of counselling psychology. The way I work as a therapist and supervisor will be right for some people and not for others. A brief personal discussion or initial interview will help to clarify this.
*Casement, Patrick (1985, 1991), On Learning from the Patient, London: Routledge.
Casement, Patrick (1990), Further Learning from the Patient -
the analytic space and process, London: Routledge.
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Eva Canning MAPS, B.A, B.Ed (Counselling)
Byron Shire Region of Mullumbimby, Brunswick Heads, Ocean Shores, NSW 2483
Phone: (02) 6684 5213 Email:eva.canning@bigpond.com
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