Counselling helps you manage your emotions, thoughts, and behaviour. You may experience anxiety, depression, or worries about various life issues, such as relationships, family concerns, the loss of a loved one, or fears about the future. Counselling addresses these challenges and offers positive coping strategies, providing a fresh perspective on your life and encouraging healthier ways of thinking and living. Prue works with you to establish your therapeutic goals, completes an assessment and plan which fits within your timelines and aspirations.

Counselling and psychotherapy are similar forms of "talk therapy." Psychotherapy helps you understand how past experiences and personality shape your current thoughts and behaviours. In contrast, counselling focusses on any specific challenges you may be facing and  helps you find more fulfilling ways of living. It can provide you with healthier coping strategies to help you navigate any challenges and instigate positive change.

Initial appointments, or intake sessions, typically last between 50 to 60 minutes. Subsequent sessions are usually 50 minutes in duration.

This will vary based on the complexity of the issues you wish to address and your personal goals.  We will discuss this in our session and it can be reviewed at any time. As a guide, 8-10 sessions is about the average.

This is easy.  You will find the links for rescheduling and cancellation in your confirmation email. If you provide less than 24 business hours' notice or you fail to arrive at a scheduled appointment without prior notification, the complete fee will still be required for payment.

Individual Session         online or in person                            $130 per hour

Couples session           online or in person                            $160 per hour

An invoice will be issued the same day as your appointment. Bank transfer acceptable.

Bank transfer is preferred with bank details outlined on the invoice. 

NZAC registered Counsellors adhere to high training standards, have relevant qualifications, engage in ongoing Continuing Professional Development (CPD), and follow a strict ethics and complaints process.

This guarantees a professional service in a safe, respectful, inclusive, and effective environment.