The value of Counselling
Talking to a caring friend or family member can be a wonderful source of comfort in difficult times.
Sometimes, however, the sadness, frustration, worry, resentment, or loss associated with certain life experiences, needs specialist help. Counselling is a great strategy for helping you feel clearer and better.
If you would like to know a great deal more about my professional counselling service, you may prefer to go to my specialised counselling website.
Professional Counselling for Life’s Challenges
There are so many ways in which life can become unmanageably difficult. It’s normal to need extra support sometimes. Counselling can help with many different things, such as:
LIFE TRANSITIONS: Sudden or expected, life changes can have an incredibly destabilising effect on us. Counselling support can help people find a way through, build acceptance and re-establish stability.
GETTING STUCK: Sometimes we just find ourselves stuck. This might be accompanied by feelings of being lost, unsure, or directionless. In counselling, I can help you get UNstuck.
GRIEF AND LOSS: Grief is a completely normal response to loss, but its experience is entirely individual. Loss may be related to many and varied things: health, a loved-one, a dream, or a career. The aim of therapy in this instance is to support healing, and facilitate the emotional expression of grief.
AGEING AND ILLNESS: The experience of ageing and changes in health can bring on a range of complex emotions, questions, and new needs regarding support and information. Specialist counselling can help people find a way through to a place of acceptance and peace.
Across any life challenges, as your counsellor I can help you to:
- manage complex or new emotions
- deal with overwhelm and confusion
- raise questions and explore ideas and answers
- make sense of things or find meaning
- build acceptance and comfort
- decipher the nature of your changing needs
- undertake problem solving
- and any other goals or reasons you might have for engaging with therapy…
Regardless of what your counselling needs are, I am with you the whole way, listening and collaborating with you to achieve your intended outcomes.
Got questions about counselling, you may want to visit me dedicated counselling website: mayumipurvis.com.au
Please scroll down for answers to my frequently asked questions, or contact me about to arrange a free over the phone consultation, which will help you work out if I am the right therapist for you.
Dr. Mayumi Purvis - Regiserted Counsellor
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Frequently asked questions about Counselling
If you would like to participate in counselling I have several options available:
Option One: Face-to-face counselling in my private consulting rooms in Bayside. Easily accessible for Sandringham, Hampton, Beaumaris, Black Rock, Brighton, Parkdale, Mentone and Cheltenham.
Option Two: Online counselling via Skype or Zoom.
Option Three: For Dignity Therapy, if you struggle with mobility or travel, I can come to you. If you’re very far away, there may be travel costs associated with my visit. Please contact me to find out my requirements for at-home visits.
Initial sessions are usually 90 minutes with follow-up sessions generally being 60 minutes duration. Shorter sessions are absolutely available for those who are unable to participate in counselling for this length of time due to health complexities.
My professional counselling services are priced as follows:
Initial session (90 minutes) Follow-up session (60 minutes) Mental Health Plan (60 minutes) | $150 $110 $80 |
I accept cash, direct debit transfer, or credit card.
Finding the counsellor that is right for you is so important that I offer a free 15-minute over the phone consultation. It’s a chance for you to ask questions and for both of us to share information.
I invite you to contact me and I will respond to you within 48 hours (usually same day) to arrange the free initial telephone conversation.