Working as a therapist is rarely a first career and is often the result of a mid-life change of track. Here Kat Marlow relates her particular path through the diverse careers of orchestral musician and process engineer, as well as her own mental health challenges, to her current role as HG practitioner and DWP trainer. A rewind should never be a client's first experience of receiving HG therapy online.
These secure communications systems are allowing us to provide essential support to our clients, especially during the current lockdown environment due to Covid 19 . We are Zoom Counselling able to offer some online rehab and recovery over Zoom, Skype and other online video conferencing programs. Our group therapy is guided by an experienced group therapist.

I offer effective and healing counselling online via zoom from the comfort of your own home. Because of the way I work the quality of what I offer remains just as effective online. She is a very accepting and understanding counsellor and has helped me work through and understand a number of issues.
Dean Richardson has been here practicing tele-counselling using Skype and Zoom video since 2007. Yup, that’s 15 years more experience than counsellors who hurried to add an online therapy option when the British regional-lockdowns began. When doing a rundown of the reasons why people don’t seek therapy, even though they know it would help them, money comes up quite often. This gives you a chance to build a relationship with your counsellor from a location where you feel more relaxed and comfortable. Some clients then choose to move to face-to-face sessions if they feel more confident.
At the time of your online zoom counselling session your therapist will admit you to the call. In turn your therapist will be able to talk you through how you might ensure you can get the best from online sessions including thinking about how to set yourself up at home so that disruptions are kept to a minimum. “I had face to face psychotherapy in the past and wanting to start therapy again meant going online.

Within my couples counselling and coaching sessions, I will help you find healthy ways of interacting and getting in touch with your truth within the relationship. As your couples counsellor and coach, my role is to remain neutral, and non-judgemental, with whatever each person may bring. I use EFT/Matrix Reimprinting EFT / Tapping in our sessions a highly effective tool that helps to alleviate depression, anxiety, and stress, and other uncomfortable feelings that may arise such as fear. ​Face-time and Zoom are easy to use and make therapy more convenient to access. Evidence has shown that anxiety is lower using online methods of counselling.
Your therapist will conduct your online appointments in a private, secure room maintaining the same standards of privacy and confidentiality as in personal face to face therapy. Online counselling provides an opportunity to explore a personal difficulty in a confidential and supportive environment. This may include expressing feelings that are painful, and which many of us experience during certain times in our lives.

When starting with new clients your usual contract can be spoken through and then emailed over. A reply confirming they agree to the terms is sufficient in place of a signature. Check this out at the times of day you will be making calls – you don’t want to get a surprise in the evening if the room’s light still leaves you with a dark image. If the quality of your image still looks poor from your device’s inbuilt camera you can look into external cameras. No travel time – With no commute to a therapy room you have added time in your day.
No Limits is a part of the HYA consortium, a partnership of 11 leading agencies providing counselling, information, advice and support to children and young people aged 5-17 across Hampshire. Our counselling service is open to children and young people under the age of 26 in Southampton. No Limits has a team of friendly, experienced counsellors who can support you with anything you may be facing.