about phone counselLing
Phone
counselling is a great alternative to face-to-face counselling when you
are unable or unwilling to travel to a session room. Many people
now enjoy the convenience of working on themselves and getting support
in their own homes and offices where they feel most comfortable.
I treat phone sessions the same way I do face-to-face sessions. Even through long distance, I believe we still share a common space or a field in some way. I strive to create a safe space in which we explore things together and try to pick up and communicate to you about subtle information that comes through the tone of your voice, the atmosphere, and the images and feelings that occur in me. Depending on the process, I may invite you to draw a picture or do movement work. Many people feel less shy to try it and enjoy doing such works in their private space.
You may enjoy the benefit of phone counseling if you;
About telephone fee
You are responsible for telephone charges for your sessions. Please check with your phone company about their international rate plan, or check for pre-paid international phone cards in your country.
If you have a computer and internet connection, there would be no phone charges. Please go to Counselling Using Skype for more information.
I treat phone sessions the same way I do face-to-face sessions. Even through long distance, I believe we still share a common space or a field in some way. I strive to create a safe space in which we explore things together and try to pick up and communicate to you about subtle information that comes through the tone of your voice, the atmosphere, and the images and feelings that occur in me. Depending on the process, I may invite you to draw a picture or do movement work. Many people feel less shy to try it and enjoy doing such works in their private space.
You may enjoy the benefit of phone counseling if you;
- live in a remote place where counseling services are unaccessible, for example, if you are an English-speaking person living in Japan or other countries away from home.
- do not feel comfortable about visiting a counsellor's office or you do not want others to know that you go see a counselor.
- would like to work on yourself in a place where you feel comfortable.
- are very busy and do not have time to travel to counseling services.
- would like to try out counseling before committing to more long-term therapy.
About telephone fee
You are responsible for telephone charges for your sessions. Please check with your phone company about their international rate plan, or check for pre-paid international phone cards in your country.
If you have a computer and internet connection, there would be no phone charges. Please go to Counselling Using Skype for more information.
Phone Counselling Tips
The following tips may be useful to make your sessions more effective:
- Please try to create a private space free of distractions and other people’s presence as best you can during the session time (and preferably 10 minutes or so before and after the sessions.)
- If possible please use a head set so that you have your hands free (speaker phone might create an echo and may not work so well).
- It would be a good idea to have some paper, pencils and crayons, a couple of puppets, and some pillows ready. Even in phone sessions, we can still incorporate art therapy, psychodrama using puppets, and movement work.
- If you have other phones, please turn them off or set it in silent mode.
For booking a session, please click here.
Note -- In Case of Emergency
Phone sessions are not suitable when you are experiencing acute distress or when you recognize that you are in danger of hurting yourself and/or others. In such instances, please call an emergency number, head for a nearest hospital with A&E (Accident & Emergency) facility, or contact your GP, family doctor, or your family member as soon as possible.
Here are some emergency information for UK and Japan;
UK
Dial 999
Samaritans; Tel 008457 90 90 90 / E-mail sevice jo@samaritans.org
NHS Direct; Tel 0845 46 47
I am unable to offer online support to those aged under 18 because of UK legislation. Please contact Childline on 0800 1111 if you are under 18 and need to talk with someone.
Japan
- Emergency/ Ambulance; 119
- Japan Helpline; Tel 0120-46-1997 (Toll-free)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Institution Information, Emergengy Translation Service; Tel 03-5285-8185 (Weekdays ：5:00PM-8:00PM, Weekends and Holidays ：9:00AM-8:00PM, Languages: English/Chinese/Korean/Thai/Spanish)