Email Counselling

Flexible, written therapeutic support to explore your concerns at your own pace

Email Counselling

Email counselling can be an excellent alternative to a weekly fixed-time in-person appointment, and there are many people for whom these constraints are a barrier. With email counselling you can write at a time which feels most beneficial for you: maybe when you are free of work or family commitments; or when things feel especially difficult; or when your mind feels clear and you are more able to articulate what you want to say.

Some people find expressing themselves through writing easier than talking to someone face-to-face. Expressing yourself through writing can be extremely cathartic and bring a sense of relief – whether it is something happening right now which is causing you pain and distress, or whether it is something which has happened in the past which you’d like to work through within a safe and trusting space.

Email counselling allows you to write in privacy in your own space. It can give you time to think about what you want to say. It also allows more time to read and process therapeutic responses and you will have a written record of each interaction. The validation and insight gained through receiving your therapeutic response can often feel quite powerful.

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How it works

You would write and send an email to me in your own time. Within an agreed time period (usually a week) I will send you a therapeutic response. I will spend approximately 1 hour on my response; so I would suggest around 800 words as a guide length for your emails. We may agree a number of exchanges upfront, or it can be open-ended. 

As a guide, I charge £50 per response, but this may be negotiable depending on circumstances and the length of our agreement.

Where it’s helpful

Email or correspondence counselling is particularly useful for:

  • People working irregular hours who cannot commit to a fixed weekly appointment.

  • People with anxiety, depression, agoraphobia, illness, limited mobility or other issues who want support but would find it difficult to attend in-person appointments.

  • Those who cannot afford the time required to travel to and from meetings.

  • Expats seeking counselling in countries where their native language is not spoken.

I realise that seeking help and choosing a counsellor can be challenging. I encourage you to take this first step and my intention is to make it as easy as possible.