How online counselling works in Cheshire East.
Sessions run by secure video or phone. You get a link beforehand, you join from wherever suits, and the session runs the same fifty minutes it would in a room.
The main practical difference is that no travel is involved. This removes the journey, and any driving time either side of the appointment.
It also means there is no building to arrive at. Whether that matters to you is worth saying on the first call.
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What you need for an online session.
Somewhere private and a device with a camera or a microphone. A joining link arrives ahead of each session and expires afterwards. A dropped connection moves the session to voice rather than ending it.
Men counselling men.
If you specifically want to work with a male counsellor, Men’s Therapy UK offers that option. Men counselling men is the whole design here rather than something the practice happens to accommodate.
What you can bring to counselling.
Anxiety that will not switch off.
Waking early, running the same loop, hard to settle even when nothing is obviously wrong.
Low mood that outstayed a bad patch.
Something that started as a rough few weeks and did not lift. Flatness rather than sadness, sometimes.
Work that has stopped being sustainable.
Long hours, a role that changed, or a level of pressure that was manageable once and is not now.
A relationship under strain.
Separation, a marriage under pressure, or difficulty with a child or a parent.
Ways to work
Choose how we work.
£60 per counselling session, or £275 for 5 paid upfront. Start with a free welcome call to ask about sessions and availability.
Free mental health support across Cheshire East.
Private counselling is one option among several, and not always the one to start with. Everything below is free, needs no referral, and asks nothing of you before you use it.
Mind
National mental health charity. Practical information, local Mind groups, and an online community.
Visit site →Counselling questions men in Cheshire East ask.
Does the welcome call commit me to counselling?
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No. You can ask questions, tell me what you would like help with and decide whether to work with me. There is no obligation to book counselling afterwards.
I travel for work. Can session times move around?
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Yes. Online sessions do not have to be the same slot every week, and they can happen from a hotel room or a parked car as easily as from home. What matters is that you are somewhere private and not about to be interrupted.
Can I be seen outside working hours?
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Weekday evenings run to 8pm, with Saturday mornings and some Sunday slots. Availability changes, so the free welcome call is the quickest way to find out what is actually open.
How soon could I start?
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Ask about current appointment availability on the welcome call. We agree suitability, the working agreement, payment and the appointment before sessions begin.
What if I am not sure online is right for me?
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Then the first session or two will tell us. I would rather find out early that it does not suit you than have you push through something that is not working. Nothing here commits you to a block of sessions.
Start with a conversation
Book your welcome call.
Choose a day and time in the calendar below. You can ask me questions about how I work and tell me what you would like support with. There is no obligation to book counselling afterwards.
Counselling in other areas.
Online sessions cover the whole of the UK regardless. These are the places with a page of their own.