How online counselling works on the Wirral.
Sessions run by secure video or phone. A link arrives beforehand, you join from wherever suits, and the session runs the same fifty minutes it would in a room.
Southport is close on a map and much less close in practice, because getting there means the tunnel or the long way round. Online takes that question off the table entirely.
It also means the appointment does not depend on traffic. A tunnel queue cannot cost you a session you join from your own front room.
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What you need for an online session.
A door that shuts, and whatever you already own - phone, tablet or laptop. The link arrives by email in advance. Headphones help more than a good camera does.
Men counselling men.
If you specifically want to work with a male counsellor, Men’s Therapy UK offers that option. Working online means it is available from anywhere on the Wirral.
What you can bring to counselling.
Something that has been going on a while.
Not a crisis, and not new. A pattern that has been tolerated for years and has started to cost more than it did.
Sleep that stopped being reliable.
Waking at three, or not getting off in the first place. It can point at something else, and it is a useful place to start.
Drinking more than intended.
Not necessarily dependence. It can be a habit that grew quietly and is now doing a job it should not have to do.
Being the one everyone else relies on.
Holding things together at home or at work, with nowhere obvious to put any of it down.
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 Wirral.
There is no obligation to pay for support, and these can be used alongside counselling rather than instead of it. All free, all self-referral.
ManKind Initiative
National charity supporting male victims of domestic abuse. Trained advisers. Confidential helpline.
Visit site →Counselling questions men in Wirral 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.
Is online counselling private if I live in a small place?
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Choose a space where you can speak without being overheard or interrupted. Tell me if this is difficult. Confidentiality and its limits are explained before sessions begin.
Do I need good broadband for this to work?
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Not especially. Video works on an ordinary home connection or a phone signal, and if the picture becomes a distraction the session can carry on by voice. Sound matters far more than picture quality.
Can I have sessions during the working day?
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Yes, if that is what fits - a lunch break, a gap between jobs, or the evening once the house is quiet. Bring your week to the free welcome call and we can find something that holds.
What happens on the free welcome call?
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You say what is going on, I say whether I think I can help, and we work out whether the format suits you. There is no assessment to pass and no obligation at the end of it. If I am not the right fit, I will say so.
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.