You can contact me by phone or text on 022 547 8323 or email on steve@stevegore.co.nz. I will return messages as soon as I am able. I am happy to send out my online booking details for you to find a suitable time once we have had a brief chat
Note: Due to rising costs, the price per session (including gst) will increase to $145 from 1/4/2023
Please note that I am not seeing new couples at this time. I will continue to work with couples I have been seeing.
Please read the following prior to following the booking link (at the bottom) for your first booking to ensure you are comfortable with working with me. If you have already read it, you can book here.
I sincerely hope you have a good experience with me and our work together resolves the issues you want to address. At our first session I will ask you to sign the bottom of an electronic copy to acknowledge your agreement and understanding. I won’t release your notes without your signature so, for your safety and privacy, I need a copy of your signature to refer back to.
Counselling is an isolated relationship. As I am not part of your life I hope that you may quickly be able to share things that you might find difficult to share with others who are part of your ongoing life.
Please email, text or phone to reschedule if you or anyone in your household becomes sick within 24 hours prior to your appointment and we will re-schedule.
Limits of confidentiality: Counsellors are obliged to keep what they hear confidential with 3 exceptions. (1) If a counsellor hears that someone is in imminent danger we may break confidentiality to attend to that. (2) Judges have the legal right call counsellors or request their notes. (3) All counsellors have a supervisor who acts as a mentor as well as ensures the counsellor is fit to practice. I see mine every fortnight and if I need a sounding board on your issues, they are it!
How many sessions? Counselling takes as long as it takes. For some, a single session might be all they need…but I have clients I have been seeing for several years. Outside of our sessions I will respond to communications about moving or cancelling appointments but please note I am not “on call”. You are welcome to email thoughts to me and we will address these within our session times. If you find yourself in a crisis, there are links and phone numbers to support on my website. If you are coming through a funded program there may be a cap on session numbers. Please check with your provider.
Cancellation policy : You will get an email reminder 48 hours ahead of your appointment and a txt 24 hours ahead: I am happy for you to cancel or reschedule appointments up to 24hours in advance (preferably 48 hrs), but if you need to cancel within 24 hours, or fail to attend I will charge an $80 cancellation fee. If you are coming under a funded program that session will count as one of your allocations.
I hope this answers some of the questions you may have. I look forward to working with you.
I recommend you initially book in 3 consecutive weekly appointments, as time slots fill fast. Unwanted appointments can easily be cancelled at no cost. If you can’t find a time that suits, you can add yourself to the waiting list (even if you have made an appointment) and you will be contacted if I have a cancellation.
I work Monday – Thursday, with the first appointment at 8.30 and last at 3.30.
Steve Gore Counselling 