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.
If you would like to book a first session with me please ensure you read this page carefully and follow the instructions below
Privately funded sessions cost $145 inc gst.
Please note that I do not work with couples at this time.
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 of the following.
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! 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. I will collect this in our first session.
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 work Monday – Thursday, with the first appointment at 8.30 and last at 3.30.
I hope this answers some of the questions you may have.
If you haven’t worked with me before please complete this form and I will get back to you aas soon as I can.