COVID-19

Please do NOT attend counselling sessions or the centre if you are showing ANY symptoms or have been in contact with someone who has symptoms in the last 14 days. Again, please ensure you let me know. Please then follow Govt. advice on self-isolating.

Counselling during Covid-19

Please be aware that due to the risk of infection there are some considerations that both myself and my clients will need to take into consideration when attending face to face sessions. We will discuss this some more before the session and that will also be a time for you to ask any questions.

Please keep yourself safe by following govt. guidelines and by following social distancing measures where possible at all times.

Our responsibilities

If the client is experiencing ANY symptoms of being unwell then it is important that they let me know as soon as possible. We may have been in contact in the days before hand. As a counsellor it is my job to keep everyone safe, and I can only do this with open and honest communication. I will strive to do the same. Always seek medical advice by ringing 111 or your GP.

When attending a session

Please wait in the car or try to be as close to your appointment time as possible to avoid sitting around in the waiting. We are trying to avoid people using this space and the main doors will be locked until we collect you at your appointment time. Clients are being staggered by counsellors and this is to help minimize contact with others.

The water dispenser will NOT be in use so please bring your own water should you need it.

Please try and keep to the 2 meter distancing rule at all times.

Please DO use the hand sanitizer that is in the waiting area when arriving.

For our safety the counselling room and door handles/light switches will be cleaned between sessions where client contact has been made.

Govt. advice is to where face masks at all times when in an enclosed space. I am happy to both wear a mask or refrain from wearing a mask. This can be assessed on an individual basis and is something I will discuss with you before the session to find out your preference. Lots of communication is non-verbal, and facial expressions can be difficult to read from behind a mask.

If you have any requests or considerations that you would like to discuss then please do mention them to me and I will do my very best to accommodate them if they are viable and practical.

Please follow these guidelines and help keep both yourself, and our therapists and their clients safe. Thank you.

Symptoms of Covid-19 by NHS & WHO

High Temperature or Fever

Sore Throat

Aches & Pains

Diarrhoea

New & Continuous Cough

Loss of Smell or Taste

Runny Nose

Nasal congestion

Public advice from WHO can be found here: World Health Organization

NHS England Advice can be found here: NHS England

For more information or if you have any questions around what we treat and the services we offer, or to book an appointment please call 01235 427908 or text 07722152156 or email us at abingdoncounselling@gmail.com