VALUES BASED® COUNSELING
with Kelly Patrick Gerling, Ph.D.

Serving the Seattle Area

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SETTING UP YOUR APPOINTMENTS

Kelly's Quest

Describe how I get started with an initial consultation?

I work with individuals and organizations in several ways: at my office, by phone sessions, by video-conferencing sessions, and in the case of organizational clients, at their offices.

If you are serious about pursuing counseling, coaching or mediation with me, just call and schedule an initial two-hour consultation. It can be by phone, by video-conference, or in person. I'll have a chance to ask you about your problems and goals, to listen fully, quietly and deeply—and you will have a chance to ask me about my work, methods and services. Plus I begin the work so you can experience the process of change right away. The fee for this two hour initial consultation is normally $150.

My personal change services provide processes by which you, as a client, learn to take my knowledge and skills in change processes, and apply them for solving painful problems; and for your personal goals; for your prosperity; for making a difference in our ever-changing world; and for furthering the quest for meaning in the journey of your life.

How do I set up an appointment for personal change?

Just call or e-mail me and request an appointment. Indicate a day and time of the week (or two) that work best for you. Then I'll call or e-mail back with an offer of an appointment. Appointments can by by phone session, by video-conference session, or in person.

What are your fees?

My fees are often quite affordable, because I have a sliding scale. My normal fee for a 90-minute session is $125.

Pay by the Hour

With any new client, we negotiate a mutually agreeable per session fee for the counseling I provide. It is normally $125 per 90-minute session. Sometimes those with special circumstances or lower incomes can work with me at a reduced rate.

What are the duration and frequencies of our sessions?

Whichever way we agree to work together regarding fees, each session may last for an hour or for several hours. Sometimes there is little need to delay the process of development and problem-solving by having sessions which are too brief. In those cases, it is better for clients to have intensive, longer sessions to solve a problem and achieve a goal.

A series of sessions that deal with a particular issue or solving a particular goal may involve six hours or double or triple that. Some clients go through a series a sessions and reach a desired goal and then go for a time without any sessions while enjoying a new way of living for a time. Then, sometimes, a new problem and a new goal emerges for which more sessions will help you go to the next level of development, learning and change.

Your work with me is a process by which you, as a client, learn to take the best patterns of cognitive science and apply them for solving painful problems, for your goals, for your prosperity, for making a difference in our ever-changing world, and for furthering the quest for meaning in the journey of your life.


Can I pay you for my work with PayPal?

Yes. Use this email address: kelly@kellygerling.com
METHODS
Depth Psychology
NLP

Hypnotherapy

Conflict Resolution

Values

Healing

Spirituality

Conceptual Blending

Synthesis

TYPES OF SERVICE
Individual Counseling
Family Counseling
Life Story Coaching
Mediation
Physician Coaching
Leadership Consulting

GETTING STARTED
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RESOURCES
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