Terms and conditions for use of online counselling services through this website.

PLEASE TAKE NOTE Information about the counsellor's therapeutic framework and how cognitive-behavioural therapy takes place via this website are clearly posted in the REBT section of this website linked from the Homepage. Services and fees are clearly posted in all sections of services. You are best to Check for yourself to see if his approach and qualifications cover the help you seek or to enquire using the contact page to ask your questions.

To USE this Counselling and Psycho-Educational service you need to be aware that…: 

• If you are under 16 years of age you will need verified parental consent or current guardian's permission.


• Due to international constraints the counsellor will not have emergency services information from your country to be able to direct help to you if you are feeling suicidal or self-destructive and need an immediate intervention UNLESS you are in NEW ZEALAND. As such if you are needing emergency services in your country, please seek immediate assistance from emergency services in your location.


• Your live sessions will not proceed if the session's effectiveness is undermined by your use of alcohol or drugs (this does not include prescribed medication from your GP or Clinical Professional);


• If you are already seeing a counsellor or a clinical professional it is ethical to let them know you are seeking additional help so that we are not working at crossed purposes in therapy and approach.


• You need to be the authorized user of the credit card you use to pay OR be a New Zealand based client to be able to use electronic bank transfer to pay for services provided.

NOTE: IF you are currently in therapy with other professional care please indicate this to the Online Counsellor.

Disclaimer: The Counsellor is New Zealand based and subject to New Zealand law. His professional association is the New Zealand Association of Counsellors for the ethical and professional arrangements for oversight of counselling taking place through this internet media. His qualifications and training are all New Zealand based. 

Working via Internet Media 
Be aware that much can be achieved in effective counselling via voice and words in email, real-time chats and chatrooms. There are however some limits to working via Internet media if voice and visuals are comletely excluded. Choosing to work via text means only will require careful communication, clarification of terms and more time. Enhancement of communication using voice or via voice and video camera can help reduce limits and enhance understanding. 

Legal Systems: In agreeing to work with the Online Counsellor, the client is acknowledging that this counsellor, John R. Turton, is subject to New Zealand Law and to New Zealand professional requirements for counselling as a member of the NZAC. 

Privacy Policy: The Online Counsellor in assuring you that personal information is protected by firewalls, optimum anti-virus and spyware protection, a secure internet website section, and no one other than the Counsellor having access to the computer on which information is password-stored cannot guarantee security of information stored or conveyed by means other than his own systems. As such all information contained on our site remains confidential and will not be revealed to any other parties unless required by New Zealand Legal process. Online Counsellor informs you the client that while he takes all reasonable care of information, the client is responsible for the secure storage and management of their own User IDs and passwords they hold and with which you access your personal page or message centre or other secure areas of our website secure server. 

Terms and conditions are subject to alteration without notice. 

Acknowledging the limits: Therefore by accepting the terms and conditions posted here about you using this website’s services, You the client, by checking the box of agreement to these terms and conditions, are acknowledging and accepting such. 

Online Counsellor's committment: The Online Counsellor in acknowledging the communication potentials and limits, and working within an ethical and professional framework, subject to the conditions and terms here, agrees to a professional delivery of services.