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How Counseling sessions work
These Services are not appropriate for people who are in need of emergency or crisis services. If you are in need of emergency or crisis services, call 911 (if the service is available in your area).
Clients
As a licensed professional counselor and online family therapist, Alden Miller works with individuals, couples, families, extended families, and same-sex couples with and without families.
When in-person face-to-face counseling isn't an option, Email or Telephone Counseling and Psychotherapy may be for you. As a new client, you may be interested in how sessions work.
If you want to schedule an appointment now, just click Sessions Form.
If you are a returning client, you may email or call 541-521-1255.
You may also call if you are in the Oregon South Coast Bay Area and would like to schedule a face-to-face appointment.
Telephone Counseling Sessions
Certainly, there are times when a telephone session is the method of choice. Telephoning is "real time" and provides instant feedback. Telephone Sessions can be used alone or in conjunction with Email or Face-To-Face sessions.
There is no charge for telephone calls for information about services that are available through this website.
When selecting Telephone Counseling Session(s) for therapeutic work, complete the Session Form and indicate either a 30 or 55 minute Telephone Counseling Session.
How Telephone Counseling Sessions Work
On receiving your completed Session Form and PayPal receipt, a date and time will be established from your selections. You will receive an email, or phone call if necessary, confirming your appointment date(s) and time(s).
At the scheduled time, Alden Miller (a professional online psychotherapist) will place the call to you at the number you have designated as “private.”
At the end of the allotted time, you may schedule another telephone appointment, another online counseling session, or decide to not continue.
At the end of the allotted time, if your problem is not resolved and you choose not to schedule another telephone appointment, another online counseling session, or decide to not continue, Alden Miller will be available to help you with alternatives.
A transition referral may require additional cost, depending on the circumstances, which we will discuss if necessary. Should there be any problem with your request, you will be contacted (without charge) to facilitate a suitable referral.
Email Counseling Sessions
Email online counseling sessions are simple to start, private, and do not require a face-to-face meeting. They are also inexpensive and comfortable. You can organize and prepare your thoughts and feelings, and describe your situation by filling out the online Session Form. This process allows Alden Miller to respond to you based upon the information you compose.
Alden Miller will review your insights and the approaches you have already used.
How Email Counseling Sessions Work
On receiving your completed online counseling Session Form and PayPal receipt, a date and time will be established from your selections. You will receive an email, or phone call if necessary, confirming your appointment date(s) and time(s).
At the scheduled time, Alden Miller will read your email and begin the email session which will continue for 30 or 55 minutes.
At the end of the scheduled time, if your problem is not resolved, and you choose not to schedule another telephone appointment, another online counseling session, or decide to not continue, Alden Miller will be available to help you with alternatives.
A transition referral may require additional cost, depending on the circumstances, which we will discuss if necessary. Should there be any problem with your request, Alden Miller will respond to you without charge to facilitate a suitable referral.
Face-To-Face Sessions
Face-to-face sessions are simple to start, and private. You can organize and prepare your thoughts and feelings, and describe your situation by filling out the online counseling Session Form. This process allows Alden Miller to respond to you based upon the information you compose.
Alden Miller will review your insights and the approaches you have already used.
How Face-To-Face Sessions Work
On receiving your completed online counseling Session Form and PayPal receipt, a date and time will be established from your selections. You will receive an email, or phone call if necessary, confirming your appointment date(s) and time(s).
Professional Consulting
Professionals may acquire consultation with Mr. Miller, focusing 1-3 hours on a specific topic or problem, using any one or a a combination of email, telephone and face to face options over a series of days, weeks or months.
How Professional Consulting Sessions Work
On receiving your completed online counseling Session Form and PayPal receipt, a date and time will be established from your selections. You will receive an email, or phone call if necessary, confirming your appointment date(s) and time(s).
Concluding Your Online Counseling
You will receive a final summary upon agreement to conclude your counseling service. One appointment may be sufficient to address concerns you wish to address. More counseling, if requested, can simply proceed with your agreement to continue services.
About Alden Miller's Psychotherapy Practice
Over the years Alden Miller has practiced psychotherapy, mental health counseling and addictions counseling, separately, and as combined therapies.
Alden Miller believes people, both in and out of therapy, may benefit by attending a support group setting. The same is true when someone is involved in counseling or therapy. Alden Miller also offers support groups, using 12 x 12 Recovery approach.
