Isabel B. Kirk, MA

Isabel Kirk is a bilingual mental health counselor psychotherapist offering individual and group services in the Washington DC metropolitan area and distance counseling (online and phone).

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    Virtual Office-Online Services

    With the advances of technology, growing distances and lack of time, distance counseling represents a new modality of counseling to continue to help people with clarifying and solving personal problems, gaining insight and increase self awareness, healing and growing. Distance counseling includes 2 types of modalities: 

      

    1) Online counseling: Via chat and/or email. Writing instead of talking is the main tool.
    It has been studied that writing has great therapeutic effects not only because slows down our thought process and organization of ideas but also because we can better remember the content of the sessions. You just need to be willing to engage in written therapeutic communication through email or live chat to engage in online counseling.

     

    2) Telecounseling, counseling by telephone, which is a good option for people that don’t feel comfortable typing or with the internet technology. Or just prefer to hear the voice of another human being.

     

    What are the advantages of online counseling?

     

     

    • Anonymity: some people feel safer and are able to be more open.
    • Convenience: greater flexibility for appointments and you can do it from your home or wherever you ar
    • Time efficiency: you don’t need to take time off work or travel anywhere
    • Accessibility: increased access to services from rural and remote locations or to people who are unable to leave their homes or travel to an office.

    Many people don’t require to engage in long-term counseling treatment but one or a few consultations can help them make better decisions or change their lives.  This is when online counseling is more recommendable. 
     

     Requirements to be a good candidate for Online Counseling

    About Security and Confidentiality for Online Counseling

     

     WELCOME TO MY VIRTUAL OFFICE

     

     

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    To ensure a fulfilling experience, please follow the next preparation steps:

     

    1)   Be sure that you are a good candidate for distance online counseling. Read above.

     

    2)   Contact me if I’m online NOW, otherwise email me at isabelbk08@gmail.com to make an appointment. My schedule is flexible! If you would like to know in more detail in what way I can help you with your particular situation before initiating the process, I offer FREE 15-20 minute initial consultations. Just write Free Consultation on the subject of your email.   

     
     3)   For email, chat or audio I offer you various options:

     

    - You can use your current email/messenger account if you already have one and prefer to use that one.

    - For secure email and/or chat exchanges, you could also open a free account (no download neccessary, just click on the link here at http://safe-mail.net. I will use my safe-mail account as well.

    - Another option for chat or phone communication is to download and set up a free Skype account. (My Skype username is isabelbk09).

    - If you prefer to use a regular phone line and have no problem providing me with your phone number, I will call you at the date and time we agree.

     

    4)   Payment for service is due prior to our appointment. After we agree on your session time, please submit payment through paypal.

    RATES

     30 minutes session (chat or phone):      $35.00

     60 minutes session (chat or phone):      $70.00

     4 emails exchange package:      $30.00 (first email is FREE)

     8 emails exchange package:        $80.00 (first email is FREE)

    Online Counseling Session Rates


     
    5)   Once you we have agreed on a time and date and you had submitted payment, we are ready to start. If you chose email, proceed to send me your first email. I give personal full responses. 99% of the time I reply within 24hrs and always within 2 working days.  
       

     

    6)   Please read the Informed Consent and Privacy Practice statement and keep a copy for your records.
     
     

     

    Disclaimer:
    IN NO WAY does distance counseling replace a therapeutic relationship based on face-to-face interactions. One main disadvantage is that the therapist CANNOT verify information, consulting first-hand with other service providers such as the client’s primary care physician, and does not have visual cues with which are all basic elements of a therapeutic intervention. Therefore, therapist solely relies on client’s honesty. Each person is responsible for making the decision about which form of therapy to pursue and needs to be open and honest with the therapist about the facts of their situation so that the therapist may guide them for their own best interest.
     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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