Our offices are a 20 – 27 minute drive from Cathedral Square in Christchurch. The drive is one that our staff take almost daily and we never tire of seeing Lyttelton Harbour as we come over the Pass, or seeing Christchurch and the Southern Alps covered in snow, as we drive back towards the city.

The directions for the lovely drive from the centre of Christchurch over the Port Hills to our offices in stunning Governors Bay are:

1. From Cathedral Square, head down Colombo Street towards the Port Hills (approx 4.0 km).

2. At the roundabout at the end of Colombo Street, take the 2nd exit onto Dyers Pass Road.

3. Head over Dyers Pass (you will see the Sign of the Kiwi on your right as you go over the Summit).

4. Dyers Pass Rd becomes Main Rd in Governors Bay (do not turn left towards Lyttelton).

5. Just as you pass the Governors Bay Hotel, turn right at Glas Brae and our offices (3 Glas Brae) are on the left in the townhouse closest to the pub (44 m)

(According to Google Maps, the trip is about 13.5 km and takes 26 minutes.)

We are in the process of looking for new office premises for Rekindle Counselling Ltd and will update this page with the physical address of our offices, once we have found a new place for our counselling business. We are looking for counselling offices in Christchurch, preferably in the Port Hills area of Cashmere or Lyttleton.

We also provide online counselling services to clients worldwide, so if you are outside of Christchurch and want telephone, email or Skype counselling, please contact us to see how we can help you.

Our online counseling is delivered by Skype software. For more information or to download Skype (which is free) for your computer, please see http://skype.com/.

For those who would rather have telephone counseling, this option is available.

Please contact us to see how we can help you.

Our offices are located in Christchurch, New Zealand, and our time zone is GMT+12. To find out the current time in Christchurch, please click on the following link:

http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/results.html?query=christchurch

Our office hours are Monday – Friday from 9AM to 5PM, with availability outside of these hours by prior arrangement.

We are closed on New Zealand public holidays, which are listed at:

http://www.tapeka.com/publicholidays.htm

If you are a current client, you can contact us by telephone for the quickest response.

At Rekindle Counselling Ltd, we take pride in the commitment of our staff to providing therapeutic assistance to others. All of our staff have completed specialized training in counseling and an example of our qualifications can be seen in commitment of our Director, Jerry Jordan.

Our Director has the following qualifications:

1. Bachelor of Arts
2. Master of Business Administration
3. Master of Education
4. Master of Counselling (currently completing this qualification)

Jerry also has counselor training going back to 1983, as well several months of training in telephone counseling.

If Jerry is your counselor, you can see his personal page anywhere on this site by clicking on his hyperlinked name or if you are scheduled with another of our counselors, please feel free to use our contact form to ask about your counselor’s qualifications and experience.

Our fees for counseling by Skype (voice, video and text) are USD 75.00 per 50 minute session, payable before the commencement of the session.

All sessions start on the hour and end at ten minutes before the next hour. During the final ten minutes of the hour, we make necessary notes on the session for our records – notes which are related the therapy that we provide you. Due to this record-keeping and the fact that there is likely a client waiting for the next session, we cannot extend your 50 minute session, without prior agreement.

Once you have requested a time for your session using our contact form, we will confirm your time by return email and this email will contain a link for payment of the therapeutic session. Please pay your invoice twenty-four (24) hours before your counseling is scheduled to start.

We also offer life coaching services and if you want to find out if they are suitable for you, you can contact us.

What counseling and therapy services do we offer?

Our clients are from all over the world and their needs are different, so we try to offer a variety of choices for the delivery of therapy. We can provide therapeutic assistance via the following:

1. Audio or Audio-Video Counseling by Skype software.
2. Text-based therapy by Skype.
3. Email counseling
4. Telephone counseling

Any of these options can be chosen separately, or you can request to have your sessions by a combination of these options (e.g. email counseling once a week, with another session the same week by telephone).

Please contact us to schedule your counseling session or if you have additional questions.

Yes, we offer online counselling utilizing Skype software.

Our counselling fees are found here or in our Frequently Asked Questions resource .

In-Person Counselling:

Our per session in-person counselling and life skills coaching rates are as follows:

NZD 120.00

E-mail Counselling:

Our per session e-mail counselling and life skills coaching rates are as follows:

NZD 120.00 (New Zealand clients)

USD 75.00 (all clients outside of New Zealand)

Skype Counselling:

Our per session Skype counselling and life skills coaching rates are as follows:

NZD 120.00 (New Zealand clients)

USD 75.00 (all clients outside of New Zealand)

Income-Based Fees:

We have income-based fees, for those unable to afford our standard rate. Our income-based fees are only available for New Zealand clients and are determined by client income. Please contact us to find out if you are eligible for our reduced rate.