Ask Dr. Laurel

A NOTE FROM DR. LAUREL: On-line counseling is a new venture of mine, in part to explore a theory of mine that perhaps people can be better assisted when they feel they are anonymous, that they then will feel more comfortable to be blatantly honest in expressing their feelings and thus perhaps lead to a better recovery or ability to cope with life.

You are encouraged to be very expressive in your emails, to make the most of each. One complaint clients at times have with clinical sessions is feeling like the one hour time limit doesn't always give them adequate time to express all that they wanted to. With email, there is no time limit - say as much as you want to. And in return I will attempt to reply thoroughly to each email, to give you your money's worth, with a usual response time of within 24 hours.

I have partnered with Witt Publishing to handle the financial transactions in an effort to better assist with the anonymity of clients, since this is one of my goals in an attempt to see whether anonymity is more helpful in treating clients. You can either pay on-line via PayPal (click on BUY NOW buttons above ) or pay with a check made payable to "Witt Publishing" and send to P. O. Box 102, Kandiyohi, MN 56251. They will pay me from the funds, without disclosing personally identifiable information. In the "memo" of your check, it would be helpful if you would write your email address so that Witt Publishing can identify you to me as a paid client that way.

I am excited about this new venture and anxious to help clients to find better coping strategies for dealing with life's challenges.

--Dr. Laurel

(Fees Effective As of 05/08/09)

After payment is received, Dr. Laurel will email you to let you know your payment has been received so that you can begin your email counseling sessions with her. If you have general questions regarding this service, you can write to Dr. Laurel at: AskDoctorLaurel@yahoo.com .

Correspondence with Dr. Laurel is confidential and only read by her. When corresponding with Dr. Laurel, only disclose your first name (or an assumed name), for confidentiality purposes. Do not disclose your location, unless you are requesting assistance finding local counseling resources, in which case only disclose town and state. As with any site, please use caution disclosing identifying information on the internet.

Users of this service agree to indemnify Dr. Laurel and Witt Publishing from any and all liable pursuits. Information and advice are given to the best of Dr. Laurel's knowledge and training; however, no advice is always the best advice for all individuals. Dr. Laurel's intent is to help individuals to better cope with life and its challenges, and will make every effort towards this goal.