Confidentiality is paramount in counselling, and I ensure that all our conversations remain strictly confidential. While I discuss cases in my monthly supervision with a professional supervisor, I never disclose identifying details.

However, confidentiality cannot be maintained if I have concerns about your safety or the safety of others. If such a situation arises, I will discuss it with you openly and sensitively.

Ethical practice is very important to me. The New Zealand Christian Counsellors Association (NZCCA) provides a comprehensive set of ethical guidelines that I align with. After a few years’ break from my practice, I am currently in the process of seeking membership with NZCCA.

In line with my commitment to ethical practice, seeking regular supervision is integral. My supervisor is professionally trained in supervision, an experienced counsellor, and a member of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC). Like myself, he adheres to strict confidentiality and ethical standards outlined by the association.

Yes, I will take brief notes during counselling sessions to aid in our discussions and ensure we remember important points. These notes are securely kept and accessible only to us both.

Yes, you can cancel your appointment. Please notify me as early as possible to allow for rescheduling. While there is no cancellation fee, early notification may enable another client to schedule an appointment for that time. However, frequent cancellations may lead to a review of our ongoing sessions.

Yes, I also offer counselling over Zoom for those living outside Tauranga. For this to be effective, it’s important to have a reasonably reliable internet connection capable of video conferencing.

At Active Faith NZ, we strive to offer an affordable counselling service to our community. Our standard rate for a counselling session is $80.00. If this cost is a barrier for you, please don’t hesitate to reach out for help. Your first session is complimentary, and during that time, we can discuss a fee that better suits your current financial circumstances.

Please make payment via internet banking to the following account:

Name of Account: A N Kulasingham

Bank Account Number: 12-3440-0053310-50

Kindly include your name as Reference. If you require a receipt, please inform me.

Ministry supervision is a collaborative practice done in a relationship of trust where a supervisee meets with a ministry peer who is trained in supervision, to reflect on the supervisee’s current ministry practice, with the goal of personal, spiritual, theological, and professional development; to ensure competent, effective and ethical care towards themselves and those they minister to.

Supervision is not being supervised or kept an eye on. Ministry supervision is to enable a kind of “super-vision” – a seeing beyond into “a broader vision”.  I am committed to regular supervision myself and have found that supervision conversations enable clarity where things are unclear, restoring vision when things seem a little blurry and bringing to surface unseen issues or practices that may be affecting my pastoral practice and ministry.

Supervision sessions last for an hour. The frequency of supervision is usually decided by you or by your church/organisation. For supervision to be effective it is recommended to be done on a monthly basis.

Prior to a supervision session, take some time to think about what particular issue/s that you want to bring to supervision. Ask yourself – what is it I want to focus on during this session? What is it in particular about this issue that I want to discuss? We will take the first five minutes of a supervision session to explore a focus for the session.