Get in touch

The first step is a short, free conversation. There’s nothing to prepare, and no need to explain everything now.

Use the form below, or email me directly at gary@garykeene.co.uk.

Your name First name is fine if you’d prefer.

Phone (optional) Only if you’d like me to call rather than email.

What are you interested in?

When could you usually manage? I work Mondays and Tuesdays, 7am to 7pm. This is about sessions later on rather than our first conversation, so tick anything that might work, or leave it blank and we’ll sort it out between us. Nothing here commits you to anything.

Monday

Tuesday

Anything you’d like me to know As much or as little as you want. If you’d rather I rang than emailed, add a good time to try you. And if your employer is arranging or paying for coaching, it helps to know that now, since some of the practicalities work differently.

How did you come across me? (optional) Only so I know what’s actually helping people find me. Do skip it if you’d rather.

What happens after you send this

It comes straight to my email, and nowhere else. I’ll read it and reply within one working day, usually sooner. If you’ve given a number and asked me to call, I’ll ring instead.

My reply will suggest a time or two for the first conversation, which lasts around twenty minutes and costs nothing. That’s it. There’s nothing to prepare and nothing further to decide until we’ve spoken.

Questions worth asking me

You can’t really tell from a website whether someone is right for you, and I’d be wary of a site that suggested you could. That is what the conversation is for, and it is entirely reasonable to treat it as an interview rather than a first session.

Some things worth asking when we speak, of me or of anyone else you are considering:

What happens if I get there and don’t know what to say?
What do you do when you think I’m avoiding something?
What would make you tell me I’m not the right person for you?
How would either of us know if this wasn’t working?
How long have you been doing this, and what did you do before?

Do ask the last one. I have been practising as a counsellor for two years, as a coach for eight, and the Gestalt training behind both is from 2004. Before any of it I spent thirty years doing something else. Some people will want someone with longer specifically as a counsellor, and that is a fair thing to want.

If you’re in crisis or need urgent help, this form isn’t the fastest route, as I may not see it straight away. You can call the Samaritans free on 116 123 at any time, or contact your GP or NHS 111.