Counseling Process

On the following pages, we clearly describe what online counseling is, how it works, the costs and the benefits you may experience in this new environment.

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1- Program Registration
The first step in the process is to pay for the program registration. This is a one-time, non-refundable fee of $125.00. This payment can be made through PayPal or you may mail a check or money order to Choose 2 Change.

On receipt of payment confirmation from Paypal (which only takes a few seconds), you will be redirected to the Program Registration page where you will provide us with your personal information and a brief summary of your situation. After you submit your information, a Registrar will contact you within 24-hours to set up an assessment and counseling planning session between you and your assigned counselor.

Note: An assessment and counseling plan is not required for the Educational Programs.

2- Assessment and Counseling Plan
You and your counselor will complete a 1-hour telephone assessment. After the assessment, you and your counselor will develop a counseling plan . The counseling plan becomes the roadmap for your counseling process.

The counselor will forward a copy of your treatment plan to the Registrar. The Registrar will contact you by e-mail to arrange for payment of your program.

3- Account Setup
Upon receipt of payment, your account will then be set up for you on the choose2change.net Online Counseling system. You will receive an e-mail outlining the steps for you to sign onto the system and to how to use the system.

4- Work Your Lessons
You will work on the lessons assigned to you by your counselor. Each lesson helps you move one step closer to you goals. You are expected to complete an assigned number of lessons each week for the duration of your treatment program.

5- Counselor Review
When you have completed a lesson, you will submit the lesson for review. Your counselor will review your answers and offer suggestions or comments to clarify the lesson. You will then be given an opportunity to respond to the counselor's feedback and submit your responses to the counselor's questions or comments a second time.

When your counselor completes his/her second review, he/she will write a lesson summary and lock the lesson. Once the lesson is locked, no one can make any further changes to the lesson. The lesson is still available to both the you and your counselor for review at any time during the program and for up to one year after you have completed your program.

6- One-on-one sessions
After completing your assigned lessons in a given period, you will meet with your counselor for an online or telephone one-on-one session. In these sessions, you and your counselor will review your progress, update your counseling plan and schedule your next one-on-one session.

7- Certificate of Completion
A Certificate of Completion will be issued upon completion of your program.