Author: Audrey Cronin

Benefits Of Video Counselling

Posted on | by Audrey Cronin

Covid-19 has changed the world immeasurably but we can be thankful that, since the last time a pandemic struck, technology has advanced to the point where we can do a lot without leaving our homes. Video calls are one such technology and, as such, here at Newlife Counselling we can offer all of our clients video sessions as an alternative to in-person visits.

A video link allows you to see and speak to someone, yet remain in your own private space. Video counselling allows you to feel safe and secure in your own space while accessing the services you need.

Further benefits include there being no need to travel anywhere, a definite plus in the current situation.

Are Online Credit Card Payments Secure?

Posted on | by Audrey Cronin

It is wise to be vigilant when using your credit card to pay online. Check that the website is using a secure connection using SSL, you can use this handy resource to check that for any website, just copy and paste the address of the website in to the form shown here: https://www.hubspot.com/ssl-checker

Of course we at Newlife use SSL and also use Stripe as our credit card processor.

Stripe has been audited by a PCI-certified auditor and is certified to PCI Service Provider Level 1. This is the most stringent level of certification available in the payments industry. To accomplish this, we use the best-in-class security tools and practices to maintain a high level of security at Stripe.

You can read more about Stripe security shown here: https://stripe.com/docs/security/stripe

As a Limerick based organisation we are really keeping it local as our web developers, AOS Web Services, are based in Limerick, and also Stripe was famously founded by two Limerick brothers, Patrick and John Collison. You might be interested in reading about the amazing success of the Collison brothers here.

 

Newlife Website Launched!

Posted on | by Audrey Cronin

After many months of work we are very happy to announce the launch of our new website, incorporating an online booking system and secure online payment gateway. From an informational point of view, the aim of this website was to portray the services available from Audrey Cronin, to highlight her qualifications and experience.

The functionality is extended by enabling our clients to check availability and prices themselves and to make bookings directly on the website in a self-service manner.

A special word of thanks to Annette O’Sullivan and her team at AOS Web Services for providing a wonderful service and for realluy going the extra mile to deliver a beautiful website.