Counselling and Psychotherapy

Benefits of Therapy

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Our free and low-cost counselling and psychotherapy services provide a comprehensive response to a wide range of emotional, psychological and mental health concerns:

  • Therapy can improve the symptoms of many mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety and PTSD.

  • Cope with a distressing physical health condition.

  • Help you deal with difficult life events, such as bereavement, a relationship breakdown, or work-related stress.

  • Help resolve difficult emotions – such as low self-esteem, or anger.

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How therapy will help you

There are many different types of Counselling and Psychotherapy, often referred to as “Talking Therapy,” but they all aim to help you:

  • Explore your thoughts and feelings in a safe, confidential place.

  • Make sense of things and understand yourself better

  • Resolve complicated feelings, or find ways to live with them

  • Recognise unhelpful patterns in the way you think or act, and find ways to change them

Steps to Accessing Our Counselling

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    1. Submit an assessment form

    The first step to accessing our service is to tell us a bit about yourself using our self-assessment form. Simply click on one of our “get started” buttons.

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    2. Match with a therapist

    Our experienced assessment team will review your form and match you with a therapist that meets your needs

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    3. Begin your Sessions

    You will be offered an appointment at a set time every week. In the first session, your therapist will explore with you what you want help with, what the process involves, and how to make the most of your sessions.

Get Started

Counselling FAQs

  • Therapy sessions last 50 minutes and will be at a set time and day every week.

  • There is no limit to the number of therapy sessions you can receive. Improving your mental health is an ongoing process, and we offer as many sessions as you need.

  • For our counselling sessions, you do not need a GP referral.

  • How long you wait depends on a variety of factors such as: what you want help with and your availability. We do everything in our power to get you seen as quickly as possible.

Client Testimonials

  • "Monroope asked me questions I would never have asked myself in a way that I could receive and understand it. She helped me to identify the issues and taught me skills that I needed to cope with these issues."

    Jessica I Age 29

  • I have seen so many positive impacts in my life and have made much more progress than I ever thought possible. I have developed a level of self-awareness that helps me to better understand and manage my emotions. This has had a positive impact on my self-confidence and my ability to establish and enforce boundaries within my personal and social life. I have made a lot of progress in relationships and have especially noticed I am able to communicate better when talking about difficult things.

    Oliver I Age 53

  • When I started therapy I used to self-harm and have suicidal thoughts during difficult times, but I now feel I am able to notice and manage my emotions without getting anywhere near this low. I could go on, but I've pretty much seen positive impacts in every aspect of my life since starting therapy!

    Amelia I Age 18