Counselling Initiatives
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Administration Office 20 Runnymede Road Whitton TWICKENHAM Middlesex TW2 7HF View map |
Hornsey Vale Community Centre 60 Mayfield Road London N8 9LP View map |
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020 8815 1962
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Profile
LOW COST COUNSELLING IN HARINGEY, TWICKENHAM, EALING AND WALTHAMSTOW
Counselling Initiatives is a charity that has been operating since 2001 and has an impeccable record in the provision of long-term counselling for those on low incomes or benefits. We are supported entirely by client and private donations.
The core of the project is in North London but we welcome client enquiries from anywhere if someone is prepared to travel. We have counsellors based in Ealing, Walthamstow and Twickenham and also limited availability at Poole in Dorset and Farnham, Surrey. Clients are mostly GP referred but can self-refer or be referred after ending a time limited programme with another agency.
All counsellors are volunteers, either on placement or private practitioners who wish to offer their time to support those unable to afford private, fee-paid counselling.
The specific client group we are responding to is that comprising the considerable number of people who are in mental or psychological distress which is adversely affecting their quality of life and functionality but not severely enough to attract statutory services in terms of high intensity or long term interventions. They will be on low or modest incomes, in temporary financial difficulty or receiving state benefits.
Training, Qualifications & Experience
All our counsellors belong to a professional body such as the UKCP or BACP and most are at least qualified to Diploma level.
Areas of counselling we deal with
- Abuse
- Alcoholism
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Bereavement
- Bullying
- Career Counselling
- Debt Management
- Depression
- Emotional Abuse
- Generalised Anxiety
- Low Self-Confidence
- Low Self-Esteem
- Phobias
- Physical Abuse
- Relationship Issues
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Issues
- Sexuality
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Work Related Issues
Therapies Offered
- Humanistic Therapies - Person-Centred Counselling
- Transpersonal Psychology
Fees
There are no fees but we do ask for a minimum donation of £10 per session to help support the service and its overheads.
Further Information
We are happy to take referrals within the terms of reference of our eligibility criteria, namely:
- That clients are above the age of 21
- The primary need is not a learning difficulty
- The client is not or has not recently been on a section under the Mental Health Act nor have major mental health care needs
- The client does not have current behaviours which constitute a major risk to self or others.
Importantly, Counselling Initiatives is not a crisis or befriending service.