About us
Supportive, Professional & Affordable Counselling
A Warm Welcome
We're here to offer friendly, professional counselling that we hope you can afford. Our experienced BACP/NCPS-registered counsellors provide online counselling across the UK, together with some face-to-face sessions in Bristol and North Somerset.
Whether you're looking for support with anxiety, stress, relationship or family difficulties, bereavement, trauma, low self-esteem, identity, neurodivergence or other life challenges, we're here to help. Online sessions are £35 for 1 hour and face-to-face sessions are £45 for 1 hour.
Why Choose Affordable Counselling UK?
Experienced, Qualified Counsellors
Every counsellor brings their own professional background, qualifications, interests and experience. We'll help you find the counsellor who best fits your needs.
Professional Standards
All of our counsellors are registered members of the BACP or NCPS and work within their professional ethical frameworks, providing a safe, confidential and respectful environment.
Flexible Support
Whether you're looking for a few sessions or longer-term counselling, we'll work at your pace. There's no obligation to continue after your first session, giving you the opportunity to decide whether counselling feels right for you.
Your Journey
People come to counselling for many different reasons. We support adults with a wide range of emotional, mental health and life challenges, including workplace stress and burnout, separation and divorce, loneliness, grief, caring responsibilities, self-confidence, major life changes, and experiences relating to relationships, sexuality and gender identity.
Whatever brings you to counselling, we aim to provide a warm, inclusive and accepting space where you can feel heard, respected and free to be yourself.
Neurodivergent-Informed Support
Our team works regularly with neurodivergent adults, including people with ADHD, autism, dyslexia and other forms of neurodivergence, as well as those exploring whether they may be neurodivergent.
Many clients come to us not because neurodivergence is the focus of counselling, but because they value working with a counsellor who understands it. We offer a neurodivergent-informed, neuro-affirming approach that recognises neurodivergence as one part of who someone is, helping people feel understood and accepted, whatever brings them to counselling.
Getting Started
Taking the first step can feel daunting, but getting started is straightforward. Please get in touch if you'd like a referral form or have any questions about counselling. We'll help you find the counsellor who best fits your needs and guide you through the next steps.
If our fees are beyond your budget, you may also wish to explore our sister service, Low Cost Counselling, which offers sessions with counsellors-in-training from £15–£25 per session.
Training, qualifications & experience
Affordable Counselling UK is managed by Tina Free, an experienced counsellor, supervisor and trainer with more than 30 years' professional experience.
Our service is delivered by qualified counsellors with a range of professional backgrounds, qualifications and experience. Together, we have many years of experience providing counselling and supervision.
We are registered members of the BACP or NCPS and work within their professional ethical frameworks. Our counsellors receive regular professional supervision and undertake ongoing professional development to maintain high professional standards.
Please get in touch if you'd like a referral form or have any questions about counselling.
Member organisations *
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Areas of counselling we deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£35.00 - £45.00
Additional information
The qualified counsellors working with us, offer us their concessionary spaces, hoping that the service is affordable. We ask for £35.00 per session. we offer sessions Monday to Friday morning, afternoon and evening.
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Further information
Affordable Counselling is an online counselling service delivered by Qualified Counsellors.
We ask for £35.00 per session.
The agency managers and supervisors are also qualified and experienced. The supervision is delivered inhouse insuring the confidentiality.
The weekly sessions are delivered online, or if necessary, on the phone with the counsellor in a private quiet space of your own.
Please email for a referral form. We will email it to you, as a Word document. And tell you what spaces we have available.
As soon as we receive the form back, we will set up the sessions for you. You choose how many sessions are right for you.
We do not use an agency phone, as we are all delivering sessions and can not respond to the phone. However, we respond to emails very quickly.
