About us
We are a registered charity that has been providing counselling services for over 45 years. We offer up to 13 weekly sessions of counselling for individuals over the age of 18, via video, telephone or face to face.
Our office is open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm and we aim to get back to you within one week from your referral.
We have a pool of qualified (BACP, UKCP, NCPS or similar), skilled counsellors, who offer low cost services and an opportunity to be listened to. This might be help with stress, anxiety, bereavement, abuse, work or life challenges, relationship problems, loneliness, lack of confidence, depression and phobias, as well as many other issues.
Please visit our website www.evolvecounselling.org.uk to make a referral.
Training, qualifications & experience
All of our counsellors undertake a strict screening process before they are able to join as members of Evolve. This ensures the highest standards of care and professionalism from all of our counsellors, and well as a wide range of experience of client issues.
Evolve counsellors are required to work to BACP/UKCP codes of ethics and standards of practice and Evolve’s Code of Practice and are either accredited/registered members of BACP/UKCP/NCS or equivalent, or are working towards such accreditation/registration. All Evolve Counsellors work for Evolve subject to regular satisfactory enhanced CRB/DBS checks. All Evolve counsellors are required to be in regular supervision and undertake continuing professional development.
If you are a practising counsellor who would like to join Evolve as a member, you will benefit from the opportunity to engage and share best practice with other qualified professionals, receive client referrals for a wide range of issues, access to a clearly defined code of practice and professional support services, and subsidised CPD and training workshops. Please email us for further details: admin@evolvecounselling.org.uk
Member organisations *
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Areas of counselling we deal with
Other areas of counselling we deal with
We offer general counselling for all issues, but may refer to a more specialist agency if the issue is particularly long-term or severe.
Therapies offered
Fees
Concessions offered for
Additional information
As a charity, we aim to keep counselling as affordable as possible.
Your fee depends on your annual income, starting at £30 per session.
Further information
The Counselling Process:
- Contact us yourself and leave your details with reception.
- A reception counsellor will then provide information about the service and arrange an initial assessment with an experienced counsellor. This lasts approximately 90 minutes and will explore your needs and expectations and assess whether counselling will be the best way forward for you. On occasions, we may refer you to other agencies or provide possible alternatives but the most appropriate approach for you will be discussed with you to ensure the right solution is found.
- In most situations, further counselling sessions will be provided by the same counsellor on a one to one, face to face basis, at regular intervals for a period, which will be either time-limited or open-ended.
