Richmond AID Counselling Service

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About us

Richmond AID’s Counselling Service offers a calm, confidential space for you to talk though your emotional needs and difficulties. We welcome anyone in the community over the age of 18 years, including those with long term health conditions, disabilities, complex mental health needs and caring responsibilities.

Our therapists offer individual, in-person sessions, drawing from a broad range of therapeutic backgrounds.

All our therapists work within the ethical framework of their professional organisational body such as the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), or the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Our therapists are also required to attend regular supervision with one of our clinical supervisors, to ensure they are working as well as they can with you. 

Therapy options and costs

We offer therapy for up to a year for £40 per session.

We also have limited low-cost sessions available to residents of Richmond borough, for up to 20 weeks, depending on your income:

•             Income less than £20,000 (single person household) = £20

•             Receiving means tested government benefits = £15                 

All applicants pay the assessment fee of £35

What is the process?

Please email us at counselling@richmondaid.org.uk for a referral form. Richmond AID’s Counselling Service is a self-referral only service, this is to ensure your utmost confidentiality. 

If you would like us to fill in the form with you, or you would just like to find out more, please email counselling@richmondaid.org.uk or you can call/text us on: 07821 503 943. Alternatively, we can arrange a time for you to come in and complete the form with us in person.

After you have completed your referral form, our team will review this to check whether we might be a suitable service for you. If so, we will arrange an initial assessment which carries a fee of £35, for all applicants. 

Initial Assessment 

Your assessment is an opportunity for us to understand your hopes for therapy and whether we are the right service for you, this costs £35. If we discover one to one talking therapy with us is not the best option for you at this time, we will work with you to try and find other services that may be of more immediate help to you. 

Session times

·        Wednesdays 1-8pm

·        Thursdays 2-5pm

·        Fridays 10-1pm

All sessions are in person at our fully accessible Teddington offices. On occasion, we may also be able to offer online sessions. 

Get in touch

To find out more, please contact us at counselling@richmondaid.org.uk , or you can call/text us on: 07821 503 943

Training, qualifications & experience

Some of our therapists are experienced trainees, all are registered and bound by the ethical framework of their professional body such as the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), or the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). All our therapists are required to attend regular supervision with one of our clinical supervisors, to ensure they are working as well as they can with you.

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UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.

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Additional information

Therapy options and costs

We offer therapy for up to a year for £40 per session.

We also have limited low-cost sessions available to residents of Richmond borough, for up to 20 weeks, depending on your income:

•             Income less than £20,000 (single person household) = £20

•             Receiving means tested government benefits = £15                 

All applicants pay the assessment fee of £35

When we work

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Further information

We are recruiting!

If you are interested in a therapist placement with Richmond AID, please get in touch with us at: counselling@richmondaid.org.uk

Disability Action & Advice Centre, 4 Waldegrave Road, Teddington, TW11 8HT

Type of session

In person

Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)

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