Counselling

A safe, confidential space to talk, reflect and move forward.

If life feels difficult at the moment, counselling can offer you a calm, confidential space to talk things through. Our one-to-one counselling service can help you explore your thoughts, feelings and experiences, understand what is happening for you, and begin to find a way forward at your own pace.

How can Counselling help?

Counselling may be helpful if you are experiencing:

Depression, anxiety or stress

Difficult life events, such as bereavement, relationship breakdown or loss of employment

Relationship difficulties

Upsetting or traumatic experiences, including past trauma and PTSD

Difficult emotions such as anger, guilt, sadness or frustration

Low confidence, low self-esteem or low self-worth

Long-term physical or mental health problems

You do not need to wait until things feel unbearable before asking for help. Counselling can be useful at any stage, whether you are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, unsure, or simply need space to make sense of things.

Getting support before you reach crisis point can also help you reflect more clearly, build coping strategies and prevent things from feeling harder to manage.

What happens during counselling?

Counselling is your time to talk about what matters to you. Your counsellor will listen without judgement and help you explore your situation from different perspectives.

A counsellor will not tell you what to do, give advice, prescribe medication or solve problems for you. Instead, they will support you to find your own way forward, understand yourself more clearly and develop tools that feel right for you.

How do we deliver counselling?

We offer weekly one-to-one counselling sessions lasting 50 minutes.

Appointments are available Monday to Friday, with time slots in the morning, afternoon or evening.

You can choose the type of appointment that works best for you, subject to availability:

Face-to-face at our Mansfield or Worksop buildings

Online via Teams
Phone

The choice of how to access your sessions is up to you, but please be aware that there may sometimes be a longer wait for different delivery methods or locations. You can select which method you would prefer when you make your referral.

About our counsellors

Our counselling is provided by trainee counsellors who are working towards their professional counselling qualification. Trainee counsellors bring care, commitment and up-to-date learning to their work, and they are supported through regular supervision and training.

All our counsellors have received, or are working towards recognised training and abide by the Ethical Framework of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). This ensures that the service we provide is safe, ethical and confidential. You can find more information about the BACP Ethical Framework here: BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions

Is there a fee?

We aim to keep counselling as affordable and accessible as possible, while providing a safe, ethical and confidential service.

£25.00 counselling assessment fee, payable whether or not you are accepted onto the counselling service.

£30.00 per counselling session at the standard rate.

£20.00 per counselling session at the reduced rate for people receiving means-tested benefits.

We understand that cost can be a barrier to accessing support. If you receive means-tested benefits, you may be eligible for the reduced session rate. We will ask for evidence to confirm eligibility before counselling begins.

Please note that these charges apply for ALL our Counselling and Therapy Services.

When counselling may not be right for you

Counselling can be very helpful, but it can also feel challenging at times as you talk about personal experiences and emotions. It is important to know that counselling is not a crisis service.

If you are in crisis or feel you need immediate support, then counselling might not be right for you at this moment in time. Please see out Crisis Sanctuaries service at www.nottscrisissanctuaries.org.uk

Get in Touch

Our counselling service supports people with issues that are appropriate for Level 4 Diploma trainee counsellors to work with. To access the service, you must be aged 18 or over.

If you are thinking about counselling but feel unsure, we can talk this through with you and help you decide whether the service feels right for you.

Start your counselling referral

To begin your counselling journey, please complete our referral form.

After receiving your referral, our Assessment Team will carefully review the information provided. If you meet our eligibility criteria, we will contact you by email to offer a telephone assessment appointment. If the service is not suitable for your needs, we will let you know and, wherever possible, signpost you to other sources of support.

The telephone assessment provides an opportunity to discuss your needs, ask any questions, and consider whether our counselling service is the most appropriate support for you.

Ready to get support?

If you would like to refer into our counselling service, please click the the below button and complete our referral form. Our Counselling Coordinator will then contact you to arrange an assessment and discuss the service in more detail.

For information about other Counselling support please visit the BACP or Nottinghamshire NHS Talking Therapies website.