Counselling

We’re here to listen and we offer a range of counselling services to help you find the right kind of support.

We’re here to listen and we offer a range of counselling services to help you find the right kind of support.

We’re here to listen and we offer a range of counselling services to help you find the right kind of support.

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Who needs counselling?

You’re not alone – we all face painful situations, difficult decisions and sometimes feel overwhelmed. With years of experience, we understand the value of counselling in improving and maintaining mental health and wellbeing. We’re here to share how we can help you or someone you know, to cope with some of the challenges of everyday life:

  • Stress and anxiety

  • Emotional and relationship difficulties
  • Depression and low self-esteem
  • Bereavement
  • Job loss
  • Other difficult life situations

NEW – we are now able to offer BSL counselling support!

Which counselling service is right for me?

We have suspended counselling referrals until 2 April 2024 while we make changes to our systems. Thank you for your patience, please visit this page again in April.

  • Counselling provided by volunteer qualified counsellors and supervised trainees at an advanced stage of their training. This service is in very high demand and currently has a waiting list of around 4 months.
  • Weekly 50 minute appointments are available on weekdays from 9am – 5pm, usually on the same day at the same time each week. Evening appointments are very limited and have the longest wait, and there are NO weekend appointments.
  • A fee is payable for each session, based on ability to pay and this will be discussed at assessment (the minimum is £15 per session).
  • We also charge an assessment fee of £15 which is payable on booking.
  • To request an assessment for this service call please complete our secure online counselling assessment request form below.
  • On receipt of the request, we’ll contact you with some information about the service and details of how to book your assessment.

The assessment request form will be available again from 2 April 2024.

Our team of qualified associate counsellors offer private counselling and psychotherapy online and from our Wellbeing centre in Sevenoaks.

Visit our Associate Counsellors page to find out more.

If you are aged 18 or over and registered with a GP, you can access free time-limited therapy from NHS talking therapies services for anxiety and depression (formerly known as IAPT). The service can help with the following common problems with anxiety and depression:

  • depression
  • generalized anxiety
  • social anxiety
  • panic and agoraphobia
  • other phobias
  • obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
  • post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
  • body dysmorphic disorder

The service is not set up to treat problems like psychosis or complex emotional needs associated with a diagnosis of ‘personality disorder’, which are better tackled by other services.

A GP can refer you, or you can refer yourself directly without a referral. Find your local provider on the Find an NHS talking therapies service webpage.

We are currently (February 2024) not recruiting. Watch this space though, as news of opportunities will be posted here.

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Thank you from the bottom of my heart. You’ve helped me wade through the fog of pain, uncertainty and self doubt. I’ll be forever grateful for the work you’ve done and the lessons you’ve taught me.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. You’ve helped me wade through the fog of pain, uncertainty and self doubt. I’ll be forever grateful for the work you’ve done and the lessons you’ve taught me.