We offer low-cost counselling for women from York and beyond. Our service is run by women for women
WHAT COUNSELLING IS:- Counselling offers you the opportunity to talk to someone in a safe environment and have time and space to focus on the issues in your life you want to deal with. It can enable you to gain insight and perspective on aspects in your life that you might want to change, learn to adapt to or accept. Counselling can allow you to move on in your life, letting go of things that trouble you and enabling you to realise your potential in ways that are important to you.
Why the community needs usAs a small charity with very limited external funding, we ask all our clients to make a contribution, on a sliding scale, towards the cost of their counselling. However, there are circumstances when clients cannot afford to contribute anything towards a session. In order to ensure we can continue to offer these clients a service, we have put in place a Bursary Fund, which is used to ensure no woman is turned away because of lack of financial means. Please help by donating generously.
Our impact on the communitySOME COMMENTS FROM PREVIOUS CLIENTS ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH US "This service was truly a lifeline to me". "Thank you so much for accommodating me at a time to suit me; it helped to keep it private from my employer". "I'm so grateful that there is such a service and hope it continues". "Thank you for helping me to change my life; I think you do a fantastic job". "Thank you - I feel that I have got my life back".
Yes - we would love to meet people interested in helping with the fundraising/management/administration function. We are a small charity and most of our volunteers are qualified counsellors, therefore any person interested in helping to build and implement a strategy for sustainability would be most welcome. Of course volunteer counsellors are always considered. Like many small charities, we are grateful for any assistance.
