In one form or another, we’ve been helping people in Central and Greater London make life choices, reflect on their lives, and get through difficult times, for nearly 40 years.
Our services are there whether you just want to talk things over, want more structured professional help, or would like to learn new skills to enhance your life balance.
Counselling
The counselling we provide can help clarify your thoughts and feelings so that you can make informed choices about your life. Its aim is to provide an opportunity to explore your values, weaknesses and strengths and so enable you to find your own solutions. In the words of one client, the counselling is "life-changing."
Counselling can help you to:
- approach your problems from a new perspective
- have extra support during a life crisis
- work towards gaining power over an addiction
- deal with depression
- transition towards a new career
- transform rage into assertiveness and self-confidence
- reduce anxiety and/or stress levels
- feel less isolated and helpless
- gain clarity in making life choices
- consider your inner and outer lives
- restore balance to your life
- live more consciously and with a sense of purpose.
At your first appointment, you’ll have the opportunity to have an initial assessment so that you and your counsellor can decide whether counselling feels right for you. If it does, you we will be offered an initial run of six sessions. This can sometimes be extended further.
HELP Counselling is unusual in that it offers low-cost, one-to-one counselling after a relatively short waiting period. We serve Central and Greater London. Most of our clients are referred by GP’s. Still others are recommended to the service by friends or relatives. Others self-refer.
Many of our counsellors are in the final years of a 5-year training in psychotherapy. They volunteer their time as part of their training.
Workshops
Our workshops are designed to help you develop confidence in life skills you wish to improve. We’re always updating the range available, so please ring the office to find out what workshops will be on offer and to get on a waiting list. The workshops take place at weekends, either on a Saturday or on both Saturday and Sunday. Each course day runs from 10.00am to 5.00pm.
Workshops are offered at a low cost rate.