South Somerset Mind

Counselling

We began our service in April 2000 to provide counselling for those who cannot afford private fees or who cannot access G.P. cousellors.

Our counsellors are fully trained and working towards BACP accreditation or they are completing training hours to gain diplomas.

Counsellors work within the BACP Code of Ethics.

Our service is currently experiencing funding difficulties and is not able to take any new referrals - please contact your G.P. to access counselling through Primary Care.


home page about us drop in centre groups projects bookshop services diary of events recent events rediscover	South Somerset Mind Counselling We began our service in April 2000 to provide counselling for those who cannot afford private fees or who cannot access G.P. cousellors. Our counsellors are fully trained and working towards BACP accreditation or they are completing training hours to gain diplomas. Counsellors work within the BACP Code of Ethics. Our service is currently experiencing funding difficulties and is not able to take any new referrals - please contact your G.P. to access counselling through Primary Care.
	Our clients may need help with: Crisis support Relationship / attachment problems Resolving 'unfinished' past experience Exploration of personality and self development Personal responses to life's natural times of great demand	Clients may be experiencing states of: Loss Upheaval Rigidity Limbo Change
	What we offer: Short, medium or long term help on a one to one basis Weekly sessions of 50 / 60 minutes Clients pay £3.50 per session with free critical assessment Counsellors are supervised by an accredited supervisor which is standard practice Counsellors work with a variety of counselling models. All of these lead clients towards finding their own solutions. An 'outcome' is not imposed.	Who to contact: Caroline Mayall Cert.Ed. Cert.CIPC (Assoc) Cert.TPSC Counselling Co-ordinator Markwick Centre Dampier Street Yeovil BA21 4EN Tel: 01935 474875 Thursday 2.30pm - 5.30pm Friday 12.30pm - 5.30pm Answerphone at other times Caroline is a Counsellor in Psychodynamic and Transpersonal approaches and has been connected to South Somerset Mind since 1985.
	Our mission is to provide an accessible, affordable and inclusive counselling service to promote better mental health and quality of life to people living in the local area. Our aims are to provide an environment conducive to enhancing well being and self worth, to support the unfolding of the personality in meeting life’s challenges. Our objectives are that: We will provide short medium or long term counselling for individuals over 25. We will do an assessment of need; sessions either weekly or fortnightly. We will offer low cost affordable counselling. We will endeavour to offer access within one month. We will provide placements for volunteer counsellors who are working towards accreditation. Evaluate and Monitor. Our values are that we witness people’s stories without discrimination and with total acceptance of their issues regardless of their sex, race, religion or ethniticity. To download leaflet click here