Adult Counselling 18+
Counselling is a special time for you to talk through your concerns with someone who is trained to help you explore your feelings and situation.
The aim of counselling
Counselling is a special time for you to talk through your concerns in a confidential setting, with someone who is trained to help you explore your feelings and situation. We are a person centred counselling service. For further information about this: https://www.bacp.co.uk/about-therapy/types-of-therapy/person-centred-counselling/
The aim is to help you understand yourself and your difficulties better and enable you to gain greater control over your life. A counsellor can help you consider your options but will not give you advice or tell you what to do.
People come for counselling for many reasons but often because they feel depressed, or worried about things that have happened to them. Sometimes they feel anxious about the present or the future. Problems may be related to home, work, relationships or life in general.
Confidentiality
Our counsellors work according to the ethical and confidentiality standards of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy(BACP). What you talk about will not be shared with others, outside or our organisation, without your consent unless we are concerned about your safety or the safety of someone else, or you disclose child abuse, terrorist activities or money laundering activities.
How to access counselling at the centre
We provide counselling for teenage girls and women aged 13 years or over, who live in the Sefton area. There is no charge for counselling. If you think counselling might help you, phone or call into SWAN and we will arrange a time for you to come and talk to one of our counsellors.
Alternatively you can complete our SELF REFERRAL FORM HERE and a member of staff will contact you within 3 working days.
Professional and Third Party Referrals
For professional and third party referrals you can complete the form below. Please, ensure that the person that you have completed the referral for, has agreed to this referral as we will be contacting her directly.
IMPORTANT *Please ensure you have filled all sections as we will not accept the referral without a completed form.
Please note, we do not have the capacity to work with clients who experience crisis, are not in control of emotions and behaviour due to mental health issues or actively use substances (drugs and/or alcohol) at the time of referral.
