Hillingdon Women's Centre

OPEN TO ALL WOMEN

Counselling service

Currently we have vacancies for voluntary crisis counsellors only.

Please note:

  • Crisis counsellors must have at least 250 hours of 1-2-1 counselling experience and could be someone working towards accreditation.
  • Voluntary counsellors must be in their final year of study or fully qualified and have at least 30 hours of 1-2-1 face to face counselling experience

Information about our counsellors:

All our counsellors have at least 30 hours face to face 1-2-1 counselling experience and are in their final year of training or are fully qualified (voluntary) counsellors.

 

 

What is counselling?
Counselling is a relationship which takes place between you and the counsellor in confidence.

What are the benefits?
It can provide you with some time and space to look at your issues, for example to:

  • experience living in a more satisfying and resourceful way
  • improve your self-esteem
  • make decisions
  • cope with a crisis
  • develop personal insight
  • work through feelings of inner conflict
  • improve relationships with others

What is the cousellor's role?
It is to work with you in a way that respects:

  • your values
  • personal resources
  • capacity for choice
  • your own cultural context


How long?
Counselling at the centre is for as long as is needed i.e., regular reviews between the counsellor
and counsellee are built into the sessions.

How much will it cost?
Counsellors work on a voluntary basis. Fees are negotiated with the counsellor and are charged
on a sliding scale from (between) £10 - £20, depending on your circumstances.

All fees help fund the centre running costs.

If you would like to join the waiting list for counselling please complete and
return the application form below:

For reasons of confidentiality please indicate whether it would be safe to
contact you by telephone or to leave a message.
*Safe to contact by phone or leave message?
Yes
No
*I would prefer counselling:
Morning between 9-11 AM
Afternoons between 12-4pm
Evenings between 5-8pm
Please indicate all available options. The greater your availability,
the sooner you are likely to be seen.