Open Minds offers Counselling and/or Art Therapy to children/young people (8+) and adults. The service is free to access and also offers a paid for service for adults and families who wish to use it.

We offer 10 sessions initially, but you may find that you do not need all of these. If you find that 10 sessions is not enough your counsellor will discuss this with you and request an extension. Counselling is not intended to last forever but we understand that some difficulties and distress take a long time to explore, understand and overcome. You can come for as long as the counselling is therapeutically useful.

You will see the same counsellor every session unless you request someone else.

- We have both male and female counsellors available.
- We have ground floor counselling rooms available
- We open both inside and outside school and work hours.
- Day-time and evening and weekend appointments are available
- All of our counsellors primarily speak English but we do have one counsellor who is fluent in British Sign language.
- Each session lasts 50 minutes.

You can access the service by making a self-referral using the online forms on the website.

Open All Year

From 8 years