n Individual Short Term Counselling Service

Who is the counselling service for?

People come for counselling for a variety of reasons; sometimes for help with a particular crisis such as separation or bereavement or to do with difficulties at work, sometimes in order to get a better understanding of difficulties in relationships. Some come for help in reassessing their life situation.   

What you can expect

The counselling service offers up to 6 sessions lasting 50 minutes.

Counselling provides a safe place to talk about your emotional problems and to think about what might have contributed to them. The counsellor will help you gain a clearer picture or a fresh understanding of the difficulties you are experiencing. The counsellor is interested in helping you make sense of thoughts and feelings and patterns of behaviour in relation to other people.

 For some 6 sessions are sufficient while others wish to continue the counselling experience. If the latter is the case then the counsellor can discuss with you ways of getting further help.

How do I make an appointment?

This is a self referral service and you can contact the Bridge Foundation by telephone on 0117 9424510. You will be able to speak to the administrator or to leave your name and phone number on the answering machine and our administrator will ring you back within a few days. Usually you will be offered an appointment within one to two weeks of first contact.

Fees

We charge a fee of £45 per session.

Code of Conduct

Staff in all services adhere to the Bridge Foundation’s policies and procedures, including a code on confidentiality, child protection and equal opportunities.

Who will I see?

All counsellors and psychotherapists at The Bridge Foundation are qualified and experienced professionals. All receive regular supervision and work to a professional code of ethics such as British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy; British Psychoanalytic Council, United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy and Association of Child Psychotherapists.

Confidentiality

The Bridge Foundation provides a confidential setting. No information will be disclosed to anyone outside the agency without your permission except in certain rare situations where there is serious concern about the safety of someone, although wherever possible this will be discussed with you first.

Equal Opportunity

We are committed to providing high quality services and continue to strive to offer accessible services to everyone regardless of race, class, culture, physical ability, religious belief or sexual orientation.

We have wheelchair access at many or our bases and will do what we can to make our service accessible to anyone with a disability. Requirements can be discussed with the administrator.

Concerns and Complaints  

Most people are satisfied with our services but if you have any concerns please speak with your therapist in the first instance.  If the matter is still unresolved you can write to the Director at the address on the contact us page. A copy of the Complaints procedure is available on request.