Care Counselling

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The first step is to fill out a self-referral form.

A counsellor will be in touch by telephone within a few days to assess your needs and gather general information, such as your address, date of birth, GP details etc. 

You will be offered an appointment and agree on where (in-person, online or by telephone) and when to meet. You will initially be offered 6 sessions (50 minutes each). 

Our counsellors are accredited by the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy or are working towards accreditation. They will agree with you which form of therapy will best meet your needs.


Frequently Asked Questions

The Skainos Centre, Newtownards Road, Belfast, BT4 1AF.

The sessions (each 50 minutes long) will be booked with your counsellor for the same day and time each week.

Your counsellor will decide on this after meeting with you. Please note availability of further sessions is also dependent on waiting list times.

The British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy oversees training and accreditation to work as a counsellor.

Low mood, anxiety, grief and stress are some of the problems that may have an impact on day-to-day functioning, relationships and work and may benefit from counselling. Each person’s situation is unique so if you are unsure about counselling for you, using the self-referral form is a means to discuss this with a therapist.

What modality we use depends on what is best according to your need. The therapies include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

Volunteering with us

Care Counselling occasionally offers clinical placements to counsellors in training.

To register your interest please send a C.V. to our Counselling Co-Ordinator Joanna Craig.


What our service users say

“Having psychological therapy made me realise that bottling up my feelings was not the way to go. Working with my therapist helped me feel I was not alone, that I was not going crazy and that there were things I could do to overcome the problems I was having.”

- Amanda, Belfast

“Cognitive behavioural therapy has really helped me to get my problems into perspective. I only wish I had known sooner that therapy would have such a positive impact on my life!”

- Paul, Belfast

“Therapy really helped me to learn to cope with the distress I was feeling and for the first time in a long time I began to see a future for myself.”

- Sarah, Castlereagh

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