Counselling

Addiction Recovery Agency (Alcohol Misuse Services)

Concerns about your own or some elses drinking or drug use. Free Counselling service.

Akousis (The Swan Project)

General counselling. Low cost counselling offered.
Start Winning against Alcohol Now (Swan Project)

Last Updated: October 2011

Avon Counselling and Psychotherapy Service

Counselling and psychotherapy for individuals and couples (18+) experiencing emotional or psychological difficulties at various venues in the Bristol and Bath areas.

Bristol Drugs Project

Independent agency delivering an accessible and confidential information, advice and counselling service to drug misusers, their relatives and friends and to other professionals working with drug m

Caaad - Alcohol Misuse (Advice and Counselling)

CaaaD, The (Community Action Around Alcohol and Drugs) Community-based drug and alcohol project specialising in easy-to-access harm reduction services for people concerned about their own or someon

Cruse Bereavement

Free bereavement counselling and national helpline.
Also have an office in Bath at 11-12 Laura Place, Bath, BA2 4BL

Filwood Hope Centre

Walk-in advice centre with a range of services for the local community in Knowle West and South Bristol.
Specialist benefit, debt and housing advice.

GP Referral

Some GPs will refer patients to counsellors working within their practice or to counselling/psychotherapy services within the NHS.

Help Counselling (9-25yrs)

One-to-one, groups, parent and child workshops in Bristol, Bath, Wellington and Exeter. No limit to the number of sessions. No restrictions on the issues you bring.

Hopes Place

Hope’s Place is a faith-based Christian charity which encourages emotional wholeness and healing in women and young people through counselling and education.

Indigo Project

Self Injury Support for Young People aged between 13 and 24 in Bristol and South Glos.

Kinergy

A free and confidential service for all survivors of sexual abuse and rape for people over the age of 16. They also run support groups for survivors of abuse.

Last Updated: November 2011

Listen In - low cost counselling

Low cost counselling in Bristol with students training to be counsellors at The University of Bristol.
Cost from £15 per session for daytime and £20-25 for evening sessions.

Marriage Care

Contributions but no payment expected from those on low incomes.

Network Counselling

A general counselling service to anyone in the Bristol area for what they can reasonably afford (no one is refused on grounds of inability to pay).

Nilaari Agency

Nilaari is a Bristol wide Black & other Minority Ethnic led organisation set up to provide culturally appropriate and sensitive counselling, information, advice and support primarily to BME adu

Off The Record: Bath and North East Somerset

Off The Record is an informal, friendly service offering information, support, advice and counselling for young people. They aim to improve emotional, physical and mental wellbeing, and self e

Off The Record: Bristol

Free confidential information, advice, informal support and counselling for young people, aged 11 – 25.
No referrals necessary: appointments can be arranged through the helpline.

Relate (Relationship counselling)

Relationship Counselling, Sex Therapy, Relationship Education and Training

Safer South Gloucestershire Community Safety and Drugs Partnership

Drugs and alcohol services, Domestic Violence/Abuse Information and Support, Confidential Hate Crime Reporting.

Severnside Institute for Psychotherapy

Talking therapy. Depression, anxiety, feelings of worthlessness and difficulties in relating to other people.

Southmead Touchstone

Southmead Project’s Touchstone service offers a confidential space where professional counsellors will listen and explore ways of reclaiming lives affected by abuse and addiction.

Terrence Higgins Trust West

Providing one to one or couples counselling for people with HIV and Aids for up to 12 weeks. They also run a variety of group support sessions.
Contact: Pete Connor.

The Bridge Foundation

Offering a range of psychotherapy and counselling services. Individual short term counselling for up to 4 sessions, individual longer term counselling for individuals for up to 2 years,

The Green House Bristol

Free, confidential, specialist counselling and support for women, men, children and young people who have experienced sexual trauma including sexual abuse and rape at any point in their lives.

The Harbour

Providing free and professional counselling and psychotherapy for people affected by a life-threatening physical illness. They provide therapy for individuals, couples, and groups.

The Southmead Project

Specialist Drug counselling, group work and outreach. Specialist counselling services for those who have experienced abuse and trauma; support for parents and carers of substance misusers.

The Willow Tree Centre

A free service providing counselling after a miscarriage or still birth, post abortion counselling, practical and emotional support.

Wellspring Counselling Ltd

General counselling and youth counselling. Sliding scale of contributions for people on different incomes.

Last Updated: November 2011

Womankind

Range of therapeutic services including 1 to 1 counselling and group therapy for women with mental health problems. Free or affordable professional counselling.