Welcome to the Website for Sunderland Counselling Services
Who are we?
Sunderland Counselling Services is a charity that has been established for over 25 years and exists to provide counselling and support services for people in the City of Sunderland who are suffering from emotional or mental distress.
Originally founded specifically as a bereavement counselling service, over the years we have grown and now help people facing a wide range of problems.
We are Here to Help - Please give us a call on 0191 514 7007
Feeling Artistic?
We are inviting submissions of artwork for our Service Calendar, if you would like to include your artwork please download our form for more information
Download Our Invitation to submit art document here
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Would you like to become a Trustee?
Please visit our Vacancies page for information about becoming a Trustee
Our Team
We are a committed and dedicated team of people who share a common interest in mental health and in helping people deal with their problems and achieve their potential.
Our counsellors are a mixture of trained and trainee counsellors, all of whom receive regular clinical supervision and are committed to their professional development. Many of our counsellors are volunteers and give their time freely.
What do we do?
We offer a range of counselling and support services. For more details about any of our services, just click on the appropriate menu link.
We are Here to Help - Please give us a call on 0191 514 7007
Philosophy of Service
Sunderland Counselling Services exists to provide and encourage the development of empathic, attuned, supportive and caring therapeutic services for the people in the community of the City of Sunderland who have suffered, or are suffering, from emotional or mental distress. Counselling services are informed by a person centred philosophy where clients set the agenda and pace of the counselling intervention. Key to counselling are the qualities of empathy, acceptance and congruence.
The service adheres to the Ethical Framework laid down by the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) which emphasises principles of fidelity, autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice and self respect. By providing a safe and supportive environment for clients to explore their issues, it is hoped that they will achieve a better ability to function individually and within society and achieve a greater degree of autonomy and resourcefulness.
Patron: Denise Robertson Hon DLitt. Honorary Patrons: Lord David Puttnam CBE and Terry Waite CBE
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