After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to stop accepting referrals to our counselling service, with immediate effect. The service will be wound down over the next 4 to 6 months.
This timeframe is intended to provide safe, well-planned endings for people currently receiving counselling as well as those on our waiting list. This will also support counsellors and supervisors through this transition.
Mind in Haringey has self-funded the general counselling service for nearly 12 years, enabling us to offer placements for counsellors in training and, at different points, provide free or low-cost counselling to people who would otherwise have struggled to access support. This has been a core part of our commitment to both community mental health and workforce development.
However, over the last few years, rising costs, the cost-of-living crisis, and wider financial pressures have resulted in difficulties with running our counselling service under this model.
Following careful consideration, the Board of Trustees agreed that a planned partial closure of the service is necessary as part of their responsibility to ensure the long-term sustainability and good governance of the organisation.
This decision has not been taken lightly; it is with great sadness that we have therefore concluded that we can no longer continue delivering the Counselling service at this time.
Our young people’s counselling service for those aged 18 – 30 will continue. This service is supported through sponsorship and will include short-term counselling of up to 10 sessions. Up to ten fully funded counselling sessions are available for those aged 18 – 30 – to refer, please email counselling@mih.org.uk with a completed young person’s referral form and assessment which can be downloaded from this webpage.
We have compiled a list of low-cost counselling services in the community that may be helpful. You can find this list here.
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