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Tayside Council On Alcohol
Tayside Council on Alcohol (TCA) was established in 1972 and is one of the leading providers of support services in the Tayside area for people who are affected by the misuse of alcohol.
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Services Offered
One to One Counselling
Counselling is a safe place to come in and talk to someone about your alcohol use and possibly any underlying issues that may be a reason for drinking. The sessions give you the opportunity to talk to a trained practitioner and explore various aspects of life and feelings. Counselling provides a place to talk about them freely and confidentially in a more structured environment that would not be possible to do with friends or family. Exploring feelings that you may be bottling up such as anger, anxiety, grief and possibly embarrassment may become quite intense and perhaps through counselling you may begin to understand them better and thus manage them in a more positive way. The counsellor will encourage you to learn how to identify triggers for drinking and learn to put in place more positive coping mechanisms. We will explore what your goals are and support you to achieve these. This may be to either reduce your drinking or become abstinent, but it's your choice.
Art Therapy
Art therapy involves the use of art materials for self-expression and reflection in the presence of a trained art therapist. Art therapy involves drawing or painting or making things of your own choice. You do not have to be good at art to do art therapy. It can help you understand how you feel or why you react to situations in your life. It offers the opportunity for expression and communication, and can be particularly useful to people who find it difficult to express their thoughts and feelings verbally. Sometimes words alone do not seem to be enough but images and words together may be able to convey what one wants to say. It can also help people to resolve issues as well as develop and manage their behaviours and feelings, reduce stress and improve self-esteem and awareness.
Early Intervention
This is a service for young people who are worried in some way by their own use of alcohol or other drugs. Maybe your drinking or drug use is beginning to cause you some problems. Our project worker will work with to help you to think about the impact alcohol or other drugs might be having on your life. We aim to ensure you are well equipped with the right knowledge and understanding you need to be able to make good safe decisions.
Woment Only Mentoring
The women involved with this service often have complex and multi-layered issues and as such we offer some additional interventions designed to enable positive change. These are a group programme on a Thursday morning, and access to both art therapy and counselling. At present there is no age restriction for referral.
Fees and Payment
This is a registered charity.
There's no charge for our counselling service. As a voluntary organisation we offer this service free.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
Payment: Pro-bono
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A community counseling agency is a group therapy practice that offers affordable mental health services. Most are independent non-profit agencies, state agencies, or publicly-funded agencies. A few may restrict who is eligible for services, so it is a good idea to check when you call.
Community counseling agencies are generally more affordable than other therapy providers, but how much more affordable they are will depend on whether you qualify for a discount or sliding scale fee (or if they accept your insurance). Many, but not all, have a policy that they won't turn away anyone due to inability to pay. You should ask about their fees when you first call.
Expect to talk to kind people who want to help you find the care you need. Most community agencies strive to connect you with a live person within 24 hours, if not immediately. If you're asked to hold or leave a message, don't give up; just leave a message and wait. You should hear back pretty quickly.
Most agencies try to set up an initial assessment appointment within a week (some do within 24 hours), though the waitlist to start therapy is usually longer—about a few weeks on average. If you're not eligible or if the agency is not right for you, it's usually still worth it to call or drop in, because staff are knowledgeable about local options and can often refer you to one.