We are a locally based charity offering couple counselling, individual counselling and sexual therapy across Forth Valley.
Our service is highly professional and confidential. We are members of and operate within the guidelines of COSCA, BACP and COSRT.
Our service would not be possible to deliver without our volunteers. We appreciate the important role that volunteers play in the delivery of our service.
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Services Offered
Relationship Counselling
Relationship counselling is a confidential process in which individuals or couples are helped to explore their intimate couple relationships, with a view to understanding each other better or parting in a more amicable way. It can help explore recurring patterrns in their relationships and understand the impact of their relationship difficulties. It is also a safe place to begin looking at any sexual problems that may exist. Relationship counsellors are all trained in couple dynamics, so pay particular attention to balancing the perspectives of both partners.
Relationship counselling provides a safe place for individuals and couples to explore the difficulties they are experiencing in their adult couple relationships. It is not necessarily about staying together and can often be about finding the courage to part. People who have experienced relationship counselling invariably say that they have gained valuable insights into the way that they relate with their partners.
Sexual Therapy
Having an active healthy sex life is important in most intimate relationships. Some people do however experience sexual difficulties in their relationships and sexual therapy offers help for people with sexual problems.
Individual Counselling
We also offer individual counselling for those 16 and above who are experiencing issues which are impacting on their lives.
This can affect your ability to cope with relationships with a partner, family, friends or work / student colleagues.
This can be feeling stressed, anxious or generally feeling down. You may be dealing with bereavement issues, work / study issues or other worries.
You may feel under presure if your circumstances have changed such as illness of self or partner, redundancy, looking after elderly parents or problems with children.
Perhaps there are abuse issues in your past and these memories are affecting your confidence and self esteem.
Fees and Payment
This is a registered charity
We are highly dependent on donations. We charge a non-refundable registration fee per person and ask for a donation thereafter for every session. Please ask when you make your appointment.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens
Special Groups: LGBTQ
Payment: Sliding Scale 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.