Wellspring Counselling | North Somerset Online Directory

Wellspring Counselling

An organisation which has provided low cost professional 1:1 counselling for Adults and Young People in North Somerset since 1994.

We are a registered charity who work to the ethical framework of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Our team consists of professional trained counsellors and students who provide 1:1 sessions and specialist therapists who run our wellbeing courses. We offer a variety of courses to support people's mental wellbeing including Carers' Workshops, Love Food Love You, Mental Fitness and It's ok not to be ok for under 18s.

Who to contact

Contact Name: Wendy Griffin
Contact Position: Director
Telephone: 01275 810 879
E-mail: reception@wellspringcounselling.org.uk
Website: Wellspring Counselling website

Where to go

Name: Nailsea Methodist Church
Address: 74
Silver Street
Nailsea
Postcode: BS48 2DS
Notes: We provide counselling in venues in Clevedon, Nailsea, Portishead and Worle.

Time / Date Details

When is it on: Reception is open for queries from 1 pm Monday and Tuesday to Thursday from 9-5. Counselling sessions are offered every day from 9 am to 8.30 pm (except when closed on Monday morning and Friday all day)

Other details

Costs

Details: To make sessions affordable, we operate a sliding scale of fees as below: Initial Consultation - For an initial assessment session with a Counsellor we make a non-refundable charge of £35. For those in receipt of qualifying benefits* this is reduced to £10. Counselling Sessions - The fee for ongoing therapy is calculated according to your income. Earnings (per annum) Fee Full-time students over 25 (no income) £10 Qualifying Benefits* £10 Up to £30,000 £25 £30,000 to £45,000 £35 £45,000 and above £40 We ask for a £10 donation per session for 11-18 year olds. Each session costs Wellspring £50 to provide. Clients in receipt of benefits *We will ask you to provide proof of receipt of one of the following qualifying benefits, at your assessment session: - ● Income Support ● Income-related Employment and Support Allowance ● Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance ● Pension Credit Guarantee Credit ● Universal Credit ● Disability Living Allowance/Personal Independence Payment Clients aged 19-25 years: Working full-time – the adults’ sliding scale of fees applies – see above Not working full time - minimum donation per session: £10.

Availability

Referral Details

People can self-refer for counselling by calling our reception phone number on 01275 810879 or emailing reception@wellspringcounselling.org.uk You do not need to be referred to us by a GP but doctors may sometimes signpost patients to us.

When you contact us you will be sent a short form to complete so that we can arrange for you to have an initial 30-50 minute assessment. This helps us find out what help you need and for you to find out if we are the right organisation to help you.

After this you will be put on a short waiting list to see a counsellor in a location convenient to you. You will be offered 6-12 sessions initially. Everyone is different; some people need more, some less.