Afterwards
What people said when the work had ended
Left with permission at the end of a course of work, and printed without names or details because that is the condition on which they were given. One of them is from somebody who stopped after two sessions and told us why, and it stays up for the same reason the rest do.
I had it in my head that I would have to prove I was bad enough. Nobody asked me to. The fee was the thing stopping me and it took one sentence on the phone to sort out.
It took four months before I said the actual thing. She never once looked like she was waiting for it, which I think is why I got there.
My wife and I went in expecting to be told which of us was right. We got a decision instead, and we made it ourselves, and we are still together.
Eight in the morning meant I never had to explain to anyone at work where I was going. That sounds small. It was the reason I kept coming.
It was not for me and I said so in the room. He agreed, gave me two other names, and did not charge me for the second one. I would still recommend them.
Ending well
Why we ask for three more sessions
The commonest way counselling ends is that somebody stops answering. When you say you are ready to stop, we ask for three more: one to decide it properly, one to go over what changed, and one to say goodbye. You can refuse and we will not argue.
Marlene Grantham
Grief and bereavement, a long illness, caring for a parent, older clients.
Wait this week4 weeks to a first hour · In the room
Dwayne Sinclair
Drinking and other substance use, anger, work, men who have not done this before.
Wait this week1 week to a first hour · In the room and online
Aisha Fenton
Couples, separating, deciding, intimacy, second families.
Wait this week3 weeks to a first hour · In the room