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We are a leading voluntary organisation based in London, providing holistic and culturally sensitive services empowering and supporting people to improve their health and wellbeing.
One counselling sessions to individuals living, working or studying in the Borough of Kingston. Everyone is welcome, regardless of your background or mental health needs.
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We particularly welcome people who are currently in employment, education or have caring responsibilities and are unable to access daytime counselling.
We will offer a maximum of 12 sessions (with a possibility for an extension if necessary). Each session will last 50 minutes and will take place on a weekly basis at a regular date and time at our Drop-in Cafe premises in Kingston.
There is a fixed fee of £20 for your assessment. The fee for each session is between £15 and £35 depending on your financial circumstances. Fees will be discussed during your initial assessment appointment and will be means tested. The lower fees will only be available to people on benefits or very low income.
Our counselling service is coordinated by a fully qualified counsellor, who oversees intake and allocation of clients, recruitment of new counsellors, supervision of counsellors and the administration for the service.
Counselling is a talking therapy which takes place in a safe and confidential setting. It allows individuals to explore their thoughts, feelings and behaviours and learn to manage those better.
At Mind in Kingston, we believe that the counsellor's role is to work alongside individuals to help them discover alternative ways to improve their lives and resolve current and past issues.
Our counsellors offer professional and confidential support to people who wish to enhance their quality of life.
To access our counselling service, you can either be referred by a GP, the CMHT or a voluntary organisation, or you can contact us direct by phone or email.
We will invite you for an assessment which will give you, and us, an opportunity to discuss your issues and decide if counselling is the best way forward. If you are referred for counselling, we will put you on our waiting list. The waiting time depends on the number of people requesting the service.
The nearest station to the Alfriston is Surbiton station, which is approx a 10 minute walk. You can get a bus from the station as well - the 281 or the K2.
Buses: the K2 (from Kingston to Hook Parade) stops right outside Alfriston Day Centre. The 281, 418 and 406 stop in Ewell Road, about 5 minutes away. There is parking on site.
Welcare is approx a 5-minute walk from Kingston station with trains from Waterloo via Wimbledon and New Malden to Kingston, Richmond, and Shepperton. Cromwell Road Bus Station is approx a 5-minute walk from the Welcare with buses to/ from Epsom, Chessington, Hook, Tolworth, Surbiton, Wimbledon, Sutton, Staines, New Malden, Ham and Richmond. There is no parking on site, but parking bays are available in Canbury Park Road, Elm Road and other nearby roads. Parking is free from 6:30pm.
Welcare House
53-55 Canbury Park Road
Kingston upon Thames
KT2 6LQ
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