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Our counselling services recently moved premises to Quadrant Court in Edgbaston. Heres the story of how it went.

Special offer: We're currently offering 20% off the standard cost of our counselling for all sessions booked in May and June 2024.

Thanks to funding from the Jo Li Trust, Open Door Counselling has been able to honour a much loved and well-respected friend and colleague, Malcolm Gibb (1950-2015).

Dr Hadyn Williams was interviewed recently for Therapy Today, and talked about his early experiences as a counsellor, crediting his early training at Open Door and naming our CEO Carmel as one of his counselling heroines.

We are delighted to have started work in Moseley School this term, supporting pupils with their mental health. Moseley School joins five other Birmingham schools who already partner with Open Door to provide expert and personalised support to their pupils.

We’re expanding our schools team and recruiting for a part time counsellor to work with young people in schools. Find out more.

Self-harm is distressing for both young people and those who care for them and the consequences can be serious. It is essential that young people receive the right support to help them to process their emotions in a healthier way.

Bullying can have a lasting impact on a young person's mental health, and parents need to understand the signs and effects of bullying to support our children and keep them safe.

Eating disorders can have serious long-term consequences for a young person’s physical and mental health. So, as parents, it’s important that we know how to tell when a child may need support, and where to go for help.

Anxiety and depression are the most common mental health disorders in adolescents, with one in twelve young people reporting that they feel anxious.

We’re recruiting for two part time professional counsellor roles to join our supportive team and help make a difference to people’s lives.

For Children’s Mental Health Week 2023, our chief executive Carmel Mullan-Hartley looks at why making connections and developing relationships is really important for our emotional wellbeing.

The Christmas holidays are fast approaching. Alongside the traditional fun and festivities, for some people the Christmas period can also bring about feelings of loneliness and isolation. Here are some approaches to help combat stress.

Open Door Counselling is partnering with Redditch Tennis Club, a club located in the heart of a socially and economically deprived community, to help promote our counselling services for young people, and to enable more members of the community to get involved in sport to benefit their mental and physical health.

We are excited to launch a new service specifically for counsellors in training, offering expert BACP accredited counselling at a discounted rate.

Please note: due to forecasted high temperatures our building will be closed on Tues 19 July. Please don’t travel to your appointment. Your counsellor will be in touch and your session will take place over the phone instead.

We are pleased to announce that we have begun working with the ICE Benevolent Fund, who provide support to members of the Institution of Civil Engineers and their families.

Why not download and print out our support group flyer and help us reach more people.

Having paused our monthly face to face support groups over the course of the pandemic, we are pleased to finally be able to start them up from August this year.

Did you know that one of the key risk factors for loneliness is simply ‘being between 16 and 24 years old’. So, if you’re worried about your teen feeling lonely, what are some of the things you can do to help?

Passionate about improving mental health? We're recruiting for new trustees to expand the expertise and the diversity of our Board. Could you bring professional or lived experience to the role?

Pete became a trustee of Open Door Counselling in 2018. A retired person centred counsellor himself, he brought over 30 years' experience of working as a therapist, trainer and clinical supervisor…

Thanks for your patience while we had to suspend our face to face appointments due to COVID-19 at the end of last year. We’re delighted to now be back to providing our counselling sessions face to face again.

In support of Children’s Grief Awareness week’s #saythewords campaign, our Chief Executive, Carmel Mullan-Hartley, provides her thoughts on how to provide gentle support for children and young people experiencing a bereavement.

We all know it’s good to talk, and as a parent all you want to do is help. But the teenage years can often be a time when communication breaks down among families. So how can you make sure your child knows you are there for them and can come to you if they are struggling?

We’re looking for a new person centred or integrative counsellor to work as part of our our children and young peoples counselling service, commissioned by the NHS. Could it be you?

Many children and young people are living through important stages of their personal and educational development in the shadow of the pandemic. The fallout may well affect them in many different ways.