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?
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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?
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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.
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In an exciting new partnership, Open Door is working with LionHeart, the benevolent fund for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), to offer counselling to their member families.
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An exciting vacancy has arisen in our counselling team, working as part of our children and young peoples counselling service, commissioned by the NHS.
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Our grant to provide free counselling to adults affected by COVID-19 ends this month. However we are keen to continue supporting people during the pandemic and so are temporarily reducing our prices for fee paying counselling.
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Thoughts, reflections and quotes selected by members of the Open Door counselling and office team during this period of lockdown.
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As of 20 March 2020 we are temporarily suspending all face to face appointments due to Coronavirus. Counselling sessions will take place over the telephone instead.
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From now on our adult support group for anyone experiencing mental health difficulties will be held on the first Wednesday of every month.
Read MoreWe’ve organised a wellbeing day for our wonderful staff, where they will be able to enjoy and experience guided relaxation, pilates, reiki, aromatherapy and Indian head massage.
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Are you interested in volunteering for a Leading Birmingham Person Centred Counselling Service? Have you completed a Diploma in Person Centred Counselling? Or have you completed at least your First Year of Person Centred Diploma in Counselling (or equivalent)?
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An amazing and rare chance to hear Professor Brian Thorne and Professor Michael Carroll speaking at our 2017 Conference and Anniversary Celebrations on 28/10/17 in Birmingham!
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