Counselling in Leicester: The New Futures Project can help if you're struggling to cope

Our director Della Kagure Brown.

We are working with more counsellors than ever and that means we can confidently offer our specialist support to more clients than at any point in our history.

If you are trying to cope alone with poor mental health and emotional difficulties then we think we can help you.

Our services are provided by qualified counsellors and those in training, working closely with both the CPCAB and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, (BACP), to ensure all counselling we provide is ethical and fit for purpose.

Our director Della Kagure Brown said: "Our team of counsellors has grown significantly over the past year.

"We are here to help people who are struggling.

"That could be anything from those who are feeling unhappy or unsatisfied with their lives to those who are having suicidal thoughts.

"If you need some help, your resolution for the new year should be to talk to someone about it."

To be sure we can support as many people as we can and irrespective of where they live, our counselling is available face-to-face or online.

This means clients who live locally can visit us at our home in London Road - just across the road from Leicester railway station - while those who cannot make it into the city can log-in from home.

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One of our cosy and comfortable counselling rooms. (Pic by Natalie Wallinger)

Crucially, we are determined to make sure our counselling fees suit just about every budget.

If you are uncertain about the cost, please speak to us and we will explain how we structure things.

Della added: "Lots of people recognise counselling may improve their lives but are worried about the cost.

"We believe counselling should be accessible to anyone who needs it and we’ve found a way to make it affordable for just about everyone.

"So, please contact us and let’s talk."

You can self-refer to our service by completing this form on our website.

Next, you will be invited to attend an online assessment session online with one of our assessors.

This session, which costs £20 and will take around 45 minutes, helps us identify what we need to do to help you and which of our counsellors would be most suitable for you.

The income we receive from our counselling helps us fund our broader work with some of the most vulnerable and exploited women and girls in our community.

This includes those who are living with the traumatic consequences of sexual assault and exploitation or domestic violence.

Therefore, although the cost of therapy sessions starts at £20, we do ask people to pay above that if they can.

The New Futures Project offers a comprehensive welfare and counselling service for women and young people dealing with sexual abuse or exploitation, domestic violence, trafficking, poverty and debt, substance use or mental ill-health.

Call us on 0116 251 0803 or send us a message at: info@new-futures.org.uk

You can find us at 71 London Road, Leicester, LE2 0PE.