Why we’ve decided to offer specialist low-cost online counselling to some of the people who turn to us for help

We are always looking for ways to improve and expand the counselling we offer here – simply to keep pace with the growing demand for our services.

One of the ways we hope to do just that is by offering low-cost therapy sessions not here in our home in London Road, but exclusively online and for a small fee.

We believe a number of those who are seeking our help would benefit from this arrangement and would be able to pay for that support on a sliding scale of £10 to £40 for each hourly session.

Our director Della Kagure Brown says: “We offer counselling as part of our wrap-round support for women who are in crisis or who have experienced sexual abuse or exploitation.

“They receive free counselling and this will remain the case.

“However, we are also receiving lots of requests for counselling from people who are not necessarily in crisis but who feel they need our support.

“As a result, we are in the process of developing a low-cost online counselling service.

“We have made it low-cost and income-based for each hourly session. The minimum will be £10 for each session, going up to £40 – which is less expensive than private counselling.

“This is part of our long-term plan to increase earned income for the charity which supports our eventual aim of becoming self-sustainable.”

We are still working in the detail of this project and will release more information, including starting dates and the financial arrangements, in due course.

The New Futures Project was set up more than 20 years ago to support women involved in sex work.

However, we have evolved into 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.

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