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At present, the majority of our sessions are taking place online, although we have a limited number of face to face sessions available in Oxford. Many of our carers have responsibilities for people who are clinically vulnerable and we want to ensure that we do not put any of our therapists, our clients, or the people they care for, at risk of harm.
Many of our clients have told us that having counselling online has been extremely helpful because they have been able to stay with the person they care for and have not needed to arrange respite care.
As a social enterprise, Counselling Carers does not aim to make a profit from our work. Instead, we try to keep our counselling sessions as affordable as possible, whilst paying our staff a fair wage and covering our other costs, such as room hire, travel, insurance, administration, and supervision. Any profit we make goes straight back into funding our subsidised sessions.
We recognise that carers often have financial burdens as a result of their caring role, and we do provide subsidised sessions unpaid carers whenever we can. If you are struggling financially please get in touch to go on our waiting list for subsidised fee session. At present this is around 6-8 months.
If finance is an issue, we will work with you to find a way to provide you with the support you need in a way that works for your financial situation. Some clients find that they can reduce spending in another area for the duration of their therapy, and they see this as an investment in themselves and the person they are caring for.
Finally, there are NHS services available free of charge to all. Unfortunately, waiting times are long, there is usually a limit of 6-8 sessions and there is no guarantee that your therapist will have any experience of supporting carers. By contrast, we aim to see clients as soon as possible, and all of our therapists have chosen to specialise in therapeutic support for carers.
Counselling Carers specialises in supporting carers and this is our main aim. However, we are happy to help you to find a therapist who can work with the person you care for. Please contact us and we can arrange a referral.
We also work in partnership with Spokz People C.I.C who are a non-profit organisation providing support for disabled adults, their family members and professionals. www.spokzpeople.org.uk