Counselling with Meeting Minds
At Bristol Mind, we are aware of how many people
in our community are looking for timely and affordable counselling.
Our Meeting Minds service was developed in response to this and
is designed to offer you high quality and reliable support when you
need it.
The service is mainly self-funded and we work hard to keep our
fees low whilst covering our costs.
Where we can, we also offer grant-funded counselling which
allows us to deliver specialist or tailored sessions according to community need.
Meeting Minds is available to adults over the age of 18. We offer
General Counselling: for those with mild-moderate mental health
difficulties. This is suitable if you have limited experience of mental
health support, and are looking for a safe space in which to express
feelings and explore experiences of depression, stress and anxiety.
Tailored Counselling: we offer specific sessions for those who identify
as LGBTQIA+ or Neurodivergent, delivered by counsellors with lived experience.
Subject to funding, we also offer free sessions for 18-25 year olds and sessions
for people with refugee backgrounds.
Psychotherapy: for those with prior experience of counselling, looking to commit
to deeper therapeutic work over a longer period; experiences may include childhood
trauma, abuse or chronic depression.
Our standard fee is currently £35 per hour, based on a household income of under
£40k p.a. gross. Thanks to the generosity of selected trusts and foundations, we
can offer some reduced fee places for people on low-incomes.
This is discussed within the clients initial assessment.
We also accept higher fees of £45 per hour from those on higher incomes, or wish to make a donation:
this enables us to offer more reduced fee places.
Meeting Minds, The Results!
2123 people were supported last year.
111 volunteers were trained to deliver services.
90% of counceling reported improvement in depression symptoms.
72% of community clients said Bristol Mind heped them cope better with everyday life.
Well done Emma and Helen and all your co-workers, keep up the great work!