Counselling Programme

City and Hackney Mind offers a range of counselling and psychotherapy services. There is currently a waiting period of 2 to 4 weeks for counselling sessions. Clients are not contacted immediately but will be notified in writing as soon as an appointment becomes available.

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**Update** 30/04/2010

Due to the high demand for counselling at City and Hackney Mind the waiting list is now closed until further notice, except to clients who fall within the Trauma & Refugee Project, and also the Sure Start Project (people with dependent children of 5 years or younger)

Receipt of the Trauma and Refugee and Sure Start Referrals will be passed to the relevant section for reply within 10 working days.

Clients are advised to contact their GP in the first instance for assistance and or any of the following services in the meantime:

Psychiatric Emergency Clinic, Homerton Hospital East Wing daily between 9 am and 4.30 pm Phone 020 8510 8093 Islington Mind

Crisis Support provide a Crisis Line, which is open six days a week: Monday to Saturday (including Bank Holidays) 5 pm to 10 pm (last calls taken at 9:45 pm. 0845 123 23 73 The helpline is available 1pm to 11 pm every day

Phone: 020 7375 1002 f: 020 7375 2162 w: www.sane.org.uk SANEline: 0845 767 8000 SANEmail: sanemail@sane.org.uk

Samaritans is available 24 hours a day Phone Calls In the UK dial 08457 90 90 90.In the Republic of Ireland dial 1850 60 90 90.Email: jo@samaritans.org

Alternatively please contact Gwen Williams on our free phone number for further assistance: 0800 612 6585 between 10 am and 12pm Monday to Friday. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you

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Confidentiality

All personal material shared or disclosed to a counsellor or therapist is strictly confidential to the counsellor and their clinical supervisor.

Code of ethnics

City and Hackney Mind Counselling and Psychotherapy Service is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). This means we abide by the BACP Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy. More information at www.bacp.co.uk

Counselling Referrals

To refer yourself or a client for counselling, please fill in the following application form and send it back to counselling@cityandhackneymind.org.uk

Counselling Application Form