Counselling Support for Carers

Counselling Service Closing to New Referrals

From 12 noon on Monday 14 September 2026, we will no longer accept new referrals to our counselling service.

The service is funded until 31 December 2026, and existing referrals are unaffected. We are exploring future funding opportunities and will provide updates when available.

Counselling Service Update

Due to the counselling service reaching the final year of its current funding, we will be closing to new referrals from 12 noon on Monday 14 September 2026.

The service is funded until 31 December 2026, and this decision has been made to ensure that carers already on our waiting list can complete their counselling sessions before the service ends.

From 12 noon on 14 September 2026, we will no longer accept new referrals from carers or professionals, and our online referral forms will be removed from the website.

If you are already on the waiting list or currently receiving counselling support, this change does not affect your existing referral.

Over the past three years, the counselling service has supported many carers through challenging times, and we are grateful to everyone who has used and referred into the service.

We are actively seeking funding to continue providing counselling support beyond December 2026. Should further funding be secured, we will share updates on our website and through our communications channels.

Further counselling services in Bristol and South Glos for carers

1 to 1 Counselling – Womankind Bristol 
For women who have mental health issues (Bristol)

Network counselling and training – 1 to 1 counselling
Cover a broad range of issues (Bristol)

NHS Talking Therapies –  (vitahealthgroup.co.uk)
Talking Therapies to adults aged 16 and over, who live and are registered with a GP in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Home: The Bridge Foundation
Leaders in child and family mental health
1:1 therapy service for children, adolescents, families and individuals (Bristol & the South West)

What we do | Relate
Family, children’s and young person counselling; also offer sex therapy and mediation (Bristol)

Anxiety UK
Offer CBT, Counselling, EMDR via telephone /online across UK. Costs from £15 -50 per session dependent upon income

Counselling & Emotional Support | Bristol After Stroke
One-to-One counselling sessions for people following a stroke and for their carers as well

Counselling • Bluebell (bluebellcare.org)  FREE talking therapy for parents in Bristol
Counselling | SARSAS 
Rape & sexual abuse. FREE trauma informed counselling (Bristol & South Glos)

Nexus Counselling – Southmead Project
Counselling for Addiction to Drugs or Alcohol

About you – Avon Counselling and Psychotherapy Service (acps-bristol.org.uk)
Cover broad range of issues, offer some low fee, subsidised places to people on benefits/low income

Heart to Heart Bristol
Offer affordable counselling to children (12+) and adults across a broad range of issues. Fees starting from £30 per session

Counselling – The Harbour (the-harbour.org.uk)
For people facing death, dying & bereavement. Do offer a subsidised fee based upon individual contribution as they normally charge £65 per session (Bristol)

Bourne Family Project
Family Wellbeing Services including client-centred creative and talking therapies, for both adults and children. Fee is a minimum of £15 per session

Cruse Bereavement Support
Free one to one sessions with one of a trained bereavement supporter