Do I have to Pay?
We ask for a contribution based on what you can afford for
the assessment session and for ongoing therapy, but
do not turn anyone away.
What
issues can I bring?
We see women with a wide range of issues including childhood
sexual abuse, domestic violence, bereavement, self-harm, depression
and low self-esteem.
How can I
get to see someone?
You can refer yourself by using our email
referral form
Someone
else can refer you - perhaps a GP, Health Visitor, Social Worker,
friend or relative.
What
Happens Next?
You will then
be placed on our waiting list for an assessment session. This is an
initial appointment with one of our therapists who will help you
explore your worries and concerns. She will help you make sense of what
is happening and decide whether therapy
might help. You do not have to be sure that you want therapy to have an
assessment session.
The outcome of the assessment session may be an offer of counselling or
therapy at WCTS, or suggestions of other appropriate sources of help.
Regular therapy may be with a different therapist from the
one
you saw for your assessment.
How long will I have to wait?
The whole
process from referral to being seen in ongoing therapy is likely to
take around 9 months. Currently you will have to wait around 16 weeks
for an initial assessment, then a further 20 weeks before being
seen in therapy. We appreciate it is a long time to wait and that this
can be difficult once you have decided to get help.
Individual Counselling & Therapy
If
the outcome of the assessment is an offer of individual therapy, you
will be offered therapy of up to 20 weeks, or occasionally long term
therapy of between one and two years.
You
will have the same therapist, and will meet at the same time each week
for 50 minutes.
Group Therapy
We currently have 4 groups running: a
longer term analytic group; two groups of 22 weeks, one a general
issue group, and one for women survivors of childhood sexual
abuse, and a group for women who have a learning disability and who
want to meet and share experiences.
Women who are interested in the idea of a
group will be offered an appointment with our group therapist, Cathie
Gibbs, to talk through what joining a group would involve and to
help the client feel understood by the therapist before starting. In the
group, women will have opportunities to learn about themselves
with others and practice new ways of relating; watching others
experience similar and different emotions can be helpful.
Group run at the same time
each week for 90 minutes, and there is a maximum of 8 women in each
group plus the group therapist. (maximum of 6 in the group for women
with a learning disability).
Women can refer themselves,
and we also accept referrals from agencies, friends and family on
behalf of women.
