Today is what many of us recognise as ‘Blue Monday’. The Counselling Foundation understands depression and anxiety does not care what day or month it is and that our mental health can be affected at any time of the year. This year is exceptionally difficult, we’re missing vital human contact through not being able to see and hug our family...
Thanks to a generous grant from the Hertfordshire Community Fund (HCF) we are able to make a difference to those in our communites, by offering low cost counselling that ensures we can help people on benefits or very low incomes. This funding enables us to provide counselling to clients in Hertfordshire at even lower fees than our normal heavily subsidised...
We are proud to support the Time to Change initiative, Time to Talk Day 2021, celebrated this year on 4 February, a chance to get the national talking about mental health. We understand all too well the importance of starting small conversations about mental health and the powerful difference they can make. Getting people talking is something we have been...
How can we start this new year happier? We know each month we can always rely on Action for Happiness to give us ideas and inspire us to with their daily tips to keep us mentally healthy and focused on what we can control. January is no exception, as we enter into a new year amid more restrictions and uncertain...
We we would like to thank all the shoppers who supported the Foundation when they shopped in the little Waitrose located on the top floor in John Lewis. Through voting with green tokens, our charity has received a cheque of £1,000! Every pound of this donation will be carefully allocated to help top up weekly counselling sessions for those facing...
December’s Action for Happiness them is Do Good in December We thank Action for Happiness for their words of wisdom, daily tips and actions to help us feel happier, do good, get involved and make a difference. 2020 has been a difficult year in so many ways We have suffered with uncertainty, anxiety, isolation and challenges with our financial situation,...
Waitrose Community Matters Scheme | Counselling Support for those living Bedford A huge thank you to Waitrose Bedford Green Tokens Scheme. Our Bedford Centre, Clinical Manager, Fiona Di Leo was on hand to receive the cheque on behalf of The Counselling Foundation. The funds will enable us to top the cost of counselling for those living in the Bedford area...
This November, Time to Change launch their ‘Ask Twice’ campaign on 19 November on International Men’s Day, to help tackle the mental health stigma. Now, more than ever, we know everyone’s mental health is under pressure. This November, by encouraging everyone to work together to tackle mental health sigma and discrimination by getting people to ask not just once, but...
World Kindness Day is celebrated annually on 13th November. Today is World Kindness Day; what will you to do to help promote positive mental health for both yourself and those around you? Helping others with acts of kindness especially during this pandemic is good for our own mental health and wellbeing, helping to reduce stress and improve our emotional wellbeing. What...
We’re delighted our Bedford Counselling Centre has been selected to take part in the Co-op Local Community Fund. To help us make the most of this funding opportunity, we share a few ways you can help support our charity and boost our funding. How the Fund Works Our cause is one of three causes in our Bedford community where Co-op members...
