Counselling

The Wish Centre offers a specialist counselling service to support anyone affected by domestic abuse.

Counselling provides a safe, confidential space to talk about your experiences, understand how they have affected you, and make sense of emotions that can feel overwhelming. It is non-judgemental and non-directive, giving you the opportunity to feel heard and validated.

Our counselling service offers you 8 sessions, each 50 minutes long.  Sessions are held at our offices in Blackburn or online via Teams.  The counsellors are all volunteers and are a mix of qualified and trainee counsellors.

Who counselling is for

Counselling at The Wish Centre is suitable for adults who:

• Are age 18 and above
• Living in the borough of Blackburn with Darwen
• Have experienced domestic abuse
• No longer in crisis
• Feel ready to begin exploring their experiences and emotions
• Able to attend weekly counselling sessions

Referral

If you would like to access support from The Wish Centre, please complete the self-referral form below and return it to andrea.ryan@thewishcentre.org

If you are a professional referring someone for support, please complete Sections 1 and 2 of the form.

If you are referring yourself, please complete Section 2 only.

Once we receive your completed form, a member of our team will review the information provided and contact you to discuss the support available and any next steps.

We understand that asking for help can feel difficult, but our team is here to listen, support and guide you throughout the process.

Please return completed forms to:
andrea.ryan@thewishcentre.org

Placements

The Wish Centre offer counselling placements to Trainee Counsellors.  If you are interested, please complete this form and the Counselling Coordinator will contact you when a vacancy arises.

Counsellor Placement Application Form - https://forms.gle/pPnpV2ynGDdgcXfi6

Counselling Coordinator – Andrea Ryan  andrea.ryan@thewishcentre.org