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About us

Established for over 32 years, Willows continues to offer its services to meet the mental health needs of people in Swindon, Wiltshire and the West of England.

Willows Counselling Service - About us

Serving the Community

Willows originated from a joint initiative between the District General Practitioners Committee and the Council of Churches, as at the time General Practitioners did not offer a counselling service. It was identified that there was a need within Swindon and the surrounding areas in Wiltshire to provide a professional, quality mental health service, and so Willows Counselling & Training began as a training agency in 1989 and in 1995 the counselling service emerged.

Now established for over 30 years, Willows continues to offer its services to meet the mental health needs of people in Swindon, Wiltshire, and the West of England. We offer counselling support for adults facing mental health difficulties, and we are specialists in counselling trauma and abuse with its complex challenges. We continue our dedication to training quality, ethical, and experienced counsellors of the future, thus we are recognised as a leading provider of counselling training from entry-level to postgraduate and beyond.

Supportive

We care passionately about empowering people to experience better mental health and well-being through empathic, non-judgmental acceptance and therapeutic support.

People-centred

We value working in partnership and collaboration with other agencies, businesses and organisations to maximise the use and impact of our expertise and resources, serving everyone at the heart of our community.

Equality

We believe in access to our services for people irrespective of sex identity, sexuality, spirituality, ethnicity, disability or economic affordability.

Sustainable

With over 31 years experience of working in and supporting the community, we are established and consistent, organically growing and evolving.

Willows Counselling Service - About us

Our Mission

The restoration of psychological, emotional, spiritual and physical health by the provision of Counselling, Counsellor Training and Research.

Our Vision

To be known as the leading provider of counselling, counsellor training and research on mental health and well-being in Wiltshire and beyond.

The Level 4 Diploma course at Willows has allowed me to continue my counselling journey with confidence and a strong belief that I have gained firm foundations with which to work with a variety of clients. I experienced the content of the course as wide ranging and thorough. My learning was supported my confident and competent tutors, and I have formed relationship with my peers which I believe will last a lifetime.

Student

I found this course to be an excellent introduction to Counselling Skills and in so many ways the course exceeded my expectations considerably. A huge thanks to the whole team at Willows, your professionality and passion are a real testament to what is achievable when people care about what they do.

Level 2 Student

The whole experience has been enlightening for me in discovering about myself. My counsellor is such a respectful, considered person who always understood and listened. I am so grateful for having had such a high quality and knowledgeable counsellor.

Anon - Former Willows Client

Willows is a special place, every tutor is fully committed to the growth, success and personal development of each and every student. We all have a common goal: to train competent, ethical and resilient counsellors. This requires more than just staff support, it requires tutors to teach from their hearts, to bring their own experience, values and sometimes vulnerabilities into the training room to offer students a truly honest experience. Consequently, students gain a richness of learning from this which is why I teach at Willows; we really care about what we do and the impact it has.

Willows Tutor

Our People

Our team members and trustees work together to create a strong, resilient and dynamic organisation.

Team members
Trustees

Amanda

Joint-CEO & Counselling Manager

Denise

Joint-CEO & Training Manager

Tamasin

Tamasin

Finance Manager

Ron

Ron

Centre Manager

Linda

Linda

Training Coordinator

Judy

Judy

Community Partnerships

Sarah

Sarah

Counselling Coordinator

Jas

Jas

Counselling Coordinator

Liz

Liz

Clinical Administrator

Tracy

Bookkeeper

Shirley

Training Coordinator

Lily

Willows Wellbeing Assistant

Catherine

Catherine

Trustee

Tanya

Trustee

Fiona

Trustee

Greg

Trustee

Philip

Trustee

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