CLIENTS

Up to 50 clients attend the centre each week, some of whom may need more than 40 sessions to relieve their symptoms. A client may come with anxiety and depression, maybe, for example, having great difficulty in leaving the house, symptoms which make everyday life very difficult to cope with. The opportunity to explore these feelings with a skilled professional counsellor results in a new approach to life which is happier and more successful. Actual clinical Illness can often be prevented.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Must I live in Wantage to benefit from this service?
No, the Service is available to anyone across Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Berkshire and beyond.

What about the costs?
All clients pay for sessions and we use a sliding scale of fees to help us to be fair to everyone. Your fee will be arranged between you and your counsellor. It is our aim to help those who seek our professional services, and we take into consideration their financial circumstances. However, we provide a professional service and do have our costs to meet.

Who are the Counsellors at WCS?
All of our counsellors have either completed in-depth training or are in the final stages of doing so. They all have had personal therapy and have regular supervision with a senior counsellor or psychotherapist. If you have any concerns about working with a counsellor in training, please let us know.

Is WCS a regulated organisation?
The Wantage Counselling Service is a registered charity and it works in accordance with the Charity Commission. It is a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) accredited Service.

Our Ethical Framework
Wantage Counselling Service is an Organisational Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and subscribes to its ethical framework including strict confidentiality; you are entitled to request and see a copy of this Framework. Any personal information is securely stored in accordance with the rules of the Data Protection Act 1998. The Service operates a procedure to assist a client to resolve any complaints they may have.