OUR SERVICES
- RELATIONSHIP COUNSELLING
Can give both couples and individuals the opportunity to explore their intimate personal relationships in a secure and neutral setting. - PSYCHOSEXUAL THERAPY
Is offered by our counsellor who has had further training in helping couples overcome their sexual difficulties. - COUNSELLING BY TELEPHONE
Is offered to anyone who may not be able to visit one of our centres due to distance or other circumstances. Telephone Counselling can be especially useful as it offers the possibility of both partners being counselled from different locations by telephone conferencing. Please email us for more information on how telephone counselling can work for you.
Anyone over the age of sixteen can make an appointment. We see both couples and individuals. You may be married, living together, in a same sex relationship, separated, divorced or single.
OUR COUNSELLORS
Our volunteer Counsellors are trained over three years to Advanced Certificate level, validated by the University of Edinburgh. Each Counsellor abides by the Codes of Ethics and Practice of BACP (British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy) and COSCA (British Association of Sexual & Relationship Therapy).
They undergo regular supervision by Couple Counselling Scotland's (CCS) professional Supervisor and undergo continual training and development. They are assessed by CCS annually.
CONFIDENTIALITY
Our Counsellors are bound by a duty of confidentiality. Nothing learned from a client, during counselling, can be passed on outside the service, unless there is a clear legal duty to do so.
Also, the fact of your initial call to us, or the fact that you have visited one of our centres cannot be passed on outside the service.
WE ARE HERE TO HELP
APPOINTMENTS
For an appointment in OBAN, MULL, LOCHGILPHEAD or INVERARAY
Please call Oban (01631) 563297
Our Oban receptionist will take your call. If she is unavailable you may leave a message on our answer machine, at any time, in strictest confidence. She will call you back as soon as possible.
Appointments can also be arranged in confidence by emailing info@argyllcouplecounselling.org
TELEPHONE COUNSELLING
Please call Oban (01631) 563297 and we will arrange for a Counsellor to contact you to discuss your counselling requirements.
FEES FOR COUNSELLING
We do not charge set fees for Counselling but we expect clients to contribute a sum they can afford towards the cost of their sessions. Nobody is excluded due to an inability to donate.
Our Counsellors work voluntarily, but it costs us about £50 per appointment to cover all our expenses, running costs, and the continuing training and the supervision of our Counsellors.
You may make contributions towards your counselling, online, by clicking here or following the link on the right. You will be given the option of donating anonymously, if preferred.
VOLUNTEERS
Our Charity is run by a committee of committed volunteer Trustees, with the help of a paid part time co-ordinator who organises the day to day running of the group.
We are always looking for new volunteers who may be able to offer us their skills and input at a level to suit them. This may be for a just few hours a year at quarterly trustee meetings, plus e-mail communication, or more depending on the time you can offer.
Volunteering provides an opportunity to obtain valuable experience and knowledge in a variety of fields, which can be beneficial in future career development, as well as being a rewarding way of contributing to your local community.
If you would like to find out more, please e-mail us for our volunteer information.