Renewed Counselling Prospectus

1FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE UK

COUNSELLING & PSYCHOTHERAPY

2 FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE UK


How does counselling work?

Experience has shown us that by giving people a place to talk and

resolve their issues they are able to cope with life and establish

meaningful and enjoyable futures. In many cases counselling has

been proven to be more effective than prescribed drugs and provide

a longer-term remedy for depression, anxiety, stress and even

physical ailments.

Our varied approaches to counselling ensure every client enjoys an

approach tailored to suit their needs, whether long or short term.

Finding out what to expect, where to go for advice and discussing

issues with others who have experienced similar issues can help

people to cope.

Trained counsellors can help individuals and families to work

through difficulties and to find their own solutions.

Counselling works by providing a neutral environment where clients

can be heard and where they can address their personal issues.

They are encouraged to look at how their attitudes to life inform

their decision making processes and subsequent actions and then

helped to make conscious changes without taking on behaviours

that are not innately their own. They are then able to function more

effectively in life.

All of our counsellors ensure that client confidentiality is maintained

at all times.


How can you benefit from counselling?

Having the opportunity to talk to someone can be very helpful. We can all benefit

from support, whether it’s from friends and family or specialist help from trusted

organisations.

Are you at a point of change in your life? Are you experiencing relationship

difficulties? Have you been made redundant or are you worrying about money or

your future? Are you being bullied or concerned about exams? Counselling can help

you work through issues like these and many others.

As you look at your own actions and the beliefs that help form your decision making

processes, you are able to make conscious changes without taking on external beliefs

or behaviours that are not yours. From this place of empowerment you are able to

function in life without choosing to let the stresses of life hinder or prevent you from

functioning effectively.

If you think that counselling can help you or someone you know, please call us to

speak to one of our experienced and qualified team who will be able to talk to you

about the options available and how you can access counselling and start to make

positive changes in your life. You can refer yourself to our counselling team or you can

see your GP who can refer you.

After speaking to one of our team, you will be offered an initial assessment by one of

our Senior Counsellors. They will then talk to you about the methods they think will be

the best for you and refer you on to one of our trained and experienced counsellors to

start your counselling programme.


How long does it take?

Each client is an individual, so putting a time-scale on how long it takes to

resolve issues would be difficult. From experience, clients who fully engage and

commit to the process tend to show signs of improvement and change within

a few sessions. The number of sessions is determined by the issues presented

and the willingness to work from the client. At Renewed we generally

recommend an initial 6 week programme that is reviewed and possibly

extended, depending on the client.

How much does it cost?

We want to make counselling available and affordable to everyone. We do this

by having a sliding scale of fees that we can utilise to work with clients on all

types of income.

Some counselling can be obtained through your GP at no cost to yourself.

Contact us to find out about costs.

...many GPs see as many patients for depression as high blood pressure, which is the most common physical ailment.

~ NHS Choices


Who are Renewed?

Renewed is Family Resource Centre UK’s Counselling and Psychotherapy programme.

Our aim is to provide counselling support for people suffering from issues that

affect their everyday life, such as bereavement or abuse. We employ qualified

psychotherapists who use a variety of counselling styles and methods to enable clients

to work through their issues and to function more effectively at home and work and in

turn have a happier and more balanced lives.

Doctors are now referring people to counselling as it has been proven that “talking

therapies” are more effective than anti-depressants and other medications for some

people. All our counsellors are qualified members of BACP and work to the BACP code

of ethics.

Renewed specialises in working with families, children and young people. We have

run many successful group counselling programs, helping families work through their

issues together.

We provide:

• One-to-onecounselling

• Grouptherapy

• Childandadultwork

• ‘CounsellingSkills’training

• Supervision

Areas of expertise include:

• Bereavement

• Relationships

• Stress

• Loss

• Abuse

• Spiritual

The counsellors we work with embrace all methods of counselling, including

Integrative, Person-centred, Transactional analysis (TA), Cognitive Behavioural

Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic and Early intervention/prevention .


Professional Referrals

If you are working with a family or an individual that you think will benefit

from counselling, please contact one of our team to find out about referring

them to one of our counsellors.

If you are regularly working in an environment where you think counselling

would help you why not find out about our “Introduction to Counselling skills”

courses?

“Introduction to Counselling Skills” training can provide you with:

• Improvedlisteningskills

• Improvedcommunicationsskillsandeffectivelanguagepatterns

• Theabilitytodefuseangerandfrustration

• Theabilitytoidentifylimitations,andtoworkwithothersatresolving

difficulties

• Theskillsandknowledgetominimizestressintheworkplace


Counselling in the work place

In the current business climate, many employees are being encouraged to achieve

greater results with less support and fewer resources. Ensuring that your employees

are managing their stress levels and their work life balance effectively can lead to

better results, optimised outputs and reduced staff turnover.

Counselling in the workplace can help reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression,

improve mental health, lower levels of sickness and increase job satisfaction

and commitment. It provides a supportive remedy and an effective method of

understanding the pressure caused by occupational stress.

Stress and other mental health issues affect not only the person experiencing the

issue, but can also be counter-productive to those around them.

If you would like to introduce an employee counselling service in your organisation

we can help you to set this up. We can help you to plan an effective referral system for

your organisation and develop improvement plans for your team.

Integrating employee counselling into your organisation is a tangible investment into

the well being and development of your staff.


Counselling Skills Training for Staff

This training can help all staff to identify when someone is under stress and

learn how to understand and listen effectively. “Introduction to Counselling

Skills” training can provide your managers, team leaders and staff with:

• Improved listening skills

• Improved communications skills and effective language patterns

• The ability to defuse anger and frustration

• The ability to identify limitations, and to work with others at

resolving difficulties

• Theskillsandknowledgetominimizestressintheworkplace


About us

Family Resource Centre UK is a respected and trusted

charity that has been working in the provision of support

services for families for over twenty years.

Since1990,wehaveworkedwithLocalAuthorities,

businesses and other voluntary sector organisations to

provide a variety of services. We have developed a very strong skill set and have

proved ourselves to be both efficient and flexible. We are “user led” and as such we

develop services to meet the needs of our clients and the children, young people and

families they serve.

Alongside Renewed Counselling and Psychotherapy, we currently provide the Family

InformationServiceforseveralLocalAuthorities,specialneedsinformationservices,

“Buddying” programmes, sports mentoring and coaching programmes, Family

Inclusion activity programmes and business support services.


Contact us

Family Resource Centre UK

Administrative Office:

75 Milford Road

Reading, Berkshire

RG18LG

A Charity Registered in England and Wales No. 1078331.

ACompanyLimitedbyGuaranteeNo.3841084.


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