Low Cost Counselling
Below is a list of some low-cost counselling services in and around Bristol. Please note that details may change, so the most up-to-date information can be found on each service’s website
Avon Counselling and Psychotherapy Service
Phone: 0117 930 4447
Postcode: BS1 5EH
Offer limited number of places available for low fee, time-limited therapy, intended for people on a low or reduced income. Call for more information.
Network Counselling & Training
Phone: 0117 950 7271
Website: Affordable counselling and accredited counselling training in Bristol
Email: reception@network.org.uk
Postcode: BS34 7PS
A low-cost service for individual counselling.
The Bridge Foundation
Phone: 0117 9424510
Website: Psychotherapy in Bristol - The Bridge Foundation
Email: info@bridgefoundation.org.uk
Postcode: BS6 5SH
A subsidised rate is available if you receive certain benefits or if your household income is under £40,000 annually.
The Swan Project
Phone: 0117 924 7154
Text: 07787 374317
Website: Home | The Swan Project
Email: info@theswanproject.co.uk
Postcode: BS6 5JR
A charity offering low-cost, long-term counselling primarily to those with an active addiction or in recovery, however they won’t turn anyone away if they think they can help (must be over 18).
Low Cost Counselling
Website: Low Cost Counselling
Email: admin@lowcostcounselling.co.uk
Fees: Costs – Low Cost Counselling
By visiting you in your own home, they are able to keep the cost of the service low.
Bristol Mind
Phone: 0117 980 0370
Website: Counselling - Bristol Mind
Email: info@bristolmind.org.uk
Postcode: BS1 3BL
They can offer some reduced fee places for people on low incomes. Please discuss this within your initial assessment.
Heart to Heart
Phone: 07926314739
Website: Counselling Services In Bristol | Heart To Heart Counselling
Email: Hearttoheartbristol@gmail.com
Mission: to make low cost counselling in Bristol more accessible for anyone who needs it.
Maybe Southwest
Website: Maybe Southwest
Email: admin@maybeSW.com
Postcode: BS8 3QA
By working at the premises of other charities they are able to make support more accessible. (Including 1625ip, Greenway Centre, Bristol Youth Justice Service and Eden House).
Counselling Directory
Website: Counselling Directory - Find a Counsellor Near You
An online database that allows you to specify your preferences and needs to find a therapist/counsellor that feels right for you.
The Altering Group
Phone: 020 3538 5877
Website: Counselling & Development Organisation | The Altering Group
Email: contact@thealteringgroup.co.uk
All initial assessments are free, and following counselling sessions are charged on a sliding scale ranging from £10-£40
Bourne Family Project
Phone: 0117 9478441
Website: Bourne Family Project
Email: info@bournefamilyproject.org
Postcode: BS15 8BE
Sessions cost over £35 to run each time but they only ask you to pay as much as you can afford towards that cost (minimum £22.50).
There are a limited number of 'Family Fund' which will subsidise fees for a set number of weeks. Please contact manager@bournefamilyproject.org for more details.
Severnside
Phone: 0117 9273898
Website: Reduced fee therapy with a trainee | Bristol, Stroud, Somerset, Taunton
Email: admissions@sipsychotherapy.org
Postcode: BS1 5EH
Training Patient Scheme offers the opportunity to access face to face therapy sessions at reduced rates with a therapist in training. Trainees are at an advanced stage of training, many of whom already hold formal qualifications in other therapeutic modalities, and are supervised by senior members of SIP who have been approved as training supervisors.
Relationship Works
Phone: 01179 428 444
Website: Relationship Counselling Bristol & Bath | Relationship Works
Email: enquiries@relationship-works.co.uk
Postcode: BS7 8LX or BA1 1DE
Reduced counselling fees: they aim to to support everybody who can benefit from counselling irrespective of their ability to pay. As part of this, they offer reduced counselling fees which they fund from dedicated fundraising and from those clients able to pay higher fees.
Off the Record
Phone: 0808 808 9120
Website: Home - OTR
Email: hello@otrbristol.org.uk
Postcode: BS2 0BH and BS37 4FW
The Hub is open to all young people aged 11-25, as well as parents and professionals who may be supporting them! More info here.
Wellspring Counselling
Phone: 01275 810 879
Website: Wellspring Counselling - Counselling for Adults and Young People
Email: reception@wellspringcounselling.org.uk
Postcode: Offered in Portishead, Clevedon, Weston-Super-Mare and Nailsea
The fee for ongoing counselling is calculated according to your annual income. If you are unable to pay the suggested fee per session, please discuss this with us during your initial assessment and we will do our best to help.