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Empowering people to make positive changes in their lives.

Empowering people to make positive changes in their lives.
We provide professional counselling services which are accessible to all supported by high-quality training courses within Gloucestershire. We do this to empower people to make positive changes in their lives.

Counselling 

We provide a safe place to talk to a skilled counsellor, who will listen and help you understand how past experiences, worries about the future, or lack of self-confidence may be affecting your life. Counselling will help you reflect on how you respond to events and explore the way you deal with relationships.

BACP Accredited Counselling Service 
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Committed to accessible counselling  
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Training

GCS offers introductory and professional counselling training courses, an extensive CPD portfolio as well as a post-qualifiation programme. 

Founded as a charity in 1984 we have a legacy that spans 40 years for providing counselling and training services.
GCS was founded to provide accessible counselling to those living within Gloucestershire and we remain committed to this by provide professional counselling services which are accessible to all supported by high-quality training courses. 
We recognise that discrimination operates consciously and unconsciously in our society, which means that some people have greater access to opportunities than others.  

81% of service users reported

having better coping strategies following counselling 

Over 15,000 counselling sessions

delivered  in the last year

91% of service users reported

improved expression of their feelings following counselling

We are a charity

Through fundraising and donations we can subsidise counselling costs to make it accessible to all that need it. 

How can you support us?

Pay a counselling session forward 
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