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Service / Project	Counselling
Sector	Voluntary / Community
Address Line 1	27 Huntly Street

City	Aberdeen
Postcode	AB10 1TJ
Phone Number	01224 633131

Send Email >>	info@cairnscounselling.org.uk
Visit Website >>	http://www.cairnscounselling.org.uk
Brief Outline of Service	Cairns Counselling Centre provides a counselling service for people from Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. 76% of referrals come from GP practices, the remainder from other practitioners, services and an increasing number of self-referrals. Clients come with a range of issues including Abuse, Breakdown of Marriage or Relationship, Anxiety, Depression, Loss of Job, Stress.

Area of Operation
City Wide	Yes	North	Yes
South	Yes	Central	Yes


Who is the Service for?
Male	Yes	Female	Yes
Children	No	Families	No
Age range	18+

Personal Circumstances catered for
Pregnancy	Yes	People with children	Yes
People on benefits	Yes	People with pets	Yes
People who smoke	Yes	Former Prisoners	Yes
Offenders	Yes	Ex Armed Forces	Yes
Physical health & wellbeing	Yes	Diagnosed mental illness	Yes
Mental health problems	Yes	Discharged from hospital	No
Domestic abuse	Yes	Alcohol misuse	No
Drug misuse	No	People in drug treatment	No
Rent arrears	No	Mortgage problems / repossession	Yes
Evicted / asked to leave by landlord	Yes
Any Other Groups (Please Specify)	A counselling service open to people with a range of presenting issues.
Additional information (if necessary)	Phone if you are unsure whether the service is suitable.
Are there any groups you cannot accept?	Cannot work with people who are actively misusing drugs.
Access to the Service
What is the charge to the client?	No charge for counselling. (Clients can make a donation.)
Is the client expected to pay personally?	No

Who can refer clients?
Professional referral	Yes	Self referral	Yes

How?
In person (drop-in)?	No	By telephone	Yes
By appointment	Yes
Other (please specify)	By letter


Opening Times
Which days are you open?	Weekdays Only	Do you open 24 hours?	No
Opening Hours	Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 9am-8pm, Thursday & Friday 9am-6pm.
Emergency / out of hours service?	No

Do you operate year round or seasonally?	Year-Round

Are there any specific closures?	Public holidays

Additional needs catered for
Literacy	No	Hearing Impairment	Yes
Visual Impairment	Yes	Physical Disability	Yes
Wheelchair Users	No	Learning Disability	No
Dementia	No	Other	No
Please give Details	If clients are being referred by GPs it is possible to access someone who can sign for them. Clients with physical disabilities can be seen at Queen's Cross Church. A visually impaired counsellor is available if required.

Additional Information
Details of all selected categories	Counselling. They have staff counsellors (1 full-time and 1 part-time), 1 admin worker and several counsellors, some of whom are Diploma students on placement.

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Cairns Counselling Centre

This project is funded by The Aberdeen Homelessness Strategy © Aberdeen Council of Voluntary Organisations 2008

This project is funded by The Aberdeen Homelessness Strategy
© Aberdeen Council of Voluntary Organisations 2008