The Centre
The City Counselling Centre provides facilities to enable Voluntary Organisations to offer personal counselling and support services.

It is situated in the south wing of the City Church Complex but is quite independent of the church.

The Centre itself employs a Manager and a part-time Administrator together with a Project Co-ordinator and Secretary for the new Children's service.

Reception duties are undertaken by Volunteer Welcomers on a rota basis after their initial training. If you would like to be involved, please speak to the Manager, Diana Savage.

The Aims
The Centre aims to provide:-

• Opportunities for counselling and/or support to help relieve the need, hardship or distress caused by mental r physical ill-health or by social or economic circumstances amongst the people of Milton Keynes and surrounding district.

• A central source of information on other sources of support and counselling available in the area.

Eligibility
Anyone in the Milton Keynes area is eligible for assistance in the light of their particular needs, regardless of creed, sex, martial status, race, colour, nationality, disability, age or sexual preference.

Drop-in Counselling Service
There is a drop-in counselling service at the City Counselling Centre at the following times:-

Tuesdays          1:00pm to 3:00pm
Thursdays         5:00pm to 6:30pm
Fridays             9:30am to 11:30am

No appointment is necessary for these sessions. Counsellors are available to help people explore how they might make use of counselling and, if appropriate which agency or member organisation could best offer them further help. Although there is no charge for this service, donations are most welcome.

If you need to know more, please telephone us on:-

Milton Keynes
01908 - 231131

CHATS: Children's Help and Talk Service 01908 - 231131

Funding
The City Counselling Centre is a registered charity ( registered Charity N0. 1001247 ). It depends entirely for its funding on grants from Milton Keynes Council and the Milton Keynes Community Trust, and other grants and donations.

Charity Shop
We run a charity shop at Shenley Church End, in partnership with Relate, the proceeds from which are used to assist in the running f the Central and Relate. The shop normally open 9:30am to 4:00pm Monday to Saturday and donations are welcome.

Shenley Community Shop
7 Benbow Court
Shenley Church End
Milton Keynes

Telephone: Milton Keynes 01908 - 505880

Member Organisations of the City Counselling Centre

MK Family Mediation Service	231293
MK Bereavement Service	231292
Gay and Lesbian Switchboard	666226
Marriage Care	696606
Octagon Counsellors	696677
Rape Crisis	691969 / 231131
Relate	310010
National Schizophrenia	.
Fellowship	231131
MK Alzheimer's Disease Society	231131
MK Drug and Alcohol Support	.
Service	313616
MK Women's Aid	271900
S.A.N.D.S	231131
Norcap	231131
Youth Information Service	604700
MK Counselling Foundation	230644
Miscarriage Support	231131

Each of these organisations have their own management committees with their own codes of practice and confidentiality standards.

Some have their offices at the City Counselling Centre and others use our premises on a sessional basis. If you wish to know about their work, you may contact them on their direct numbers.

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