About the Simeon Centre
We offer the opportunity to talk though your feelings in a confidential, peaceful and sensitive environment.
Talk to us about: Relationships, Stress, Alcohol Abuse, Depression, Family Problems, Anxiety, Loss, Abuse, Low Self Esteem.
We believe in the individual, that each individual should have access to counselling and more importantly, that each individual has a right to be heard.
Confidentiality is essential to this whole process and all our counsellors work to the Ethical Framework of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). They are also subject to ongoing training and regular supervision.
The centre is staffed by male and female counsellors who give their time freely each week. There is no cost involved for the sessions and appointments are open to anyone over the age of 16.
Each session offered will be up to 50 minutes and the appointment will take place in a quiet room in the Victoria Hall. There is no limit to the number of sessions you can have but the work will be reviewed regularly.
Crisis appointments are also available.
Return to topWhat is counselling?
Counselling offers an opportunity for people to explore different ways of looking at their lives and to move towards effective ways of coping. There are many different definitions of counselling but basically it is two people working together over a period of time where one (the counsellor) encourages and supports the other (the client) through the client's difficulties.
The overall aim of counselling is to provide an opportunity for the client to work towards living in a more satisfying and resourceful way. Counselling may be concerned with development issues; addressing and resolving specific problems; making decisions for yourself; coping with crisis; developing personal insights and knowledge; working through feelings of inner conflict or improving relationships with others.
Return to topIs it for you?
None of us know when we might need counselling. It is something you don't plan for but it's something many of us need at some time in our life, whether to help us cope with the pain of bereavement, to try and face losses in our life, or an opportunity to talk with someone about the stress and anxiety of day-to-day living.
Many of us at times long for someone to sit and listen to us and essentially the Simeon Centre provides an opportunity for you to have time to be heard.
A trained counsellor is there to listen to whatever you wish to talk about. Solutions to problems are not offered but rather time, attention and respect, to help you to resolve conflicts, make decisions for yourself and come to terms with things that cannot be changed.
People are accepted as they are to enable them to talk freely about themselves without fear of being judged.
Return to topContact the Simeon Centre
We are situated in the heart of Bolton. Access to the Simeon Centre is to the rear of Knowsley Street (behind McDonalds) and adjacent to the Central Street Pay and Display car park. Click the link below to open a street map of the area.
Simeon Centre Counselling Service
Victoria Hall
Knowsley Street
Bolton
BL1 2AS
Telephone: 01204 387363
Email: counselling@simeoncentre.org.uk
Return to topLinks to other projects and organisations
The Simeon Centre Counselling Service is housed within the Bolton Methodist Mission. The Mission is also involved with a number of other projects. Find out more about these projects by clicking the links below.
- Bolton Methodist Mission Projects
- B.R.A.S.S. - Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers
- Cafe Eden
- Best Buffets - outside catering
- BAND IT - information technology training
- Cafe Arts Project
- Other organisations
- British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)
- Social And Life Skills Alliance (SALSA)
Counsellor Training
The Simeon Centre is working in partnership with SALSA (Social And Life Skills Alliance) to provide continuing professional development for counsellors. If you would like to reserve a place on any of the courses below, please contact Joan Houghton at the Simeon Centre on 01204 387363.- Working with Anxiety and Depression (1 day).
- Facilitator: Dr David Lee, Clinical Psychologist and CBT practitioner
Date: Saturday 25th April 2009 (10am - 4pm)
Venue: Bolton Hub, Bold Street, Bolton
Cost: £30 - Understanding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (1/2 day)
- Facilitator: Dr David Lee, Clinical Psychologist and CBT practitioner
Date: Saturday 30th May 2009 (9.30am - 1pm)
Venue: SALSA, Bradford Street, Bolton
Cost: £12 - Key Principles of Relationship Counselling (4 evenings)
- Facilitator: Elisabeth Long
Date: Mondays 11th & 18th May and 1st & 8th June 2009 (6pm - 9pm)
Venue: SALSA, Bradford Street, Bolton
Cost: £30 (for complete programme) - Key Principles of Family Therapy (1 day)
- Facilitator: Anne Turner, family social worker and counsellor.
Date: Saturday 13th June 2009 (10am - 4pm)
Venue: SALSA, Bradford Street, Bolton
Cost: £20
