FIRST STOP DARLINGTON COUNSELLING SERVICE 

The past few years has seen the Counselling Provision at First Stop Darlington develop into a team of committed counsellors who hold a range of qualifications and experience. This is essential for us to attain our objective of fully meeting the needs of a very diverse client group.

One of the key benefits is that all counsellors at First Stop are in-house, this allows potential clients to build relationships and a certain level of trust with a counsellor prior to any actual therapy, this is often essential as many clients have had negative past experiences and so are wary of accessing further counselling services.

Given the vast range of client issues we believe in offering a totally flexible service, tailored to meet the needs of each individual client. All clients are accepted on a self-referral basis, and we always aim to provide counselling when it is requested – there are no waiting lists or limited amounts of sessions.

First Stop Darlington’s service users provide a unique opportunity within a counselling context, in terms of working with a very diverse, challenging, yet rewarding client group. Volunteer placements are ideal for Diploma Students ( minimum of 2^nd year necessary) to achieve portfolio hours and become familiar with a very diverse and challenging range of client issues, or for qualified and experienced counsellors wishing to expand their client experience or areas of specialist interest.