Low Cost Counselling in Norwich
Owing to the Covid-19 Pandemic and current lockdown, we are currently only offering telephone and online counselling. Limited face to face sessions will be offered again as soon as the Government guidelines allow and is safe to do so.
Our waiting list is temporarily closed and we will update this page again as soon as it re-opens.
We have counsellor vacancies available.
Please view the About Off The Record page.
Off The Record Counselling Service (Norfolk) offers affordable counselling and psychotherapy to teenagers (* from 16yrs) and adult individuals and couples by a team of qualified counsellors and counsellors on placement in their final year of their Diploma course.
Counselling offers you an opportunity to explore issues in a safe and respectful environment that is confidential and non-judgemental. Counselling is about 'empowering' you and giving you a voice so that you can make choices and decisions and take responsibility for your own life.
Our counsellors are experienced at working with a wide range of issues, including:
- relationships
- low self-esteem and self-confidence
- anxiety and panic attacks
- bullying and self-harm
- depression
- bereavement and loss
- work-related stress
- trauma and abuse issues
Due to its complexities we do not deal with any adoption issues, if you need counselling in this area please contact Barnardos
*Anyone younger than 16yrs old please contact Mancroft Advice Project. www.map.uk.net
Our opening times
We are open Monday to Friday and offer
- Morning appointments between 8:30am and 1:00pm
- Afternoon appointments between 1:00pm and 6:00pm
- Evening appointments between 6:00pm and 9:00pm.
What does counselling cost?
Off The Record is a charity and we rely on donations from our clients and others to cover our costs. We ask our clients to contribute as generously as possible for the service they receive.
Your donations allow us to maintain a professional counselling service and cover our costs, which include our premises, administration and counsellors' expenses. Off the Record aims to make counselling as affordable as possible while at the same time being able to maintain a financially viable service to the community.
Our fee donations per session are as follows:
| Category | When | Donation | Max no. of sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Low cost for individuals | Daytime | £15 | 12 sessions |
| *Low cost for couples | Daytime | £25 | 12 sessions |
| Full fee for individual | Daytime | £20 - £40 | unlimited |
| Full fee for individual | Evenings | £23 - £40 | unlimited |
| Full Fee for couples | Daytime or evenings | £30 - £45 | unlimited |
*Low cost sessions are restricted to people with severely limited incomes and are available between 8:30am and 6:00pm Monday to Friday.
Keeping your appointments
Because of demand, we have a waiting list, but when you are given an appointment, you are seen regularly. Counselling for the client involves a high level of commitment and it is usual for your counsellor to reserve a particular appointment slot for you. It is important for your own wellbeing to attend appointments as arranged with your counsellor.
Repeated cancellations makes it difficult to reserve appointments. However, if you do need to cancel the odd appointment because of sudden illness or some other unforeseen reason, we ask that you telephone Off The Record as early as possible and leave a message.
We regret that if you do not phone to cancel at least 24 hours before your appointment, we will request a donation for that session.
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