Counselling

The Unmasked Counselling Service aims to provide an affordable counselling service for local residents. 

What does counselling offer and who is it for?

Counselling is a form of ‘talking therapy’. It is a process where an individual meets with a trained professional to talk about any issues and problems that they might be facing in their lives. Professional counselling is confidential and non-judgmental.

Unmasked Counselling offers a confidential space where you can talk about the things, big or small, that could be impacting your life. You will be listened to and understood; whatever you need to talk about,  Sometimes resolving the smallest of issues can be key to achieving your ultimate goals…

Our counselling and psychotherapy is available to people who might be dissatisfied with how they currently feel and who want to talk things through and gain insight, awareness and understanding of how to make positive choices and feel good about themselves and life around them.

 

Counselling can help if:-

  • You are feeling stuck and not sure what to do.
  • You have recently been bereaved, or experienced a loss of some kind.
  • A past event is niggling away at you.
  • You are feeling stressed or anxious.
  • You have poor self-image, low self-esteem, or are lacking in confidence.
  • You want to make significant life changes.
  • You are using alcohol or drugs to self-medicate and make those unpleasant feelings go away.
  • You have been diagnosed with depression.
  • You have a sense of loss of direction.
  • A relationship feels unfulfilling.
  • You are going through a divorce or separation.
  • You feel unsettled, or uncertain about your sexual identity.

Please note that the Unmasked Counselling Service is for adults, i.e. over 18 years of age, only. 

Book an Appointment

You can book your telephone consultation using the form below.

We will work with you to book an initial consultation appointment with one of our friendly and professional counselling co-ordinators. The initial consultation is undertaken via telephone and will last approx 15-30mins. We then work out which Counsellor is the best person to work with you around your availability and book you in for your first counselling session.

The unmasked counselling service is currently available from Tues – Fri 9am-3:15pm – all our sessions are face to face, *We do not offer online or telephone sessions at the moment. 

The service is located on the first floor, 20-26 Commercial Street Halifax, by way of stairs or lift access. Please get in touch to discuss your needs further and we will make all reasonable adjustments possible to ensure access needs are met for all.

A minimum donation of £30 per session is all we ask for your session. This supports the Counselling services as well as helping to fund the free peer support groups we run in our communities.

In the meantime, take a look at our HUB’s page for peer support groups near you.

To arrange a session, you can complete the form below or contact us on email (counselling@unmaskedmentalhealth.co.uk) or by phone (01422 356945).

Meet our Counsellors

We aim to offer support that is as individual as our clients, with your needs as our priority. We strive to provide you with all you need to achieve your aims through the professional relationship, offering what can be a life changing experience for many.

Our counsellors are qualified volunteers or counselling students currently attending local Universities or Higher Education, here on placement at Unmasked after completion of our thorough induction.

The service is overseen by our qualified counselling coordinators who are on hand to support our volunteers, students and answer any questions you may have as the client.

Shirley
Counselling Coordinator

Tuesday, Thursday & Friday

Lynsey
Counselling Coordinator

Wednesday, Thursday & Friday

Natasha
Student Counsellor

Tuesday AM

James
Student Counsellor

Tuesday AM

Sarah
Student Counsellor

Tuesday AM

Chrissy
Student Counsellor

Tuesday PM

Maxine
Student Counsellor

Tuesday PM

Tom
Student Counsellor

Tuesday PM

Sarah
Student Counsellor

Wednesday AM

Esmay
Student Counsellor

Wednesday PM

Momtaz
Student Counsellor

Wednesday PM

Beth
Student Counsellor

Wednesday and Thursday PM

Abbie
Student Counsellor

Thursday PM

Clare
Student Counsellor

Thursday and Friday PM

Andrew
Student Counsellor

Friday PM

Afira
Student Counsellor

Friday PM

Rachel
Student Counsellor

Friday AM

Mark
Student Counsellor

Friday AM

Our Hubs

Unmasked Mental Health Support Groups are for anyone who is experiencing poor mental health or who is interacting with somebody struggling with poor mental health.  You can talk as much or as little as you would like, the support group gives space to make that choice.  

Each of our groups are informal and relaxed and are run by volunteers. They are ‘peer support’ groups (meaning people get support from each other), not therapy groups, although, for some, they may have a therapeutic benefit. All groups are led by a facilitator or co-facilitators whose role is to encourage the group to develop and flourish in a safe, non-judgemental and inclusive way. 

Below, you’ll be able to see which of our hubs is the most local to you, along with the date and time of the next meeting. Unmasked hubs are usually open every Thursday from 7-8pm.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at an Unmasked Hub please get in contact

Who we work with