Counselling
What is counselling?
Counselling provides a space for you to reflect on
issues that are troubling you, away from the pressures of everyday
life, in a non-judgmental, safe and confidential environment. You
will be invited to share your concerns of either a personal or work
related matter with a counsellor and together make sense of how you
are feeling and how it is affecting you. Regular appointments are
important to build a supportive, therapeutic relationship between
you and your counsellor and you will be offered up to six weekly
sessions. This continuity helps keep a focus to the work enabling
exploration, understanding and change.
What happens next?
You will be offered an initial appointment which
will give you an opportunity to discuss your concerns and together
with your counsellor decide if counselling is appropriate. There
will also be a chance for you to ask any questions about
counselling or the service offered. We will look at the counselling
contract together and you will be asked to complete a quick
questionnaire asking how you have been feeling over the past week.
This is used anonymously to evaluate and monitor the service we
provide and you will be asked to complete one again at the end of
counselling.
Who can use this service?
This service is accessible to all staff working for
UH Bristol, NBT, North Somerset PCT and all staff with Occupational
Health contracts with APOHS.
The counsellor/qualifications
All counsellors have undertaken professional
qualifications in counselling and/or psychotherapy and are
accredited or members of The British Association for Counselling
and Psychotherapy (BACP). All abide by the BACP Code of Ethics and
undertake regular clinical supervision. The service offers a choice
of seeing a male or female counsellor.
When are appointments available?
Appointments are available as follows:
Southmead site a counsellor is
available on the Southmead site on certain days. For further
information please telephone: 0117 34 03810
UH Bristol site Monday -
Friday
What if I need to cancel an appointment?
If you need to cancel an appointment for any
reason, please contact the service as soon as possible, the number
to call is part of the contact details at the bottom of the page.
We ask you to let us know as soon as possible if you are unable to
attend so that others may be given the appointment.
What if I miss an appointment?
If you miss an appointment without informing us, we
will assume that you do not intend to come again and you could lose
your regular time slot. However, this does not preclude you from
using the service at some further point if you wish to do so, but
re-access to the service will be through an intake session.
Where can I see a counsellor?
Frenchay site - the Counselling
Room within the Occupational Health Department.
Southmead site - the Counselling
rooms are situated adjacent to the Occupational Health Department
within Beaufort House.
UH Bristol site - the Counselling
room in the Courtyard, BRI Old Building.
Is the counselling service confidential?
Yes, this service is confidential, no information
will be given to any manager, doctor, personnel advisor or any
other person without your permission. The only exceptions are where
there is a danger to you or other people, which could be prevented
or minimised by the involvement of another. However, should such
circumstances arise, where possible these concerns would be
discussed with you by your Counsellor and support will be
provided.
How can I contact the service?
Please call
The Frenchay and
Southmead site on 0117 34 03810
The UH Bristol site on 0117 342
0611 or 0612
This service is bound by the Code of Practice for
Counsellors, which is published by the British Association for
Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Please visit this page for a
list of external counselling sources
