The Counselling Centre

The Bedford Counselling Centre, Bates House, is one of five Centres grouped in the Herts & Beds Pastoral Foundation. The Foundation is a registered charity, charity number 1014988. The main aim of the Foundation is to provide a confidential counselling service for all members of the local community, particularly for those for whom the normal range of counselling fees would not be affordable. The Centre also offers training in psychodynamic counselling from Introductory and Foundation courses through to Diploma level which is validated by the University of Hertfordshire. The Foundation offers training to Advanced Diploma level at it's Centre in St Albans.

In recent years, the Centre has more then doubled the number of counselling sessions it undertakes, which demonstrates the need for the service. The Centre also acts as a provider of counselling under contract to an NHS Trust and to public companies, this activity helps to support its charitable function and to provide counselling to the community.