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Gloucestershire-based counselling charity making professional counselling accessible to all.

The above map is for our Gloucester centre; for maps to our Cheltenham and Stroud centres please check our website: http://www.listeningpost.org.uk/Contact.aspx

Listening Post is a professional voluntary counselling service, Christian in foundation, that was formed in 1991 years ago to relieve emotional and psychological distress in Christians and non-Christians alike. We are an organisational member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy and work within their Ethical Framework. We provide counselling for anyone over 18, regardless of financial status, gender, religion, sexual orientation, race, colour or ethnic origin. We serve any resident of Gloucestershire, including those who might otherwise be financially prevented from accessing professional counselling support. Private counselling can cost up to £50 an hour – a cost that many people desperately in need cannot afford. Unlike private practitioners we do not charge a set fee for our services. All we ask is that, based upon individual means, our clients make a donation per session. If, as a client, you draw support from Christianity or any faith and want that to play a part in your counselling we work within the context of your faith. If you wish to work without reference to any religious beliefs, you are equally welcome. A Listening Post’s counsellor’s professional concern will be to gain an understanding of how you see yourself and of what distresses you, and then work with you to determine how you can best be supported. We have three counselling centres in Gloucestershire, located in Gloucester, Cheltenham and Stroud. You are welcome to contact any of our centres about counselling; other enquiries are best made to our main office in Gloucester.

19/10/2026

And you will get through the next one 💛

15/10/2026

87.5% of our clients say that they suffer with some form of stress or anxiety. There is no one size fits all approach to managing stress, but through getting to know you, your counsellor can help you explore different coping strategies and find what works for you.

https://listeningpost.org.uk/counselling/

10/10/2026

It's , and the recently published Fonagy review of NHS England's Mental Health services is explicit: mental distress has “increased substantially across the population”.

The cost of mental ill-health is around £300billion each year, and the system is failing everyone. People are waiting months, sometimes years, for support. This has got to change.

Everyone deserves good mental health, whatever their background or personal story. Because one person's good mental health leads to wider flourishing, in families, communities and workplaces.

Listening Post exists as a charity to provide the much-needed long-term counselling support that adults in our county need, because they can't get it any other way. The professional counselling and psychotherapy we provide for a wide range of mental health challenges is not available as a statutory service; going private costs anywhere from £55 per session.

We believe, first in the power of listening, and second in the power of high-quality 1:1 therapy, for helping people to better learn to manage their mental health struggles healthily and sustainably.

Adults in Gloucestershire can access our service free at the point of delivery, for up to nine months at a time. All we ask is for a donation, whatever you can afford, towards the cost of your sessions. Listening Post does not receive any government funding; we rely on the generosity of people giving their time, skills and money, to make what we do possible.

Whatever your background, whatever your story: we are here for you. If you need support, we are listening.💗

https://listeningpost.org.uk/

05/10/2026

Almost a quarter of counselling assessments we conducted last year flagged bereavement as a primary reason people were seeking support. This is a significant proportion of people, especially given that our service supports people facing a huge range of different mental health and emotional challenges.

Grief and loss can have profound effects on someone's wellbeing, and is something that almost all of us will experience at some point in our lives.

To acknowledge this emerging need among our service users, we are specifically prioritising some additional bereavement training for our counsellors, so that we can be better equipped to support people affected by grief.

28/09/2026

"Healing doesn't mean that the damage never existed; but it means that the damage no longer controls our lives."

Sometimes we can worry that overcoming our past hurts means we have to forget, or even see positive in, the difficult things that have happened to us. That's not true.

Radical acceptance, a therapeutic technique, involves acknowledging our reality for what it is, without endorsing it, liking it or fighting it. It means focusing on what you can control and letting uncomfortable emotions happen, without acting on them or trying to suppress them. It means that we are freed up to take positive steps forwards, and ones in which our past hurts do not define our future.

This isn't easy. This isn't quick. It takes practice, time and love. But with the right support alongside you, you can live a life free from the suffering of your past 💛

24/09/2026

Trigger warning: eating disorders

Many of our own staff and volunteers have their own personal experiences of mental health challenges, trauma, neurodiversity, accessing counselling and needing support. This greatly motivates the much of work that they do with us.

This regular new feature, in our 'Listen In' newsletter and on our blog, will spotlight some of these key experiences from different team members, shared in their own words.

This first piece about her experience of an eating disorder comes from Rachel Cross, Listening Post’s Fundraising & Communications Manager.

“I grew up in the local town of Cirencester and my experience of accessing counselling with partner charity, Cotswold Counselling, was fundamental in helping me to recognise what I was struggling with and to seek specialist support.

My counsellor was very astute and recognised that I wasn’t just experiencing generalised anxiety, but the symptoms of an eating disorder. By helping me get referred to the local eating disorders team, I was formally diagnosed with anorexia nervosa in 2010. Unfortunately, I then spent a lot of my latter teenage years in and out of services and hospitals, but through the unwavering support of several professionals and loved ones, I finally enjoyed an almost completely eating disorder-free recovery for a few years....."

Read the full article here: https://listeningpost.org.uk/lived-experience-spotlight-eating-disorders-with-rachel-cross-fundraising-manager/

18/09/2026

Counselling isn't going to make problems go away, but it can help you face your situation with more confidence, more perspective, and more hope 💗

14/09/2026

A new edition of our biannual e-newsletter, Listen in, is now available! 🥳

This bumper issue of news and updates includes the highlights from our 35th anniversary celebration in July, a showcase of the amazing community fundraising events that have been taking place over the last few months, and the first article in a new series called the Lived Experience Spotlight.

This article series will feature the personal stories of different members of our staff and volunteer team, as they talk about their own experiences of mental ill-health, trauma, neurodiversity, accessing counselling and needing support.

Read the latest edition online here:https://listeningpost.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/LISTEN-IN-Autumn-2026.pdf

If you’d like to receive these biannual newsletters into your inbox, as well as and periodic updates about community events, opportunities and fundraising at Listening Post – why not sign up to our community mailing list? We don’t send things out very frequently and promise not to clutter up your inbox – but you are free to unsubscribe at any time.

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10/09/2026

1 in 4 adults has had suicidal thoughts, according to the NHS (2025) Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing in England.

Let that sink in. Very likely, it could be someone in the same room as you right now.

Today is World Su***de Prevention Day, and we are backing Samaritans' message: ANYONE can interrupt someone's suicidal thoughts. You don't have to be a counsellor or mental health professional. You don't have to know the person. You aren't expected to 'fix' them. You just have to notice.

Interruption is prevention; interruption can save a life. ❤️‍🩹

For guidance on the small actions you can take to interrupt someone's suicidal thoughts, visit the Samaritans' helpful and actionable advice: https://www.samaritans.org/support-us/campaign/world-suicide-prevention-day/

If you, or someone you know is struggling, and in need of longer-term professional support, you can find out more about our Gloucestershire counselling services here: https://listeningpost.org.uk/counselling/

But in an emergency or crisis, please always immediately call 999.

07/09/2026

'Doing your best' might mean something different today than it did yesterday. And that is okay.

Yesterday's best might have been hosting the whole family for a home-cooked lunch, going on a long walk and clearing away afterwards.

Today's best might be something as simple as taking a shower, opening the curtains, or taking out the bins.

Your strengths and limitations are not set-in-stone, but vary for many different reasons outside of your control.

Being kind to yourself is recognising that today's best is just as good yesterday's best - because they were never meant to be held to the same standard 💚

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St Mary De Lode, St Mary’s Square
Gloucester
GL12QT

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 9pm
Wednesday	9am - 9pm
Thursday	9am - 9pm
Friday	9am - 1pm

Telephone

+441452383820

Website

http://www.listeningpost.org.uk/

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