Counselling Plus Community Relocates to St Leonards
TOBY BULA-EDGE
Local mental health charity Counselling Plus Community (CPC) will be relocating to the St Nicholas Centre from 1 September. The collaborative move was announced by long running charity the Fellowship of St Nicholas (FSN).
The relocation will bring together the two well-established and crucial charities, strengthening the support services FSN delivers to children, young people and families.
CPC was established in 1992 and provides affordable counselling for people aged 16 and over who are on benefits or low income. They will continue to provide this service from their new home and hope the move will help improve their ability to deliver it.
Verra Papaspyrou, CPC’s CEO, and FSN’s CEO Angelica McMilan both expressed excitement about the move. “Our roots lie in recognising the urgent need for affordable therapy within an area of significant deprivation,” says Verra, “and I believe this ethos will be enhanced and further developed by working closely with FSN.”
“We have been building towards combining our respective strengths at the St Nicholas Centre over the past few months,” says Angelica. “It’s such a great opportunity to enhance the support available to children, young people and families across our local communities. Creating greater access to dedicated mental health services and a more joined-up approach to wellbeing is so needed. We have listened to our community, and this collaboration is another step forward into ensuring families’ journeys in life are happier, one step at a time.”
To find out more about the work of CPC and FSN go to: counsellingplus.org or fsncharity.co.uk
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