Welcome to Sunderland Counselling Service
Talking Therapies and Mental Health Support
Rooted in Community - Focused on you
For more than four decades Sunderland Counselling Service has helped thousands of people.
Travelling for, or staying local
From first steps to lasting change
We can be part of your mental health journey
We are a service born from local people in Sunderland and now supporting local communities across the whole North East.
Our Work Throughout the Region
Information about our Primary Care Counselling Service in Sunderland in February 2025
For more information on the successful work we do and the fantastic outcomes we achieve, please email [email protected] or call 0191 5147007.
Sunderland Counselling Service offer a range of Talking Therapies and Mental Health Support across the North East.

Our Services
Our Services in Sunderland
♦ Bereavement Support Group
♦ Counselling Adult Survivors of Sexual Violence and Abuse (CASSVA) in Sunderland
♦ Counselling, Psychological Wellbeing Support and Link Work in Sunderland Community Children and Young People's Mental Health Services (formerly CAMHS)
♦ Counselling for young people in youth clubs across Sunderland within the Good Vibes project
♦High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy at Sunderland Talking Therapies High Intensity Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) for Carers at Sunderland Talking Therapies
♦ Listening Ear for families of children accessing CAMHS
♦ Low Intensity Psychological Therapies in Sunderland Talking Therapies
♦ Occupational Health Counselling for Sunderland City Council
♦ Person Centered Counselling and Bereavement Support Group for Adults and Children at St Benedicts Hospice
♦ Person centered Counselling in Sunderland Talking Therapies
♦ Schools based counselling across primary and secondary schools in Sunderland
♦ Specialist Cancer Counselling in Sunderland for patients and Carers
Our Services in Sunderland and South Tyneside
♦ Community Mental Health Link Work in Sunderland and South Tyneside
♦ Maternal Mental Health Link Work in Sunderland and South Tyneside
♦ Person Centered Counselling in South Tyneside Community Treatment Team and Sunderland West Community Treatment Team
♦ Psychiatric Liaison Team Link Work in Sunderland and South Tyneside
Our Services in Durham and Darlington
♦ Person Centered Experiential High Intensity Counselling at Durham and Darlington Talking Therapies
♦ Person Centered Step 1 Counselling at Durham and Darlington Talking Therapies
Our Services in Northumberland
♦ Person Centered Experiential High Intensity Counselling in Northumberland Talking Therapies
♦ Low Intensity Psychological Therapies in Northumberland Talking Therapies
Our Services in North Tyneside
♦ Low Intensity Step 2 Person Centered Counselling in North Tyneside Talking Therapies
♦ Person Centered Experiential High Intensity Counselling in North Tyneside Talking Therapies
Our Services across the North East
♦ Counselling Male Survivors of Sexual Violence and Abuse across the Northumbria Police Force Area
♦ Counselling for NHS Staff Wellbeing Hub
♦ REACH Counselling for Victims of Sexual Violence within the last 12 months across the Northumbria Police Force Area
Our Partners
We are proud to work with lots of different organisations who care about helping people, just like we do.
Thanks to their support and partnership, we can offer so much more help to our community.
We all have one big goal: to listen, help and connect with people so they can feel better and improve their quality of life, mental health and wellbeing.
If you have a project that fits with our values, aims and objectives, we'd love to hear from you. Just email us at: [email protected]