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About Us

what we are

A Place to Talk

At Cairns, we provide a space where we hope you will feel able to talk with a counsellor about the difficulties you face in life, with no fear of being judged.

We registered as a trust with OSCR* in 1994, and became a SCIO** in 2014. Established to provide emotional support to adults in need, our service has grown from humble beginnings to the present day where we are open 6 days a week including 3 evenings. We are proud to have been given the Queen’s Award for Voluntary service in 2016. As a well established service, we are trusted by many professionals and have a long history of enabling change.

(*Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator **Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation) 

Who We Are

Our Volunteers

We currently have 27 volunteer counsellors and 4 volunteer administrators to assist with office cover on an ad hoc basis.

Update


“ As a result of the sudden closure of Mental Health Aberdeen, the management team and trustees have taken the decision to temporarily change the maximum number of sessions offered from 20 to 10 sessions.

We understand that all client needs will be different and anyone attending counselling with us will have their needs assessed and completion of counselling will be done at a suitable time in agreement with your counsellor. We will always put our clients first and ensure we do the best for them. This change will take effect for all clients self-referring through the website from the 1st September 2025. If you have any questions, please email info@cairnscounselling,org.uk

 

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