About Us

Yewdale Counselling Services has been listening to, respecting and valuing local people for over thirty five years. We are a charity organisation in Skelmersdale, serving the West Lancashire area, commissioned by Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board.  

We are located within a few minutes from the main shopping centre and Skelmersdale's central bus station.

Counselling is a talking therapy, delivered by trained professionals, that offers you a safe and confidential environment to talk about your problems.  Counsellors listen but do not tell you what to do.  Through this special kind of talking and listening relationship, you will begin to see more clearly what is happening in your life, and you will know what decisions you need to make and how to make them.

You may be aware that there are many different kinds of therapy available, and here at Yewdale, we have therapists who offer a range of approaches.  Whilst the majority of our therapists are Person-Centred Counsellors, we also offer Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.  In addition to this, some of our counsellors offer a combination of approaches and tailor the counselling to the needs of the client.

Many of our counsellors are fully qualified and others are nearing the end of a long and demanding training programme. Yewdale is committed to providing a first class service to everyone who uses us, and to offering opportunities for trainee counsellors to build on their experience.  All counsellors are carefully monitored and supported to provide you with a good service.  All counsellors hold professional insurance.