ABOUT US

Origins and organisation

The Light House Christian Care Ministry was founded as a charity (no. 1064132) in 1986 and is based in Coventry in the West Midlands. We have a full time Counsellor/Manager and 4 part-time staff counsellors, 3 part-time administrative staff and about 25 (variable!) volunteer counsellors. 4 Trustees provide the management oversight.

Training

The volunteer counsellors are either fully qualified and on the Counsellor Register administered by the Professional Bodies, or they are Student Counsellors working on placement as part of the final stages of their training. All counsellors, whether qualified or in training, receive formal clinical supervision, which helps ensure the quality of our service and acts as further training for all personnel.

Services

We are a Christian-based registered charity which provides a general counselling service to the whole community irrespective of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, belief and social background. We offer counselling in all areas of need including: depression, anxiety, sexual problems (including abuse victims), eating disorders, problems with anger, bereavement, terminal illness and all types of relationship difficulties. We receive requests to provide counselling assistance from increasing numbers of people every year from Coventry and surrounding areas. Many of the referrals come from GPs, health advisory lines, churches and voluntary organisations such as Samaritans. Others are recommended to come by family or friends, many of whom have used the service themselves.

Costs

The overall cost of providing a counselling session is around £30, and clients are invited to make a donation towards the cost of their counselling, with a suggested minimum donation of £20. We are aware that many of our clients come from the more deprived areas of Coventry, and increasingly we are seeing clients who do not have a regular income, but no one is refused counselling because of an inability to pay. In order to support our work beyond client donations, additional Light House funding comes from a number of sources including Grant Making Trusts, individual gifts, and church gifts. We also have some funding through the local NHS CCG. We encourage individual gifts & client donations to be given through the Gift Aid scheme where possible.

Support Us

You can support the work of the Light House, in a number of ways, for example:

• by praying for us,
• Helping with fundraising(can be as simple as holding a coffee morning or starting a DVD Library and donating the money to the Light House)
• Volunteering for administrative support
• Organising a specific event, and/or using any hidden talents that could be used to raise money
• Direct donations – please use the ‘Support Us’ button on this page to make a donation via give.net. This is a fully secure process that will protect your personal information to the highest standards. Online Donors have the opportunity to register their gift for Gift Aid tax refunds, and you may also elect to give regular donations via Direct Debit using this system – more details are available when you go through the donation process.

If you would like to make an enquiry about supporting us in any of these ways (or any other way!) please complete the General Enquiry form to let us know what you are doing or for any advice and help. If you would like to support us but you do not wish to use the online donation facility then please send your donation to: The Administrator The Light House 1A Argyll Street COVENTRY, CV2 4FJ All donations may be Gift Aided to get additional revenue via the Government Tax system – please enquire for details before sending your gift. Thank you for your interest and support!

Our costs are met by voluntary donations from clients and other supporters, and gifts from a number of sources. If you would like to support our work please select the icon below to be taken to our secure donation site. We really appreciate your support!

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