\n Men’s Counselling Service has been launched this year by Keswick friends Will Muir and Ben Jefferson.\n<\/p>\n
\n The idea for the new service is the product of Ben’s previous experience of ‘not knowing where to turn for support’, with the service underpinned by a determination to make therapy more accessible for men across the county and in the long-term, across the UK.\n<\/p>\n
\n After launching the service, Men’s Counselling Service now boasts a ‘strong and growing’ presence across Cumbria, with qualified therapists in Carlisle, the Lake District, West Cumbria, and Barrow-in-Furness.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We launched Men\u2019s Counselling Service this year with the aim of making it easier for men to access support, and it means a lot to have a presence in Cumbria,” Ben Jefferson MBACP said, speaking to the News & Star.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Our goal is to bring like-minded therapists with a passion for working with men together, in turn making it easier for men looking for private support to connect with a qualified, passionate professional.”\n<\/p>\n
\n “There is a long way to go, but providing men with an easy way to access support built around their needs \u2013 we hope to make a positive difference to people who might find it difficult to take the first step in a new direction.”\n<\/p>\n
\n According to Ben and Will, the service is designed to be as ‘simple and discreet’ as possible with the aim of enabling men to access the support they need in ‘as few clicks as possible’.\n<\/p>\n
\n Tim Campbell is a counsellor and therapist with Men’s Counselling Service based in Carlisle and recounted his experiences with men who have found it difficult to seek support.\n<\/p>\n
\n Tim Campbell (Image: Supplied)\n<\/p>\n
\n He said: “A lot of the men who come to me have spent years just cracking on, carrying the weight and hoping it sorts itself out.\n<\/p>\n
\n “They\u2019re the type who don\u2019t ask for help, ever. They come in nervous, unsure what therapy even is \u2014 then realise it\u2019s just a straight, honest chat with someone who isn\u2019t judging them. When a bloke who\u2019s kept himself wound tight for decades finally lets some of that pressure off, that\u2019s powerful.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I\u2019m genuinely passionate about this work, because there\u2019s a massive gap out there for men who\u2019ve never had a safe place to talk. Society needs this more than people admit.”\n<\/p>\n
\n To find out more about Men’s Counselling Service and the support it offers, you can visit there website here: https:\/\/menscounsellingservice.com\/directory\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Men’s Counselling Service has been launched this year by Keswick friends Will Muir and Ben Jefferson. The idea…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":505956,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[49,48,84,393,394],"class_list":["post-505955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mental-health","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-health","tag-mental-health","tag-mentalhealth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=505955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505955\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/505956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=505955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=505955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=505955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}