The Empathy Project CIC
Our Community Fund
We believe that everyone deserves help with their mental health. As a Community Interest Company (Limited by Guarantee) we are proud to be wholly community-owned.
We rely on the efforts of our volunteers, grants, donations and any financial reserves we have to provide the same quality of counselling at a reduced rate to people who are struggling to afford therapy that is right for them.
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Low cost therapy
If you are in serious financial difficulty and cannot otherwise access mental health support that is right for you, we can offer sessions at a reduced rate.
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We know that times are hard, and everybody's situation is a little bit different. That's why we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis, subject to availability. We use an honesty-based system and do not means-test applications.
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Beneficiaries receive discounted therapy sessions at £40 each (normally £65)
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Applications are made as part of the online referral from process (see below).
Help us help others
In August 2025 our Community Fund made up over 40% of all the counselling sessions we ran.
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We run these sessions at a financial loss to our service, meaning we rely entirely on donations, the efforts of our volunteers and any operating surplus to be able to cover.
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The Community Fund makes an incredible difference to people's lives, giving people who need it most access to high quality psychotherapy.
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There are lots of ways that our community can help support our mission (not just donations!) Can you spare a minute to see how you might be able to help support us?
