Recent drought and wildfires across the UK have left many people feeling worried, unsettled, or overwhelmed. While much attention is rightly focused on the environmental impacts of these events, there is growing recognition that they can also affect our mental…
‘Suitcase of Life’ Comes to Kensington Palace On a very hot August day, WCC was delighted to take part in Kensington Palace’s Community Celebration Festival to facilitate a creative participation activity inspired by stories of journey, identity and belonging. Held…
At Waterloo Community Counselling, we believe that the people who use our services and engage in our community projects are the experts in what good support looks and feels like. That’s why our Experts by Experience Group plays such an…
Refugee Week 2026: Finding Courage in Community “I’d like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the WCC Refugee Social Group. Thank you to every participant who dedicated their time and effort. Your involvement today truly eased my stress and lifted…
Written by Jade Dai At WCC, volunteers play an important role in supporting the day-to-day running of our work. From providing life-changing counselling and psychotherapy, to administration and translation to creative storytelling and digital communications, every volunteer brings something different — helping…
OUR APPEAL IS NOW LIVE! From 22–29 June, Waterloo Community Counselling is taking part in the Big Give Small Charities Week campaign – a powerful opportunity to double your impact. During this week, thanks to support from the People’s Postcode Lottery, every donation you…
Gadise (not her real name) arrived in the UK from Eritrea as an asylum seeker with experiences of human trafficking. The challenges she faced since arriving in the UK, including homelessness, were exacerbating and contributing to many of her existing emotional and psychological struggles: “I faced many difficulties and I was struggling with many aspects of my…
Kira (not her real name) would only leave the house for medical appointments. She felt her anxiety around leaving the house was the biggest contributor to her depression, that she was stuck in an endless, unbreakable cycle. “I had very…
Reflections from Our Second Expert by Experience Session At the end of March, we held the second gathering of Waterloo Community Counselling’s Expert by Experience (EbE) Group —- a space where refugees, asylum seekers and migrants who have experience of…
Since the start of the year, our community groups have been full of energy, creativity and connection – and we’re excited to share some highlights from the past few months. Exploring London’s Cultural Spaces Our core Meetups group has enjoyed…
