Open Minds Counselling Service

30/01/2026

Please don't worry if you see that our premises, Haywake House, is for sale.

Open Minds isn't closing but due to lack of funding we can't afford to run the building anymore.

We are selling the property and looking to downsize, but still do our amazing work.

It will be the end of an era, Haywake House having been our home since 2008, but Open Minds isn't bricks and mortar, it is people with amazing hearts and great passion.

https://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/commercial/details/72281472/

Property for sale in 28 Christchurch Road, Doncaster DN1, selling for £145,000 from Craven Wildsmith. See property details on Zoopla or browse all our range of properties in 28 Christchurch Road, Doncaster DN1.

15/01/2026

If you are coming to see us in person in January please be aware that Christchurch Road is closed to cars due to what we like to think are very eager pirates hunting for treasure!

You can park on the roads or car parks nearby and walk to us, but the fluorescent vested pirates are right outside our building.

Thanks for your understanding - and kindness

Why are pirates so great? Because they aaaaaaaar !

31/12/2025

We've had a difficult year at Open Minds, you could call it our Annus horribilis - losing funding and most of our team, and trying to pick up the pieces ever since.

In spite of that we are so fortunate to have the few member of our tiny team who are left, working together and supporting each other, and being supported by the amazing people around us.

We are still here, and still providing one to one counselling free and subsidised to adults, and subsidised at £30 a session to children aged 8 and over.

To make a referral go to www.counsellingdoncaster.com

Happy New Year for 2026, and let's hope that together we can make it a better one.

26/12/2025

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The festive season can be tough, but you’re never alone. These national organisations offer phone and online support over the Christmas period: 👇

Don't be afraid to reach out for the support you need.

Shout - Text NOTTS to 85258 or visit www.giveusashout.org/
Mind - Call 0300 123 33939 or visit www.mind.org.uk
No Panic - Call 0300 7729844 or visit www.nopanic.org.uk
CALM - Call 0800 58 58 58 or visit www.thecalmzone.net
National Debtline - Call 0808 808 4000 or visit www.nationaldebtline.org
Samaritans - Call 116 123 or visit www.samaritans.org
Cruse Bereavement Care - Call 0808 808 1677 or visit www.cruse.org.uk
Age UK - Call 0800 678 1602 or visit www.ageuk.org.uk

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas from everyone at Open Minds and the IMP;ACT Team.

We are having a much deserved break until 3rd January 2026.

Thank you to everyone for their kindness and patience this year while we have adjusted to making most of our team redundant.

It's been a challenge, but we are so grateful to everyone who has donated their time money and energy to helping us get through this.

Thank you and Merry Christmas from all of us.

20/11/2025

Thank you to Doncaster Pride and Doncaster Unitarian Church for hosting this evening's Transgender Day of Remembrance.

It was a very moving ceremony - reading out the names and lighting a candle for each of the 367 people known to be transgender who died by violence in the last 12 months across the world.

Our Gender Positive Alliance website has resources and links for people who need to reach out for support.

www.mygpa.org

17/11/2025

You can learn more about local organisation that support transgender people at www.mygpa.org



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16/11/2025

There are lots of ways to support Transgender people, not just this week, but all year round.

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16/11/2025

This Thursday is Transgender Remembrance Day.

The Unitarian Church and Doncaster Pride are holding a memorial from 6pm to remember and honour those Transgender people who have died by violence in the last 12 months.

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Thursday 20th November is Transgender day of Remembrance, each year we as a community come together to remember and honor those who we have lost.

We invite and encourage all to join us at The Unitarian Church on Hallgate, from 6pm where we read the names and light a candle for those lost in the transgender community over the last year.

Let us support and work to reduce the number of names on this list each year.

13/11/2025

Do**us mode engaged!

We at Open Minds decided to cheer ourselves up with a Christmassy waiting room, only to have tinsel trigger the motion detector at 9.20pm last night, setting off the burglar alarm!

Thankfully there was no burglar (maybe Santa came to check the decorations though!)

The moral of the story is, don't put tinsel in front of the motion detector! 😂

Apologies to anyone on Christchurch Road who was disturbed by the alarm.

02/11/2025

Open Minds continues to provide free and subsidised therapy to adults, with therapy for children aged 8 and older priced at £30 a session (still heavily discounted).

Therapy can be offered in person, by video call or telephone by our wonderful counsellors.

We have short waiting times.

To make a referral please use the following link:

Please take some time to read this Working Agreement and Referral Form carefully. If there is anything that you are not sure about please email our admin team at openminds@counsellingdoncaster.com, or phone us on 07765224564. Open Minds currently offer 10 or more sessions of online, telephone or in....

28/10/2025

Thank you so much to Ray and his fantastic supervisor Flash, for coming to Open Minds today and rescuing us when the back door locking mechanism failed spectacularly!

Several hours of lock replacing and repairing, all under Flash's dedicated eye, and we have a working and secure door again !

Thank you so much 🧡