Open Minds Counselling Service

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 🧡

28/10/2025

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10/09/2025

We had a really productive time today for World Su***de Prevention Day with Doncaster Public Health.

We delivered workshops on managing stress in busy lives, mindfulness, and ways to help other people when their mental health is deteriorating.

So thankful to share space with people and work to make a difference.

You can make referrals and learn more at
www.counsellingdoncaster.com

Please donate at www.gofundme.com/f/save-our-childrens-counselling-service so we can deliver free counselling to children.

20/08/2025

Thank you so much to the amazing Aldo, who made the incredible rocking horse, and has now made this fantastic rocking motorbike for kids in the waiting room at Open Minds! This will make the youngsters on Saturday morning very happy ☺️

We are very lucky to have such kindness in our lives 🧡

We are still providing free and subsidised counselling to adults, on any issue, and subsidised counselling (£30 a session) to children and young people - you can make referrals and learn more at
www.counsellingdoncaster.com

Please donate at www.gofundme.com/f/save-our-childrens-counselling-service so we can deliver free counselling to children.

08/08/2025

Come along to Doncaster Pride tomorrow from 11am onwards- we are set up and excited to meet you!
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One day away from the biggest, brightest celebration in Doncaster! 🎉🌈

https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Doncaster/Town-Field-Doncaster/Doncaster-Pride-2025/40843844/

06/08/2025

Come along and show your support for Pride this Saturday - children go free.

There will be lots to do, lots to see, and an opportunity to make connections and learn what support Doncaster has for the LGBTQ+ community.

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