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      <image:title>Blog - Let’s talk about counselling: Alison’s story. - Alison is one of the GCS team of professionally qualified counsellors. At Guernsey Counselling Service, we believe professional counselling should be available to everyone, regardless of their financial circumstances.</image:title>
      <image:caption>You don’t need a referral from your GP to talk to us. If you’d like to find out more about counselling, or feel that it might be the right time to talk to someone, you can get in touch with us directly at info@empathy.org.gg.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Join our team - We are recruiting a Director of Fundraising</image:title>
      <image:caption>We are looking for someone experienced and enthusiastic to join our charitable Board as a volunteer, to help shape the future strategy and growth of our small, dedicated organisation, and take a lead in our fundraising efforts.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>GCS has an open referral system, meaning that the client may refer themselves or they may be referred by other professional services. This includes their general practitioner, Mental Health Services, Social Services, the Family Proceedings Advisory Service, the Probation Service and the Court.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Counselling - We can choose to throw stones, to stumble on them, to climb over them, or to build with them.</image:title>
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