Who Are DRCS?

Welcome to Derwent Rural Counselling Service. We are a mental health charity operating across Derbyshire and beyond.

If you are considering speaking to someone about how you are feeling, we have a team of highly qualified and experienced therapists ready to help you. You do not have to cope alone. We can help you decide on the right choice of therapy for you or your child.

We have premises across Derbyshire providing a local service for you. We operate from Belper, Chesterfield, Derby, and Long Eaton. We also offer service online or by phone wherever you are in the country.

DRCS

We Can Help With:

  • Anxiety
  • Behavioural and emotional problems
  • Bullying
  • Depression
  • Loneliness
  • Loss / Bereavement
  • Low mood
  • Panic attacks
  • Phobias
  • Relationship issues
  • Sleep problems
  • Stress & Worry
  • Transition
  • Trauma

Should you need immediate support, please call the Derbyshire Mental Health Helpline on 0800 028 0077 which is a freephone service available to everyone living in Derbyshire - both young people and adults. It is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

What We Offer:

We can support you with your personal difficulties by offering a range of therapies and can help you choose the option best suited to you:

CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) involves talking one-to-one with a therapist. It can help you to look at the way you think and act: and understand how these things affect your health and happiness. We teach new ways of coping with different problems such as depression, anxiety or OCD, helping you to make sense of what can feel overwhelming, and look at problems in a simple, rational way.

Sometimes simply talking openly and freely about your problems in a friendly, understanding and confidential environment can work wonders. Counselling can help you understand why you feel the way you do, and develop your own unique path to positive change.

DRCS can offer Counselling for Depression which is an evidence-based treatment approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for people experiencing symptoms of depression. This approach targets the emotional problems underlying depression, helping you to develop an understanding of these problems in order to overcome them. The aim is to help explore any underlying feelings, make sense of them, and reflect on the new meanings that emerge.

DRCS can also offer Integrative counselling which draws on techniques from different types of therapy to tailor an approach specifically for you. An integrative counsellor believes there isn’t just one therapeutic approach that can help a client in all situations. Instead, they take into account you as an individual and your circumstances, and use elements of different approaches to help you explore and cope with your problems.

Couples Counselling helps couples understand each other. It can help you explore how to express your feelings and improve communication, or manage conflicts and disagreements, in present or previous relationships.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing) can help if you have symptoms of trauma from any past experience across your lifetime. Examples include childhood abuse or neglect, physical or sexual assault, surgical trauma, road traffic accidents and workplace accidents. It is designed to help you process and integrate experiences, enabling relief from the associated emotional and psychological burden. EMDR is a powerful approach which may also help with a range of difficulties including anxiety, depression, addiction, pain, behavioural difficulties, relationship issues and personality disorders.
Group Workshops can help you to understand your self better and work alongside others in a similar situation to learn ways to cope, change and grow. They’re great for improving self-confidence and validating your life experience. We run groups around confidence building, bereavement, anxiety and stress management, depression, long term conditions, anger management, self esteem, and understanding neuro diversity.
IPT (Interpersonal Therapy) is a time limited evidence based model devised to treat depression and other conditions with the focus on improving the quality of relationships, interaction and social function. It incorporates a variety of strategies, goal setting and interventions to alleviate and resolve depressive symptoms within a flexible structure.
We are happy to accept referrals in writing from professionals with client consent.

How You Can Access Our Service:

You can book an appointment with the simple online form below or call 0800 047 6861. You will be offered an assessment appointment. If you are unsure about whether therapy will be right for you, you can request a free 10 minute conversation with a therapist. At the assessment we will discuss your difficulties and which type of therapy might be most suited to your needs.

When being offered an appointment, you can choose a convenient day and time, whether it is carried out over the telephone, by video platform or face to face at one of our office locations.

FAQs

You will need your parent/guardian's permission to access therapy if you are under 16.
An assessment costs £25. Each therapy session will be charged at £50.00
We believe no problem is too small, nobody should feel like they can’t ask for help.
If how you’re feeling is affecting your daily life in a negative way, then therapy might be the answer.
Talking therapy is a great way to get to grips with how you feel: just fill in the form below, or give us a call and we can help you decide what’s best.
You can ask your therapist anything: they won’t judge or criticise. Depending on the type of therapy, they’ll ask about your history, your daily interactions and thoughts and feelings.
Approach treatment with an open mind, trust your therapist and try to practise good self care at home. Your therapist may explore ideas for changes you might make. Please try these out and practice new habits. If you don’t feel you are gelling with your therapist please raise this with them if at all possible. You are also welcome to contact us.
Your first session will provide an opportunity for you to meet your therapist and for them to get to know you and to agree how you will work together. It will also give you the opportunity to ask any questions.
It depends on the type of treatment you are having and what your goals are.
We aim to offer therapy at your convenience, but there may be a wait for evening and weekend appointments.

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If you prefer to talk to us, please call us on 0800 047 6861.

DRCS is not an emergency service and if you are having thoughts that you cannot keep yourself safe please call your GP, 111 or 999.

If you are a Derbyshire resident you can also call the Derbyshire Mental Health Helpline and Support Service on 0800 028 0077 which is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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Derwent Rural Counselling Service, Serenity House, New Beetwell Street, Chesterfield, S40 1QR, United Kingdom, Company Reg No. 06081874, Charity No 1124775, Copyright © Derwent Rural Counselling Service 2025.

Please see more about our charity details here: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/4040212

DRCS has held BACP Organisational Accreditation since 2003 and abides by the BACP Ethical Framework. In addition all therapists hold their own professional membership and accreditation or are working towards this.