Volunteers

All LCA’s voluntary counsellors undergo rigorous training and are closely supervised during
and after they are accredited as counsellors. Once trained, the counsellor is able to assist clients
to identify and assess their problems, as well as help the indavidual develop structures to deal
with them.

The counsellor can help the client deal with problems they may be experiencing and look at
ways in which changes can be made that could possibly make a difference to their circumstance.
The counsellor will not tell the client what to do.However, they will be instrumental in helping
the client explore and resolve their ambivalence about change, using motivational interviewing.

At present there are 5 counsellors available to clients.