What we do

The Dove Service is a charity founded in 1984 by Dr. Linda Machin: a Research Fellow at Keele University and author of Working with Loss & Grief: A New Model for Practitioners.

The Dove Listens...

The Dove Service offers counselling and support to those struggling with the impact of bereavement, significant loss or life changing illness.

Our counselling services provide a safe, confidential environment to explore the mental, cognitive, emotional aspects of loss.

It can help to talk.

We will provide a service to enable communities, groups and individuals to understand and process the cognitive, emotional, behavioural, spiritual, social cultural and physical impact of loss.

The Dove Informs...

The Dove Service also provides training for issues concerning grief, bereavement, loss, life changing illness, the emotions of grief, and other emotional well - being topics including coping with change positively

Our training can be provided to professionals, organisations, adults, children and young people.

We can deliver training out in the community. Find out more about training and mentoring.

Open to all...

We provide our services to all adults, children and young people, to couples, families and part families. Anyone can benefit.

Hanley Centre Opening Times

Monday	9.00 am - 5.00 pm
Tuesday	9.00 am - 8.00 pm
Wednesday	9.00 am - 5.00 pm
Thursday	9.00 am - 5.00 pm
Friday	9.00 am - 4.00 pm
Saturday	9.30 am - 12.30 pm
Sunday	Closed

Immediate Support

If required, we can provide immediate support for anyone who needs it. Telephone us, or drop in to our Head Office in Hanley and we aim to see you immediately, or within an hour.

Our Counsellors

All of our counsellors have an enhanced Criminal Records Bureau check and abide by the Ethical Framework of Good Practice (BACP 2010) and the Dove Service is an organisational member of this professional body. www.bacp.co.uk. We are an inclusive service; our counsellors are sensitive to the needs of different members of our community.

Donations

We are grateful for, and welcome, financial support from individuals, companies and others, as well as any offer of goods, services or voluntary support. For further information about how you can contribute, please visit the Get Involved section of this website.

Gift Aid it!

We are a registered charity and receive some funding from statutory bodies however, this is not sufficient to meet all the needs of our clients. We are very grateful for donations, which for tax payers can be Gift Aided. This means that the tax man contributes an extra 25% of the value of your donation at no extra cost to you.