The AoC Trust (The Arts of Change Trust)

The AOC Trust is a professional and highly-skilled organisation who manage a fantastic and dedicated team of therapists and counsellors who provide counselling or therapy support for children, young people and adults of all ages and backgrounds in Dudley, Sandwell, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Stourbridge and surrounding areas.

We provide family therapy, group therapy, individual and couples counselling, online clinical supervision for students as well as professional therapists and counsellors who are based anywhere in the UK and also offer exciting and highly creative and innovative training services to organisations.

Please visit our website for more details.

All clients, whether private or part of a professional company may self refer or refer on behalf of another – with their consent.

The AOC Trust is regulated and state registered with The Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) and our therapists and counsellors are full members of either The British Association of Pyschotherapy & Counselling (BACP) or HCPC.

All our trained counsellors and therapists know how to take care of our clients in a totally person-centred, non-judgemental way, and pride ourselves in ensuring at all times: understanding and sensitivity in demonstrating equality, diversity, safety, data protection and privacy, appropriate confidentiality and safeguarding of all those we work with and support.

With over twenty seven years experience and passion in the field of self development, devising creative educational workshops and courses for schools, academies, local charities and major organisations – as well as supporting individual families, couples and individuals with counselling and therapy – we are highly experienced, innovative, caring and dedicated to our clients and the well being of our local communities.

We work with all age groups, children, young people and adults: male or female and from different backgrounds.

We are experienced in helping clients who present a number of social, psychological or emotional issues, including but not exclusive to the following problems where we then work towards helping them heal by finding appropriate and effective solutions:

Depression.
Anxiety.
Stress.
Phobias.
Eating Disorders.
Bullying.
Obsessive compulsive disorders.
Attachment issues.
Emotional abuse or neglect.
Physical abuse or neglect.
Sexual abuse.
Sexualised behaviours.
Offending behaviours.
Bereavement and Loss.
Alcohol abuse.
Drug abuse.
Relationship difficulties.
Low self-confidence.
Poor Motivation.
Sleep disorders.
Hearing Voices.
Communication issues.
Anger.
Domestic Violence.

The AOC Trust also deliver a wide range of courses and workshops for either private individuals or other professional companies including: Empower (barriers to employment) introduction to the arts therapies, attachment; mindfulness; relaxation; anger management; working with young children; diversity and arts-based courses and workshops and many more.

We have lovely, calming and modern training rooms and therapeutic spaces, but we also go out and often deliver our top notch services within schools, or at our other partnership’s venues.

The AOC Trust works tirelessly in supporting everyone who may have lost their way in life or in relationships.

We also provide online counselling.

Our building has stairs and unfortunately is not easily accessible to those with mobility concerns.

The AOC Trust provide counselling or therapy during the day, or if you prefer during evenings and weekends and our rates are highly competitive and we offer a sliding scale for those who are on low income as well as offer flexible sessions.

If you seek therapy or counselling support – then please visit our website and complete our free online referral form.

If you want us to deliver training events or workshops for your organisation or staff teams then please email us your requirements and we promise to reply within two working days.

We are here to help you.