The Counselling & Family Centre

Every year, we need to raise the money to ensure that help is available to anyone struggling in emotional distress at the time they need it.

Your fundraising and support can transform lives. Just £10 a month can help us support someone struggling to cope with paralysing anxiety and low self-esteem caused by the loss of a job - either through counselling or supported volunteering, enabling that person to regain confidence to rebuild their life and gain employment.

By fundraising in your community for The Counselling & Family Centre you are helping to combat the harmful stigma surrounding mental distress by raising awareness of the need to think and talk about mental wellbeing - as well as raising vital funds to ensure help and support is available when it is needed most.

If you are interested in becoming a fundraiser for The Counselling & Family Centre, please contact us by telephone on 0161 941 7754 or by emailing mark.busby@thecfc.org.uk.

Download our complete guide to fundraising for CFC here.

Alty 10K

Team CFC ran the Altrincham 10K for CFC. They did brilliantly in their lovely t-shirts and have so far raised £1,135 for CFC.

Skydiving for CFC

Jada overcame her fears and plunged from thousands of feet to skydive for CFC. She raised an amazing £550 on returning to earth.

Running for CFC

Noor ran not just one but TWO half marathons. She heroically raised a whopping £764 for CFC.

These guys have done amazing things for CFC. Want to support or join them?

We have been so lucky to have a number of people undertaking challenge activities to raise money for our charity. Read about their exploits below. Maybe make a donation... Maybe take on your own challenge for CFC. If you would like to do something, please contact Mark: mark.busby@thecfc.org.uk.

Team CFC - Running Alty 10K

Lisa Reid, Marlene Neil, Matt Wild, Laura Nash, Anna Lowe, Naomi Ledwith, Reece Thompson and Ben Reid ran the Altrincham 10K for CFC on Sunday 17 September. They did brilliantly in their lovely t-shirts and have so far raised £1,135 for CFC. They are still hoping to get that to a target of £2000. You can add your donation to recognise their valour and the good work done by CFC.

You could run for CFC! Visit the Altrincham 10K Official web site >

Jada - Skydiving for CFC

My Name's Jada.

I never thought I’d do a Sky Dive! This is something I’d been wanting to do for a while but kept putting it off. Not only was this a challenge to conquer my fears but to raise money for a Mental Health Charity who are saving lives everyday and making a difference to peoples lives. I can’t imagine what the world would be like without Mental Health facilities like CFC!

Thanks for your donations in helping CFC to continue saving lives and supporting those with Mental Health.

Jada completed her challenge on 27 August, and in drifting down to earth raised over £550 for our charity. Well done Jada!

Noor - Running for CFC

Hi, Noor Hemani here. Thanks so much for even considering donating to CFC. I've run TWO half marathons (Bristol and Edinburgh) to raise money. These are the first half marathons I've ever run.

Well done Noor!

Nuria - Walking for CFC

Nuria and a team of intrepid mountaineers (below) took on the challenge of the Yorkshire 3 Peaks in April.

I'm Nuria!

I am pleased to report that ALL18 people who started the incredible challenge of walking the 3 peaks successfully completed the objective. The weather was better than expected and we all managed to finish under 12 hours. We are suffering from stiff and aching joints but as a group we have managed to raise £7,170 for CFC and still growing! Thank you for taking the time to follow my updates and THANK YOU for all your donations!

Nuria, that's simply amazing news. Well done to you all and thank you for choosing CFC!

Shout about CFC

Shout about CFC!

To help us spread the word further of the work we do, the events we run and to raise our profile, you can help.

Firstly, please do follow all of our socials on Facebook, X, Instagram and LinkedIn. When you see a post from us please do think about sharing it to your own social media profile, either commenting or just reposting it. It only takes a couple of clicks and It all helps to get the word out.

You can also use the following hashtags to help even further:

#mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #trafford #selfcare #talkingtherapy #cypcounselling #teenager #couplescounselling #familycounselling #community #communitygroup #charity #altrincham #timperley #bury #charity #givingback #corporatesponsorship #fundraising #itsgoodtotalk #therapy #hale #counselling

Think about also posting or reposting on local community groups, Timperley Community is a good example but there will be loads in the area where you live.

Finally, one of the key areas we are hoping to work on is to find some ambassadors that will be the face and voice of CFC. Ideally this should be someone with a presence in the local, regional or national news and community. Perhaps someone who has shared their own struggle with mental health or a person who is a keen advocate for mental wellbeing. Please share any ideas or if know anyone we should approach then email with their details: matt@thecfc.org.uk. Having ambassadors will really help springboard our profile.