Essential Space Community 

Welcome to ESCC, we are a mental health therapy service supporting adults and young people living in Gloucestershire.  We operate as a Community Interest Company (CIC) to support us in offering part-funded projects in our community.  We have two buildings, one in Cheltenham town centre, next door to the RSPCA on Knapp Road and one at Kingsley House just off the Shurdington Road between Cheltenham and Gloucester.  Our building on Knapp Road is owned by the RSPCA, we like this aspect of our service, as a percentage of our rental income is given to a charity for using their beautiful premises.  Our CIC projects are held in the community as well as within our therapy rooms.  We aim to provide an inclusive, easy-to-access service, where the fee is an agreed amount, accounting for everyone's circumstances.   

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In 2019 we opened as a therapy centre and in early 2020 we became a community interest company.  Our team is supported by qualified Counsellors, who are also Supervisors, volunteers, and mentors with extensive experience in supporting people in our community. We are a diverse team with a breadth of knowledge between us.  We are very aware that for some the cost of the support and counselling may stop someone from having the therapeutic service they need, we listened to what people needed, and this is how our services grew into what we offer today.