About Us

Confide was initially established by the Methodist church in Chichester and Bognor Regis in 1985 and is now an independent charity supported by a number of churches and also other statutory and voluntary bodies. Confide is since December 2021, a Registered Charity, no 1197103.
Confide is located centrally in Chichester and Bognor Regis for easy access from surrounding areas.

Confide offers a team of qualified counsellors and counsellors in training who offer their time on a voluntary basis. The aim is to provide a sustained relationship to help those with troubles to find their own solutions.

The organisation is run by a team of volunteers to deal with the administration, finance and publicity.
Six Trustees representing the local community are responsible for overall governance of the charity.

We also work in partnership with Stonepillow to provide counselling for their clients and supervision to staff members. We thank Stonepillow for the financial support that enables us to provide the necessary supervision to our counsellors.

We are an organisational member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). The British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) sets out specific guidelines on all aspects of professional conduct, good practice, moral issues, respect for clients’ rights and complaints procedures.

Our policies include strict compliance with the General Data Protection Regulations 2018, and the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults /  Persons (for full details see the Counselling Documents page)