Our History

Simeon Centre Counselling Service was created in 1999 as a talking therapy support for the parishioners of the Victoria Hall Bolton Methodist Mission.

In 2008, it was decided to convert the Simeon Centre into an independent charity so that the service could support people from all backgrounds across Bolton.

In 2014, Simeon Centre became a founding member of the 1-Point Network of counselling services, supporting NHS England to address the significant demand for talking therapies. However, this came to an end in 2024 due to changing requirements within NHS Talking Therapies.

We are committed to continuing to support the people of our town with an excellent counselling service for as long as possible, while seeking to create new partnerships and relationships with other care and wellbeing services accross Greater Manchester for the provision of mental health support.