The Society
The Adlerian Society of Wales was formed in June 2003, with an initial membership of some fifteen professional counsellors and therapists in Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire.
Since then, the Society has expanded to its current membership of 50, 80% of whom are either student or professional counsellors – the other 20% being members of the general public interested in counselling and their own ongoing personal development.
Beginnings
During 2001 and 2002 training courses on counselling were started at Trinity College, in Carmarthen, but it soon became apparent that there was a need for a more coherent organisation, dedicated to promulgating the work of Alfred Adler, and making his techniques available in an ethical, holistic and socially effective way.
Anderson House
So, in Spring 2003, the Society was formed and efforts began in searching for suitable premises that could be used as a centre for training counsellors, and as a resource centre from which to offer services to the local community. Accordingly, a two-storey Victorian building was found in the centre of Narberth, itself a town at the geographical centre of Pembrokeshire and within easy reach of much of West Wales.
The building, on acquisition, was in a very dilapidated state, and a great deal of work was necessary to both restore it to a usable condition and at the same time convert it into something suitable for the Society’s needs. This work was undertaken with help from many volunteers and supporters, and the end result is a fine and spacious building that has served the Society for several years already, and looks to be fit to do so for many years to come.
Values of the Society
The Society is a registered Charity, No 1104457.
It also adheres to the code of ethics of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), and upholds all of the principles of that organisation’s Ethical Framework, in relation to equal opportunities, behaviour, both organisationally and individually, and values.
The Society operates an equal opportunities policy and welcomes all as members or students, regardless of gender, orientation, or origin.
In particular, we are most glad to see male students, and those from ethnic minorities, both of these groups being traditionally under-represented in the counselling profession in the UK.
