The charity was founded in 2011 in recognition of the fact that there was a severe lack of counselling provision for the majority of people in the local area. It was named after Deborah Ubee who suffered from depression, which led to her becoming an alcoholic. She died two days before her 48th birthday on 11 October 2007, leaving behind Michael, 15 and Lily, 11 – along with many other family members who still miss her today and still wish there was more help for people who suffer from mental illness and stress.

We became a registered charity in June 2013 with a clear vision:

“To promote emotional health and wellbeing by providing counselling and therapeutic services to all, irrespective of a means to pay.”

That vision remains the same today and is having a greater impact than ever. We’ve grown in size and scale with the creation of a dedicated centre between Greenwich and Lewisham. And we’re expanding our services and partnerships through increased funding, more staff and volunteers, and a growing Trustee body.  

We can now offer clients purpose-designed counselling rooms, including a play-therapy room. We also have a fully equipped training room that accommodates 16 people and provides a safe and private space in which people can seek help from a range of trained counsellors and therapists.