BETHESDA COUNSELLING CENTRE
The Bethesda Counselling Centre (BCC) of the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands (UCJCI)
is a therapeutic Centre for restoration and renewal, founded on the belief that providing affordable, advanced counselling for people with a wide range of needs is a necessary ministry of the Christian community. The Centre was started in late 2007 in response to the growing need for counselling in a rapidly changing Cayman, where it was felt that an emphasis on Christian values and perspectives in professional, therapeutic healing and strengthening of the whole person would better address the core problems being experienced by many in our modern society. BCC provides professional, curative and preventive counselling/therapeutic intervention to facilitate healing and wholeness of individuals, couples, families and groups within a caring and understanding environment, thereby fostering their emotional and psychological growth. The Centre has remained faithful to its mission and ministry, modelled on Christ’s view of the inherent worth and potential of each individual. The counsellor ensures that clients receive treatment in a safe and secured environment. The maintenance of a non-judgmental approach and a yet deep sense of pastoral care coupled with the ease of bureaucracy augur well for the Centre as several clients have made positive comments on these aspects of our service. The Centre is located in its own separate office in George Town, Grand Cayman, to provide privacy and convenience of access for the many persons working and attending schools in George Town. The Centre offers strict confidentiality and privacy which is vital in this very small community.
“As a mission of the Cayman Islands Regional Council, BCC has become an integral part of the vision and decision-making process of the Council.” 20 INSiGHT AUGUST 2021
