About Us





The WWC has operated since 1985, offering women-only services at Cheapside in Wakefield city centre and at outreach centres in the district, providing a holistic, non-medical approach to women’s health and well-being. We have a range of services; the largest being our counselling service which offers free, long-term counselling, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy/Computerized CBT, and specifically, counselling for issues dealing with unplanned pregnancies. Unlike many counselling services, there is no limit to the number of sessions a woman can attend here at the centre. We also offer low cost and full cost complementary therapies,  free personal development courses, such as anxiety management, and a new menopause support group. Women can contact the centre to access a range of health and social information and we offer free pregnancy testing also. Further information on all of our services can be found in the menu bar of the website.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Women find out about the centre from a number of sources: from friends and family, GP’s,NHS workers, Mental Health teams and voluntary workers. The first contact with the centre is usually during one of our drop-in times, where women can come for an initial interview and a confidential, one-to-one discussion about their needs and expectations of the centre. They can then work out an action plan with us about which of the services would benefit them the most or whether there are alternative, local service providers who might be better able to meet their needs. Our drop-in times are every Monday, 5-8pm (except bank holiday Mondays) and every Friday from 10am until 1pm.

 

The Well Women Centre would not be able to offer any of these services without the help of our dedicated team of volunteers. We have approximately 60 volunteers who work 2-3 shifts per week on average, in areas of counselling, complementary therapies, admin, and drop-in support. In addition we have an excellent board of trustees who are local women volunteers. The centre is mainly funded by the PCT (Primary Care Trust) and WMDC (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council)

 

 

 


Volunteers and Sessional Worker

 

Adrienne Hudson

Angela Callaghan

Anna Fry

Ann Bailey

Ann Byrgren-Thurston

Annie Whitehead

Amanda West

Catherine Clarke

Dawn Kaye

Debbie James

Denise Mendes

Galena Kutuzova

Gayle Batty

Hazel Bamber

Hazel Ineson

Helen Cowgill

Hilary Cotterill

Jackie Pinks

Janet Barraclough

Janet Jackson

Jaqui Clelland

Jayne Brummitt

Jeanette Lowley

Joanna Robinson

Joanne Hoops

Joanne Lumb

Joanne White

Josie Driver

Julie Edwards

June Aveyard

Karen Higgins

Karina Barraclough

Kate West

Kirsty Law

Lorraine Zammuto

Lucy Fisher

Lynne Jenkins

Maggie Hancock

Marta Smith

Mina Fazeli

Mo Thornton

Mykela McAlpine

Nan Mumford

Pat Griffin

Paula Staveley

Phumzile Sibanda

Rosie Mor

Sandra Vowles

Sharron Cocker

Shumaila Mir

Sue Wilson

Summy Aftab

Tess Igoe

Toni Dyson

 

 

Trustees

 

Anna Fry

Cath Emery

Elaine McNichol

Judith Hurcombe

Jane Bryant

Gill Green

 

Workers

Nichola Esmond- Centre manager

Nicole Linaker- Operations Manager

Harriet Gardiner- Counselling Manager

       Jan Millington- Courses and Groups Co-ordinator

                                             Kim Stacey- Counsellor

Lisa Kaye- Counsellor                                                     Lorraine Peat-Counsellor    

Karen Higgins- CBT Co-ordinator                                                  

 

Pauline Sheavills- Counsellor

Ruth Alborough- Counselling Co-ordinator

Shannon Wishon- Centre Administrator

Sue Rhodes-Counselling Co-ordinator

Sue Wood- Sexual Health Co-ordinator

Alison Rowe- Evolve Manager

Tracey-Jane Blake- Evolve Support Worker

Katie Shields- Evolve Case Worker


Funders/Commissioners

 

Awards for All

Wakefield Metropolitan Council

Wakefield Primary Care Trust

Futurebuilders

 

 

Partners

 

Ackworth book-Keeping & Accountancy Services

Airdale Children’s Centre

Brahma Kumaris WSU

Cedars Children’s Centre

Oakhill Children’s Centre

Pomfret Children’s Centre

Stuart Lodge & Co Accountants

VAWD

 

 

Advisors & Freelance Workers

 

Annette Morris- Supervisor

Becky Laurance- Nerve Design

Ben & Richard- Abbey Printers

Carol Parr- WMDC

Cat de Jonge- WDPCT

Clare Jones- Women Centre Calderdale & Kirklees

Danny Alba- WDPCT

Fiona Wier- Researcher

Helen Avison- Evolve Project

Julie Osborne- WMDC

Kevin Meddings- Stuart Lodge & Co

Lee Beresford- WDPCT

Lesley Anne Cross- Futurebuilders

Linda Mitchell- Consultant

Marie-Paule Nicholson- Supervisor

Philip Smedley- WDPCT

Uzma Chowdrey- Ashiana Womens Centre