..a means for counsellors and therapists to be equal owners and directors of their workplace
..a means for self-employed counsellors and therapists to work as a consortium, sharing the costs of marketing for therapy referrals
..creating a therapy centre and a group practice in south-east London where self-employed counsellors and therapists share the costs of renting rooms affordably
..a means for individual counsellors and therapists to collectively provide mutual care, support, reflective practice and supervision to one another
..a means for counsellors and therapists to enjoy self-determination and creativity; to grow together and develop entrepreneurial and governance skills
..an emotional hub where local communities can access more affordable, inviting therapeutic supports
..a means of building economic justice, long-term local-community wealth and investment in the solidarity economy
..therapy work without isolation, bosses, managers, exploitation or extraction
..therapy work with solidarity, transparency and democracy: where every voice belongs and is heard every time; and where each decision is made with consent
..an independent, autonomous, Worker Cooperative enterprise, federated with Cooperatives UK and registered with Workers.Coop
..involved in mutually supporting the creation of other Therapy Worker Cooperatives nationally and internationally
Common Ground Therapy is..
..legally incorporating as a not-for-profit social enterprise
..seeking premises in south-east London next year
Common Ground Therapy is..
..currently seeking two to three additional member-directors to join our current number of three. To fulfil this voluntary role you would need to commit alongside us to the principle of contributing 3 hours per week for the work of completing the development and start-up of the business.
We would love to hear from you if you have this capacity and you have particular enthusiasm, prior interest, or experience of cooperativism. Additionally, feel free to link us to any website or CV information that may be available.
We hope you can join us in creating something meaningfully different, and something materially better than business as usual, but if you cannot currently commit to becoming a member-director, you can still contribute to what we are creating: please complete our survey so we can better serve your room-renting needs and helping you become a future member-director with us.
If you’re unable to contribute now, we can update you on our progress via our mailing list.
Finally, if you would like to show solidarity with our project, please do share these details with your therapy contacts, trainees, groups and organisations.