Listening Ear

Who we are

Listening Ear is a registered charity and growing social enterprise with its headquarters in Knowsley, Merseyside.

Listening Ear began in 1993 as a ‘reflective listening’ service run by community volunteers. The service grew and Listening Ear’s adult counselling became the first service in Merseyside to achieve Accredited status with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), becoming a registered charity in 2006.

We now provide support for children and young people experiencing domestic abuse or facing separation and traumatic loss, counselling for adults with mild to moderate mental health problems, friendship after bereavement groups, counselling for work based mental health issues, support for looked after children and their carers, and AMPARO, a unique suicide prevention and postvention service which is the largest in the country.

Our services are focused on impact and we are proud of the difference we make to people’s lives. Our service is expanding rapidly and we operate in locations across the country.