My SIl is in, I think, desparate need of counselling, she said the dr offers it to her every time she goes but she turns it down becasue she cannot afford the £60.00/£70.00 per session that it costs! Is this right. Id be very disappointed if it were and that such help was only avaialble to the well off. She has issues from teh past...her Mum died at 52, her brother is severely disabled and is now in a home, although she never visits, she is almost estranged from her Dad and cannot tell us the reasons why as she is scared as to what we would think...hasnt even told her dh. She doesnt go out alone, doesnt drive and doesnt have a social life....she very much depends on her girls 9 and 11 for her company. I think she really needs some help. Her situation is affecting her children and I worry for them. So is it available on the NHS.