Legal expert offers free counselling sessions

A SOLICITOR is offering her expertise for free to help a charity.

Janice Ward, who is the managing partner for Portsmouth-based solicitors Larcomes LLP has recently become involved in a pro bono initiative with Southsea-based charity The Lifehouse.

The charity helps target immediate needs and issues surrounding homelessness and addiction and which serves hot food free to those in need.

Janice felt that not only could the firm fundraise and support the charity financially but that she could also offer her counselling skills to the charity, free of charge.

She will be offering free advice and counselling sessions to those in need through the charity every Thursday from 3.30pm onwards at the The Lifehouse centre.

The scheme started in October and six people have already benefited.

A spokeswoman from the charity said: ‘Thank you too to Larcomes and all their staff for their very generous support in terms of finance, equipment and food.

‘We look forward to being able to offer many more services in our new lounge.’