My name is Monika and I am really excited to do this year's Kiltwalk for a very special charity called Healing for the Heart.

Over the last year, I was surprised by the story of a friend who had many rather bad experiences with counsellors, either because of their lack of professionalism (e.g. leading a counselling session whilst driving) or due to a waiting list that was 3-5 months' long.

I was thus glad to be able to recommend to her Healing for the Heart with their experienced professionals and accessible services (in-person in Glasgow or online from elsewhere) with affordable prices for each client.

Healing for the Heart offers expert psychotherapy, counselling services, community development work and training. There is also an option of prayer ministry sessions which are facilitated from a Christian perspective but are available to members of any faith or to those that do not practise a faith.

Around 120 people are being helped each week through Healing for the Heart. The average cost of supporting someone to access counselling services is £630 for all of their sessions.

The money that is raised will go towards supporting people that cannot afford to pay the full cost of their counselling.