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Individual Therapy

What is Individual Therapy?

YPAS Therapy service provide a wide range of Integrative therapeutic interventions to help Children & Young People improve their mental health and emotional wellbeing. Our Team offers Talking and Creative Therapies to Children & Young People aged 11-25

About Individual Therapy

Individual therapy is an opportunity to talk to someone in a safe and confidential space about experiences or issues that may impact your mental health and emotional wellbeing. Our therapists are trained in different therapeutic modalities and will discuss with you, what support you would like and work alongside you to achieve your desired outcome.

How will this service help me?

A therapist will offer a safe space to support you and your family, in exploring any challenging experiences and feelings, using a wide range of therapeutic interventions designed to help you address the issues impacting your mental health and emotional wellbeing.

FAQs

Can I choose the therapist I work with? +

You’ll be given a therapist, but if you feel you would like to change your therapist you can ask to change.

Are all the therapists qualified? +

All YPAS therapists are qualified and either BACP Accredited (or working towards) and HCPC registered. We also have some trainee therapists in the team.

All YPAS Therapists adhere to the BACP Ethical Framework – you can read this here https://www.bacp.co.uk/media/3103/bacp-ethical-framework-for-the-counselling-professions-2018.pdf

What types of Therapy do you offer? +

YPAS Therapy services provide a wide range of Integrative therapeutic interventions to help Children & Young People improve their mental health and emotional wellbeing.

What happens on my first visit? +

On your first visit, you will meet and get to know your therapist. You will talk about what you need and how therapy can help you. You are welcome to bring another person for support to the first session. Your Therapist will explain how we can support you and keep you safe, this is called Confidentiality.

Your Therapy sessions will remain confidential unless YPAS is concerned about your safety and that of others, but we will make sure you are fully informed of the limits to confidentiality in your first session. This is called Contracting because all Therapy sessions at YPAS are voluntary and free of charge.

How will my therapist help me with my problems? +

You can share your problems with our therapists in a safe and confidential space, and they can help you make sense of what’s going on. They will also give you the time and space to explore your feelings.

Amazing, thank you for the information and support. It's a scary world being a parent to a child with ASD but now I feel there is light at the end of a very dark tunnel. Such a lovely, friendly team. Thank you.
Parent/Carer

I worked with Emily. I enjoyed talking about what's going on in my life whilst it is being fun, it's never 'there's something wrong', it's always 'how do we help you' which I like. Emily is amazing, she's helped me so much and she's just a lovely person!!!
Young Person Aged 15

YPAS was the first organisation that took me in and also the quickest, Sonia helped me get through a very difficult stage in my life and has bettered me as a person. I feel better equipped to deal with situations in life and my mental health has improved overall because of it.
Young Person Aged 20

My son has loved coming to sessions each week with Lisa. He has calmed down a lot. This has been a fantastic service with people who genuinely care. Thank you, Lisa!
Parent/Carer

I felt progression and I found my strength and resilience through the sessions. I am proud of myself for staying strong and showing my commitment through the past months of my sessions. I also gained a handful of coping strategies and I maintained my balance by controlling my worries.
Young Person Aged 18