YMCA EAST SURREY DONATE HEALTH & WELLBEING CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE HOUSING ABOUT US GET INVOLVED Heads Together counselling Heads Together counselling service is currently not offering face-to-face counselling. However, we are able to offer telephone counselling or video meetings through Zoom. If you or your child is on the waiting list for counselling, the team will be in touch with you shortly. Alternatively, you can contact the Heads Together team by email at headstog@ymcaeastsurrey.org.uk Heads Together provides free and confidential counselling to young people aged 11-24 in East Surrey and works in partnership with Mindsight Surrey CAMHS Services. We aim to help young people to cope with difficult emotional, family or personal circumstances, enabling them to lead fuller and more satisfying lives. We are staffed by qualified counsellors and counsellors in training and are supported by experienced supervisors. We also have a team of Children’s Wellbeing Practitioners and run workshops for parents and in schools. Counselling here is a safe, friendly environment and I felt like everything I said was my choice and I could trust my counsellor. Female, 16 Why Heads Together? Sometimes life can be really difficult and it can feel hard to cope on your own. At times like this it is OK to ask for help. Young people come to us for lots of different reasons such as difficulties with family or friends, feelings of sadness or depression, worries about school, college or work, self-harm or drug taking or concerns about gender, sexuality or sex. How do I book an appointment? You can phone Heads Together directly on 01737 378481. In some circumstances we may direct you to seek a referral from your GP or another professional. When you call our office, you will be offered a face-to-face appointment to discuss the things that are causing difficulties for you. We will work with you to look at the options available to help and decide on the best next steps for you. What about the cost? Our service is free to all clients. What will happen in my counselling session? Meetings with your counsellor will be private and will usually last for 50 minutes. You can talk about anything that is concerning you. Our counsellors are friendly and supportive and won’t judge you. Your counsellor will not tell you what to do, but will give you the time and space to get to know yourself better and will help you think through things for yourself. Most young people are offered the opportunity to come for 6-12 weekly sessions with one of our counsellors. What about confidentiality? We know how important it is for young people to feel confident they can trust their counsellor. Nothing you tell us will be passed on to anyone outside the agency or our NHS partners, without your consent, unless we think that you or any other person will be in danger. Even then, we would try to talk to you about it first. My sessions have been excellent. The counsellor has truly been fully supportive and taken the time to listen and help me to realise what it is that I need. I have made decisions I would not otherwise have made and feel all the more positive for it. I am not scared of the future anymore now that I have the tools and resilience to cope. Male, 24 Where you can go We hold counselling sessions at various locations across East Surrey in a range of schools, youth centres, churches and our YMCA centres. Caterham | Caterham United Reformed Church Dorking Dorking Children’s Centre Epsom | Epsom Downs Children’s Centre and Focus Youth Centre Horley | YMCA Horley Young People and Family Centre Leatherhead | St Faith’s Family Centre Molesey | Molesey Youth Centre Oxted | United Reformed Church Redhill | YMCA Hillbrook House and YMCA Sports & Community Centre Reigate | YMCA Sovereign Centre Donate to Heads Together CLICK HERE TO DONATE Counsellor vacancies – qualified and trainee YMCA East Surrey’s Heads Together youth counselling service has opportunities for trainee and qualified counsellors across mid and East Surrey, working with young people aged 11-24. If you would like to discuss these roles in more detail, please contact Sarah Kenyon to arrange an informal chat. Sarah Kenyon, Heads Together Counselling Manager T 01737 378481 E sarah.kenyon@ymcaeastsurrey.org.uk Find out more If you decide that counselling may be helpful for you, and you would like to know more or arrange an appointment, please get in touch with us: T 01737 378481 (24 hour answering service) E headstog@ymcaeastsurrey.org.uk YMCA Hillbrook House, 68 Brighton Road, Redhill, RH1 6QT We are members of The British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy and Youth Access. Working in partnership with Mindsight Surrey CAMHS ABOUT Contact Us Terms And Conditions Privacy And Cookies Accessibility Fitness Membership Terms And Conditions GET INVOLVED Work For Us Volunteer Donate Challenge Events Corporate Partnerships Remember Us In Your Will ENewsletter STAY IN TOUCH YMCA EAST SURREY Sports & Community Centre, Princes Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 6JJ Registered Company No: 03716594 Charity No: 1075028 YMCA enables people to develop their full potential in mind, body and spirit. 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