Bright Horizons

Who is the service for?

Bright Horizons is available to parents and carers living in West or South Leeds who are currently not in employment.

Parents and carers of children aged up to 18 are eligible to receive support in addition to those with children aged 18 to 25 who have an Education, Health and Care plan (EHCP).

Parents and carers can refer themselves or be referred, by any other organisation, by completing and emailing a form to: brighthorizons@barca-leeds.org

The team work with each person to help them achieve their goals, including creating a career plan, gaining work experience, providing emotional and parenting support, and offering housing and money advice. The service is delivered across West and South Leeds by a partnership of Barca-Leeds and Health For All.

One to one support

Up to 6 months of personalised support for jobless parents and carers, helping them develop a personal action plan to build their resilience and move them closer to employment. Support is tailored to each person and can include:

Practical support to move people closer to employment, including developing a career plan, CV writing, volunteering, work tasters or training.
Practical and emotional support, including help with routines, managing children's behaviour and building confidence and self-esteem.
Support to access specialist services such as housing support, domestic abuse, drug and alcohol support.
Support to access advice services such as benefits and debt.

Counselling

Following an initial assessment to explore suitability for support, we offer up to 12 weeks one to one counselling support provided by a qualified Counsellor. These sessions can be delivered face-to-face at Manor House in Bramley or remotely over the phone.

Peer support group

Delivered from local community venues in West and South Leeds, our monthly drop-in peer support group provides a safe space for people to coach each other and build new networks. The group is facilitated by a volunteer Counsellor, with topics and themes led by people accessing one to one support.

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BACP accredited service

All our therapists that work within our counselling services are fully trained and experienced professionals, or supervised students in some instances, and work in accordance with the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) ethical framework. The team utilise a range of modalities including (but are not limited to): humanistic, psychodynamic, cognitive behavioural, relational, integrative approaches, play and art based approaches.

Read the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) ethical framework.

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