Children and young people in primary and secondary schools in the following Cluster areas: Pudsey, BCM (Beeston Cottingley and Middleton), Headingley and Kirkstall, and JESS ((Hunslet, Beeston, Belle Isle, Holbeck).
Referrals can only be made to the service following a decision at the regular multi-agency meetings convened in each Cluster (usually known as Guidance and Support meetings). Referrals made to the Guidance and Support meeting for consideration are usually received directly from the schools in the Cluster and via Mindmate following a GP or parental referral.
Once a referral has been agreed, a member of the School Counselling team will be in contact.
Barca-Leeds are commissioned as part of the Mindmate Wellbeing service to deliver specialist therapeutic services for children, young people and families. The service is delivered locally through an integrated approach, which is provided within school Clusters across Leeds.
Children and young people can access six to eight counselling sessions (up to 12 sessions in BCM Cluster) which are arranged with, and held at the child's school. The Schools Counsellor works with the young person to explore how counselling could help them and they are supported to talk openly about their problems, identify goals for the sessions and, where appropriate, work towards finding solutions.
Topics are young person led and can include:
"This has helped me understand why I feel the way I do, understand healthy relationships, get respect for myself and stand up for myself. I will really miss these sessions but I will use everything I learnt in my future."
- Young person
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.
If you have any questions about the service, please get in touch: email or call 0113 220 9037.
