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4YP Counselling

General Details

We offer short term counselling to young people aged 12-25 to support emotional wellbeing.

Each young person has an assessment to ensure this is the right support for them, and to determine how we (and other agencies) may support the young person in addition to counselling.

We provide one session per week for an average of 6-8 week. This is flexible, tailored to the needs of individuals.

Our counselling service is confidential and delivered in a safe, comfortable environment with qualified professional Counsellors.

This may be offered at 4YP (14 Lower Brook Street, Ipswich), or in one of the other locations where we work, including many schools.

Counsellors follow British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) guidelines.

Who to contact

Name: Nancy Merfeld
Position: Wellbeing Clinical Manager
Telephone: 01473 252607
Email: enquiries@syphp.org.uk
Website: https://www.4yp.org.uk/home/counselling/
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Address: 14 Lower Brook Street
Ipswich
Suffolk
Postcode: IP4 1AP
Notes: Please note, this is not a drop-in service. Please call 4YP to make a referral for counselling.

Where to go

Name: 4YP
Address: 14 Lower Brook Street
Ipswich
Suffolk
Postcode: IP4 1AP
Area served: All Suffolk, Ipswich
Venue Email: enquiries@syphp.org.uk
Parking available: No
Parking details: Sadly, we cannot offer parking. However, there are plenty of NCP car parks close by, and evening short stay on-street parking out the front of our building.
Transport: The Cattle Market bus station is situated just behind our premises. Ipswich train station is only a 5-10 minute walk.

Days & Times

Weekdays
Time of day: Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Session Information: Sessions run for up to an hour

Other details

Cost Details: Counselling is offered to young people free of charge.

Referral required?

Yes

Referral and availability notes

Young people may refer themselves, or someone else may do it on their behalf.

To refer, or for advice, please call us on 01473 252607. You may also like to speak to your GP.

Age Groups

Adults, Young people

Accessibility

Wheelchair Access, Lift, Adapted Toilet

Accreditation details

It is a registered charity (1084286)

Notes

Our counselling can support young people with a wide variety of issues. For example:

anger;
depression;
lack of confidence;
low self esteem;
poor body image;
bereavement;
family and relationship issues;
anxiety.

Young people receiving counselling can benefit from improved emotional health, confidence, resilience, and communication.

This helps young people live healthier, happier lives, stay safe, make informed choices, move away from harmful/risk-taking behaviour, and have better opportunities to enter pathways to education and work. We receive a lot of feedback from family members who tell us their whole household benefits from the improvements to young people's health, e.g. better communication and sibling relationships.

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