Counselling Services
What is Counselling?
Counselling is a safe, confidential space to explore your thoughts and feelings one-to-one with a professional, qualified counsellor. We provide 8-12 free sessions for all young people aged 11-25, but we require parental consent from those aged 13 and under.
We offer this service through face-to-face and virtual sessions, in Colchester or Clacton, during the week.
Referring To Our Counselling Services
If you would like to refer yourself or somebody else to our counselling services, please visit our support page and fill in a referral form.
FURTHER iNFORMATION
Counselling Services
Our counselling team provide a variety of services in order to best suit your individual needs, this can be anything from group support to one-on-one counselling.
- Individual counselling
- In-school counselling
- Group wellbeing and mental resillience workshops
Follow-On Support
If you have finished one-on-one with a counsellor, you may still benefit from joining one of our many projects and programmes:
- Wellbeing and Resilience Workshops
- GoGreen
- Mentoring
Additional Resources
If you need access to mental health support outside of our opening hours or are over the age of 25, consider using the following resources:
Out of Hours
Over 25 Support
School Navigation
What is School Navigation?
Our school navigators are posted in a growing number of local secondary schools to provide young people with a safe and confidential space to talk with a YES professional. Early intervention is a major focus of this programme.

Counselling
Counselling News

Me, Myself and I
Our mentoring programme held a series of summertime activities for 8 young people in Tendring.

Colchester Garden Festival Upcycling Competition
As part of this year’s Colchester Garden Festival, our GoGreen team have been invited to upscale some old bits and bobs into an exciting new

Charlie’s Cabin Launch
In collaboration with CWF, we have launched a brand new safe space for young people.