About us
We provide a low cost counselling service in the Centre of Cardiff and online across Wales. We are keen to offer a service to those who might not ordinarily be able to access counselling.
Our service is run by trainee counsellors on placement with us in their final year of study. We also have a team of qualified counsellors who volunteer.
We also provide a 'pay-it-forward' programme for those that can afford full price counselling; when someone chooses full-priced counselling through YCS, the helps fund access to counselling for individuals who may not otherwise be able to afford it.
Training, qualifications & experience
Our service is run by volunteers who are either qualified counsellors or in their last stage if training.
Member organisations *
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Areas of counselling we deal with
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Fees
£25.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
We also provide a full-price counselling service - this is a 'Pay-It-Forward Model'.
£60 per session
We have a team of experienced, qualified counsellors with a wide range of specialisms to suit your needs. You can choose the counsellor that matches your needs and your fee will help fund access to counselling for individuals who may not otherwise be able to afford it.
When we work
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Low-cost:
- In person, Tues & Thurs 9-6pm, Wed 9-5pm
- Online, Mon-Fri
Full-price:
- In person & online - please view counsellors profiles on our website to see their availability
