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Youth in Mind - Counselling & Therapeutic Support
Invictus Wellbeing delivers the counselling and therapeutic support service of Youth in Mind across Bradford District & Craven. Our service delivers short-medium term 1-1 mental health interventions to support children and young people 5-18 (up to 25 with additional needs). The service focuses on offering person centred, systemic, trauma informed and culturally competent support to young people.
We offer a range of interventions which include counselling, talking therapies, play therapy, creative-led approaches, digital interventions, brief solution focused interventions and systemic family practise.
More information on the service and the support we offer
Online referral form for parents,
carers and professionals
Online referral form for young people and young adults
How can Youth in Mind Support me?
Counselling and therapeutic support can help children and young people with many different issues and concerns relating to their mental health and wellbeing. We want to work collaboratively with each child, understand their story and make sure they are getting the support they want and need.
All of our sessions are person centred, trauma informed and delivered in alignment with our core values as an organisation.
Depending on your needs, you may be offered:
- 1:1 Talking therapy or Counselling
- Systemic Family Practise
- Play Therapy and Creative Therapy
- Brief solution focused interventions
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Digital interventions
- Group work and peer support
How does it work?
Simply make a referral using our referral form below. Once this has been completed, someone will be in touch with you within 5 working days to explore your support options. Then, you will be allocated to a relevant practitioner. We offer counselling & 1:1 support between 6-12 weeks with activities, digital support, peer support and more available to our clients.
What is Youth in Mind?
Youth in Mind provides early intervention mental health support in schools, hospitals and community settings across Bradford District & Craven.
There are numerous organisations across the district who can support you with:
-feeling worried or low in mood
- difficulties going to school
- building self confidence
- exploring your identity
- achieving goals
Find out more and get support on the Youth in Mind Website OR
Make a referral below
Our Referral Pathway will open on 01/05/25
We’re really sorry, but due to exceptionally high demand, we’re temporarily unable to accept new referrals into our Counselling & Therapeutic Service for the Bradford area.
This has been a difficult decision. We are committed to providing high-quality therapeutic support to every child and young person referred to us, including access to a range of therapeutic approaches and modalities tailored to individual needs. To make sure we can continue to offer safe, effective, and timely support, we have made the temporary decision to pause new referrals at this time.
Our current capacity means that accepting additional referrals would lead to longer waiting times, which we do not believe would be fair or helpful for children, young people, or families seeking support.
Please be advised that referrals for young people residing in the Craven area ARE still being accepted, please follow this link for these referrals only: https://www.selfa.org.uk/referral-form/
We are reviewing our capacity regularly and hope to reopen referrals as soon as possible. Please be assured that this is only a temporary pause.
In the meantime, there are other ways for children and young people to access help and support, both through our services and through other local organisations. You can find more information via the Healthy Minds website
You can also download our helpful Self-care and Coping Resource for Children and young people.