People we work with

This service started in January 2009 and is funded by the Henry Smith Trust and Brighton and Hove Children and Young Peoples Trust. The counsellor is Michele Karban who has trained in Integrative Art Psychotherapy.

The proposed aims and objectives of this project were to set up and deliver an accessible counselling service specifically for young people aged 13 -21 who were either looked after by the local authority or in kinship care. This service also extends to those young people who had previously been in care and who had either returned to their family of birth or who were now living independently.

Brighton and Hove have an unusually high percentage of children and young people in care. As of 31st March 2009 there were 208 young people aged between 13 and 18 who were looked after by the local authority (source: Performance Team at the CYPT).

All families can experience times when relationships become strained. Many people find family and couple therapy helps them better understand and improve their relationships and their lives. Counselling and Psychotherapy offers a safe space and time out to think about solutions which can help improve family relationships.

Family counselling can be helpful with;

• Family communication
• Child and adolescent behaviour
  
• Parenting issues
• Bereavement and grief
  
• Separation and reconstituted families

To find out more about Dialogue Family Counselling and Psychotherapy please call 01273 320500 or email: dialogue@sussexcentralymca.org.uk 

Counselling With Sussex Central YMCASussex Central YMCA offers community counselling to young people aged 13-25 at our Youth Advice Centre in Hove. Our counsellors can offer non-judgmental support on a range of issues such as bullying, families, relationships, sexual health, alcohol and drugs. Sussex Central YMCA counsellors will respect your values, choices and lifestyle whilst helping you explore what lies behind what is troubling you.

For more information please contact us on 01273 889292 or email yaccounselling@sussexcentralymca.org.uk

Sussex Central YMCA Volunteers

Want to get involved in your local community? Can you offer some of your time enthusiastically and regularly? If so, there are so many ways to get involved in all our different projects at Sussex Central YMCA.

Please browse our wide selection of vacancies below to find the right opportunity for you...

2009 Volunteer Vacancies

Here’s the latest vacancies...

For volunteers aged 16-25 years old, contact Human Resources (01273 222550, volunteering@sussexcentralymca.org.uk),

For volunteers aged 60 plus, contact Daniela (01273 715441 danielam.westcott@sussexcentralymca.org.uk)

For anyone in between contact the project staff listed!

Linx Can HelpThe LINX project is an independent, confidential service offering respectful, friendly and flexible support to families. LINX support is available to families of children in a number of schools around Brighton and Hove.

To find out more about LINX Family Support please contact Helen Laity, the LINX Team Leader on 01273 222574 or email: helen.laity@sussexcentralymca.org.uk

Young person rock climbing

Sussex Central YMCA is  offering an exciting Holiday programme for children and young people with learning difficulties.See below for more details.

We are now registered with Sodexho and Accor to accept Childcare vouchers as payment.

Counselling at Sussex Central YMCA

Sussex Central YMCA counselling services offer a range of services for young people, families and schools. Our trained counsellors offer one to one, confidential advice in a safe setting where you can talk about any problems you might be troubled by.

Our team of professional counsellors can offer:

• Counselling services in over 80 primary and secondary schools and sixth form colleges.
  
• Community counselling for young people at a number of locations
  
• Family counselling and mediation
• Specialized services for parents in some areas.

Most counselling takes place in Brighton and Hove, but we also have services that operate in East and West Sussex schools and in community locations in West Sussex.

For general counselling enquiries please contact us on 01273 889292 or email yaccounselling@sussexcentralymca.org.uk

For enquiries about our counselling services in schools please call 01273 320500 or email therapeuticservices@sussexcentralymca.org.uk

Sussex Central YMCA Family SupportFamily Solutions is the name of our counselling and mediation service for children, young people and families. We can offer you a safe space and timeout to think about solutions which may help improve your family's well-being. It offers an opportunity to work towards an agreement about the best way forward.

Housing AdvisorIf you are homeless or having problems in your current housing, Sussex Central YMCA can help. We have an excellent record of providing help to people in difficult housing situations across Brighton, Hove and Sussex and our specialist staff are trained to help you when you need it most.

How we can help:

• Housing Advice: At our friendly drop-in centre in central Brighton our friendly advisors can help you with any housing issue.

• Tenancy Support: Advice and support after you've moved to help you stay in the warm.

• Relocation: If you are homeless and are looking for a new start elsewhere in the country then we can help you make this move smoothly.

• Supported Housing: Information about our housing schemes which can be accessed through referrals from our partners across the city. Our hostels are not for backpackers but are to provide young people with safe and secure accommodation and any extra support that they need.

For more information visit us at Ovest House (see drop-in times) or call us on 01273 828828. Click here for a map and directions.

Counselling in schools

Counselling is an opportunity to talk privately about things that concern you with someone who will not judge you or tell you what to do. A counsellor is a professionally trained person who will give you the time and space to talk about any problems you might be troubled by.

We have counsellors in many schools who can offer help with a number of issues. For more information please contact us on 01273 320500 or email: dialogue@sussexcentralymca.org.uk