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Intercultural counselling and psychological services
“I feel much better in myself. I can think clearly again and can see things from a different angle.”
My Time has a skilled team of experienced culturally sensitive and multi-lingual counsellors that provide emotional support, talking therapies, crisis management, guidance, self-help and signposting. My Time is an organisational member of the BACP (British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy) and in 2007 was awarded by the BACP for Innovation in providing culturally accessible counselling services. All counsellors are either BACP accredited or working towards accreditation.
As part of My Times current projects and services, we can offer a limited brief counselling service based on a culturally and faith sensitive approach. This can only be accessed through other services internally and is available in various community languages.
One-to-one Counselling is available in-
English, Albanian, Polish, Urdu, Arabic, Bengali, Hindi, Farsi, Punjabi
“I can’t believe how different things are at home now after I talked to you. I came at a time that I was so ready to just drive away and vanish from the face of the earth.”
My Time has spent many years training and supporting BME counsellors and psychologists train and develop. We have a proud commitment to supporting the development of a diverse and representative workforce.
Horticultural and non-talking therapies
As part of My Time’s commitment to a culturally sensitive service, we provide in addition to our core services a horticultural therapeutic project for refugees and individuals experiencing long term mental health issues including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. In 2008 My Time was part of the national Delivering Race Equality (DRE) Community Research Programme and conducted a research study entitled ‘Sowing the Seeds of Hope’ which explored the mental health needs of Asylum Seekers and Refugees and suggested alternative therapeutic approaches to supporting male refugees and asylum seekers. For more information please visit this link
“Attending the programme has helped me a great deal, most of all communicating with people of different faiths, plus gardening is healthy”
My Time is committed to tackling health inequalities at a strategic level and until last year was represented on the national steering group for BME IAPT Commissioning Guidelines (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies).