West of England Works
The West of England Works project is an exciting partnership which aims to help unemployed and economically inactive people in the West of England find employment.
Led by Weston College, the partnership includes a range of voluntary and community organisations based in Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, and Bath and North East Somerset. It will support at least 1537 young people and adults into gaining employment through a community-based support programme.
The project is part of the Building Better Opportunities programme, and has received £6 million of funding from the Big Lottery Fund and the European Social Fund.
Counselling service for the West of England Works
It is our aim to make participants feel a real benefit from attending counselling and we do our best to ensure all feel understood, listened to and work on issues are causing difficulties and distress. The counsellors offer a confidential and safe environment to support participants to express feelings, thoughts and attitudes freely without the fear of being judged or made to feel guilty.
Our structured support aims are so individual can get a better understanding of their self and situation which are causing problems-through this approach we offer a supportive and affirming environment and invite the individual to make steps to bring about positive change or find ways to accept which cannot be changed. We offer our variety of ways in working which are tailored around the needs of the person where they can gain different tools and strategies to benefit their emotional and mental wellbeing .
The Counsellors
We have some great counsellors on the project and our dedicate and passionate about what they do and our supplied by Nicola Perry counselling and supervision Ltd.
All the counsellors on the project are qualified, experienced, have insurance and will have suitable premises in to see participants.
All counsellors hold a minimum of Diploma level qualification and be a minimum registered members British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) and the National Counselling Society (NCS)
Testimonials
"My experience of referring young people to Nicola Perry Counselling Service has proven to be incredibly beneficial for the young people I work with. She has a great understanding of the young people’s needs and has always had capacity to take on a new referral. Young people have reported really positive feedback from working with Nicola Perry, including an increased ability to understand and manage their mental health. I would highly recommend to anyone thinking of using this service.”
“Working with Nicola Perry has been a really great experience, I have found her to be warm, approachable and a perfect professional”
“Nicola has been a dependable and reliable source of support for my young people. I feel confident that my young people are in a safe and nurturing environment when working with Nicola and would happily recommend her services for those in need.”
“Nicola is always great at communicating and keeping in touch with us about all of our clients sessions so we are able to process all of our paperwork in a timely manner. All of my clients that have worked with Nicola so far have all had positive feedback and have made positive changes to their mental health.”
" I don’t think that it’s an exaggeration to say that throughout the lock down period you and your team have been an absolute lifeline for many of our participants".
