Welcome to our website
We are a team of experienced counsellors and trainers dedicated to providing therapeutic support to children and young people aged 4-25 yrs with emotional/mental health needs.
We also offer well-being training and supervision for educational staff and a range of CPD training for counsellors and others in emotional support roles, wishing to deepen their knowledge, skills and practice.
There are more details about what we offer both below and on the different web pages. Whether you are an individual or organisation, we hope that you will find what you seek, and if you wish to know more, warmly invite you to get in touch.
Lisa Nel, BA(Comb) Hons, P.G.C.E., BACP(Accred) Director, I'm OK, You're OK
I'm OK, You're OK provides counselling services for children and young people, well-being training and supervision for schools & colleges, and a range of CPD training courses in counselling children and young people for counsellors and other professionals.
Our main purpose within schools and colleges is to help develop a comprehensive mental health and emotional well-being service, which is responsive, preventative and sustainable. This is provided through:
- A 12-year reputation for excellence: references from current school partners
- One to one emotional and mental health support ‘in-situ’ for 4-25 year olds, at a time of accelerating need yet reduced NHS and charity provision, which has left families, school staff and GPs struggling to safeguard and gain access to effective therapeutic support for all the children and young people who need it
- Experienced counsellors, recruited both for their success in working with vulnerable young people and the personal qualities such as integrity, warmth and confidence that enable them to work in a ‘joined-up way’ with young people, school staff, families and other agencies such as Parent Support Advisors, Social Care and CAMHS
- A robust model of school-based counselling including supporting documentation and information about counselling, safeguarding and well-being that will inspire confidence, trust and strong relationships
- Partnership working based upon an understanding of school systems and of the pressures upon everyone regarding time, communication, funding and outcomes
- Assessment using tools e.g. Young Person-CORE, the Strengths & Difficulties Questionnaire, to identify individual need and work efficiently towards therapeutic change through a flexible approach to the number of sessions
- Pro-active well-being and resilience TRAINING for staff, students and families by experienced school trainers through well-being INSET, participation in PSHE Programmes and and the sharing of resources both on and offline. Our purpose is to help build an emotionally healthier, mutually supportive community with less need for counselling!
- Counselling for school staff and Supervision for Pastoral Staff at the front-line of supporting pupil well-being
- 360-degree joint evaluation, both quantitative and qualitative, to maintain and continue developing the best possible service
- Fair costing: balancing awareness of restricted school budgets and the essential need to recruit and retain the professional team who really can make a difference
More school-based counselling so urgently needed!
Survey shows many NHS Children's Mental Health Services facing downsizing or closure 22nd May, 2017
https://www.psychotherapy.org.uk/news/third-childrens-mental-health-services-may-facing-downsizing-closure/
Chair of BACP, Andrew Reeves said: ‘These results – part of a much wider NHS survey – only serve to highlight the need for school-based counselling, something BACP has long campaigned for. School-based counselling can provide an early intervention to stop conditions accelerating into something more serious and complex, and is quicker and easier for children to access, usually in just two to three weeks. Plus it can also work as a parallel support alongside CAMHS.’
Survey shows many NHS Children's Mental Health Services facing downsizing or closure 22nd May, 2017
https://www.psychotherapy.org.uk/news/third-childrens-mental-health-services-may-facing-downsizing-closure/
Chair of BACP, Andrew Reeves said: ‘These results – part of a much wider NHS survey – only serve to highlight the need for school-based counselling, something BACP has long campaigned for. School-based counselling can provide an early intervention to stop conditions accelerating into something more serious and complex, and is quicker and easier for children to access, usually in just two to three weeks. Plus it can also work as a parallel support alongside CAMHS.’
What schools say about us...
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"St Wenn School are very grateful to I’m Ok, You’re Ok. The work you have done in our school has ranged from working with traumatised pupils after a wasp attack to intensive counselling on a one-to-one basis and some family intervention work. You have made a real difference in all cases. The impact has been an increased resilience of the pupils involved and you have given them a vocabulary to express their feelings appropriately. You have been insightful and sensitive and we wholeheartedly recommend your services!" Ingrid Bennett, Head teacher
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“For the past 11 yrs, I'm OK you're Ok has provided a professional and effective counselling service to a large number of students at The Roseland Community College. The counsellor's professional and wide-ranging expertise makes it a well-trusted service, engaging and supporting so many difficult to reach young people." Martin White, Assistant Head teacher, The Roseland Community College (11-16)
“You are offering simply 'the best' for our children.”
SENCO, St Mewan Primary
“There are so many more children in my class who really deserve this nurturing, understanding, constructive and valuable counselling service.” Annie Lund, Yr 4 class teacher, St Mewan Primary
SENCO, St Mewan Primary
“There are so many more children in my class who really deserve this nurturing, understanding, constructive and valuable counselling service.” Annie Lund, Yr 4 class teacher, St Mewan Primary
"The ‘team’ aspect of the service is valuable. For me, this is what makes the service different and, more importantly, successful.” Helen Edwards, Service Link Teacher, Treverbyn Primary
-"I'm OK, You're OK is a highly professional emotional well-being service that more schools should know about!" Joe Flynn, Head Teacher, St Newlyn East Primary
We deliver a range of specialist professional CPD training and workshops for counsellors and other professionals working with children and teenagers.
See more information about this counselling training below...
and for full details please go to the TRAINING tab above:
http://www.imokyoureok.co.uk/training.html
See more information about this counselling training below...
and for full details please go to the TRAINING tab above:
http://www.imokyoureok.co.uk/training.html
To discover more about the rationale and priciples of the Post Qualifying Diploma in Counselling Children & Young People, you can read the article "Training - an Ethical Onus" by Lisa, which was published in the December 2017 edition of the BACP Therapy Today Children and Young People's Journal .
This article can be downloaded below:
This article can be downloaded below:
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CPD TRAINING
QLS L7 POST-QUALIFYING DIPLOMA in
COUNSELLING CHILDREN and YOUNG PEOPLE
"It is inspirational. Fantastic atmosphere and facilities. The trainer is able to hold the group with compassion and gentle leadership. The expertise and teaching is developing confidence to work with a younger age group. Brilliant. Thank you."
Helen Gordon
"Superb training - Lisa holds an immense amount of professional and practical knowledge and experience. This she enthusiastically shares in a way that has enabled me to develop, on many levels, my work as a counsellor with young people." Alison Rowe,
"This course has completely transformed the way I work." Helen Biggs,
Next starting: September 2024
Location: Bath Centre for Psychotherapy and Counselling (BCPC)
Length: 9 weekends over 10 months (18 day's training)
Delivered under the Quality Licence Scheme, part of the Skills and Education Group
Based rigorously upon key under-18 competences identified by BACP
Includes ways of working with children & young people at risk
For more details see: http://www.imokyoureok.co.uk/one-year-qls-l7-post-qualifying-diploma-in-counselling-children--young-people.html
QLS L7 POST-QUALIFYING DIPLOMA in
COUNSELLING CHILDREN and YOUNG PEOPLE
"It is inspirational. Fantastic atmosphere and facilities. The trainer is able to hold the group with compassion and gentle leadership. The expertise and teaching is developing confidence to work with a younger age group. Brilliant. Thank you."
Helen Gordon
"Superb training - Lisa holds an immense amount of professional and practical knowledge and experience. This she enthusiastically shares in a way that has enabled me to develop, on many levels, my work as a counsellor with young people." Alison Rowe,
"This course has completely transformed the way I work." Helen Biggs,
Next starting: September 2024
Location: Bath Centre for Psychotherapy and Counselling (BCPC)
Length: 9 weekends over 10 months (18 day's training)
Delivered under the Quality Licence Scheme, part of the Skills and Education Group
Based rigorously upon key under-18 competences identified by BACP
Includes ways of working with children & young people at risk
For more details see: http://www.imokyoureok.co.uk/one-year-qls-l7-post-qualifying-diploma-in-counselling-children--young-people.html
Feedback from other training events:
“Thank you for a thought provoking day. Thoroughly enjoyed the experiential exercises. A well balanced day, hugely relevant to our team work.” Dawn Hastings, Head of Cornwall College Counselling Team www.cornwall.ac.uk
“Thrilled with the DVD resources!” Cornwall College Counsellor
"The best training day I have ever been to!" Jess French, Counsellor working with bereaved young people
“It was so helpful and inspirational!" Counselling student, Iron Mill Advanced Diploma (BACP Accred)
“A fantastic day – I have never stayed so focussed!” Catherine Atkins, SENCO, Bugle Primary
"… relevant not only to counselling but to my current work with vulnerable children and families.” Counselling student, Iron Mill Advanced Diploma (BACP Accred)
“Thrilled with the DVD resources!” Cornwall College Counsellor
"The best training day I have ever been to!" Jess French, Counsellor working with bereaved young people
“It was so helpful and inspirational!" Counselling student, Iron Mill Advanced Diploma (BACP Accred)
“A fantastic day – I have never stayed so focussed!” Catherine Atkins, SENCO, Bugle Primary
"… relevant not only to counselling but to my current work with vulnerable children and families.” Counselling student, Iron Mill Advanced Diploma (BACP Accred)
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