Counselling Service

WYCCP Resettlement Service, in partnership with the Jigsaw Visitors’ Centre, offers a free of charge counselling service to the families of men serving a prison sentence and to men who have left prison to resettle in West Yorkshire.

What is counselling?

Counselling is often referred to as ‘talking therapy’. Your counsellor will be there to support and encourage you to talk about your thoughts, feelings or difficulties you might be facing. It is not about your counsellor telling you what to do.

We are currently offering telephone counselling appointments and/or socially distanced face-to-face appointments in the Jigsaw Visitors’ Centre counselling room.

We also provide a drop-in service for a one-off session with a counsellor.

What can I expect to happen?

Your counsellor will encourage you to talk in depth about your thoughts, feelings and emotions. The process will help you to find solutions to cope with your situation and see things more clearly and will enable you to achieve greater insight and understanding of yourself.

Counselling sessions take place in a safe, confidential and therapeutic space, usually once a week.

How many counselling sessions will I have?

We do not limit the number of times you can meet with your counsellor. The number of sessions varies from person to person.

For further information, please contact:

Jigsaw Visitors’ Centre - telephone: 0113 2032771

Counselling Placements

We offer counselling placements to students who are in year two or three of their counselling diploma (or first years with significant experience). 

Please note that student placement spaces on our programme are not always immediately available. We accept applications throughout the year for our waiting list.

To find out more, please contact our Counselling Co-ordinator on 0113 3874586 or download our placement application pack.

Telephone

0113 2032771