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Supporting Young People to Mentally and Emotionally Thrive.

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Our Vision at a.c.e.

a.c.e. is dedicated to empowering children and young people aged 10 to 25 in North Lancashire by providing trauma-informed support. Our vision is to enhance mental health and build emotional resilience through personalised, goal-oriented approaches. We prioritise the voices of children and young people, ensuring they are at the heart of our work. Our services include counselling, trauma therapy, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, all designed to meet the diverse needs of our clients. We collaborate with families and other organisations to foster recovery and progression, accepting referrals from various sources to ensure comprehensive support.

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a.c.e. currently offers the following:

Early Intervention/Emotional Wellbeing

Emotional Health Practitioners

Emotional Health Practitioners (EHP) support 10-25 year olds who have experienced a lower number of or less impactful ACE’s such as parental separation, short-term bullying, and relationship challenges. These challenges can, for example, result in low confidence and mood, anxiety, panic attacks, and school avoidance.

Emotional Health Practitioners

Our EHP’s can help build the children or young person’s confidence, self-worth and resilience through talking and engaging in creative solution-focused activities and supporting the development of coping strategies .

Trainee Children and Young People’s Wellbeing Practitioner (CYWP)

Our Trainee Children and Young People’s Wellbeing Practitioners assess and support children and young people between the ages of 10 and 18 years of age with low level mental health problems.

Trainee Children and Young People’s Wellbeing Practitioner (CYWP)

They specialise in mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety, depression and behavioural difficulties. They offer a range of low intensity interventions that are based on cognitive behavioural therapy and guided self-help. They aim to help CYP and their parent/carers in self-management of recovery.

Senior Emotional Health Practitioners

Offer a range of methods to support the young person to improve their mental health and better manage their symptoms. They work with low to medium levels of anxiety and depression, self-harming behaviours, sleep disturbances, poor self-image and relationships

Counselling

Counselling offers a non-judgemental holding space for 18-25 year olds, where challenges and issues can be explored. This is a ‘non-directive’ therapy meaning the client has full autonomy in what they talk about. Counselling can help people release and soothe their distress whether this be related to the past, present or the future. Note: We have both qualified and student counsellors at ACE.

Interventions at a Higher Level

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) therapists support children and young people aged 12-25 years. This talking therapy focuses on the connection of thoughts, feelings and behaviours resulting in unhelpful thinking styles, or fear-based avoidance.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

CBT can help with anxiety, depression, OCD, panic disorders and insomnia along with a variety of other mental health disorders and challenges. CBT is an ‘active’ therapy meaning there will often be additional work to do outside of the sessions. Note: Our student CBT therapists can only work with clients over 18s.

Trauma-Focused Counselling

The 3-phased trauma model of safety and stabilisation (working on coping strategies), processing the trauma memory (telling the story in a safe way), and consolidation and integration (bringing it all together to live a healthier, happier life) supports 10-18 year olds to work through traumatic experiences in a safe, collaborative space.

Trauma-Focused Counselling

Types of ACE’s which could relate to trauma work may include witnessing or experiencing abuse and/or neglect, being involved in an accident, familial incarceration, or substance/alcohol abuse.

What Our Young People Say

‘Excellent sessions, I really liked the sessions. Because of my Autism I didn’t want to do them at first but my a.c.e. practitioner has really helped me to be more confident and happier. My Mum is really happy that I did the sessions. I understand now how my anxiety works and I can control it better. Thank you for everything.’

Young Person

“Thanks to a.c.e., I’ve learned how to cope with my stress and focus on my goals. The team is amazing and truly cares about us.”

Young Person

J was lovely and really helped me understand what was going on in my head and why. I had J’s number just in case I needed it. I felt trusted and knew that all conversations were confidential. Talking and listening was good. I was shown reasons why I felt anxious/ down and what may have caused these things. This helped me identify triggers and past traumas. I feel a lot happier and more confident within myself. I feel that I have a more sense of self and I am generally less anxious. I feel much better in myself and relationships with people have improved.

Young Person

“I can’t thank a.c.e. enough for their support. They’ve helped me turn my life around and see a brighter future ahead.”

Young Person

Join Us in Making a Difference

Are you ready to take the first step towards a brighter future? At a.c.e., we believe in empowering children and young people like you to overcome challenges and thrive. Whether you’re seeking support or looking to make a positive impact, we’re here to help. Reach out today and discover how you can be part of our community.

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