Spectra Counselling Services

SPECTRA CIC offers counselling, mentoring group work and mindfulness training for young people identifying on the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer +) spectrum and from BME (black minority ethnic) communities.  Young people can self refer or be referred by parents/carers or professionals.

ELIGIBITY CRITERIA:

• Live, work or socialise/in education in Wandsworth
• 13+ years,
• Not attending mainstream Integrated Sexual Health (ISH) services, difficulty attending ISH services.
• Unprotected sex, Low/unrealistic knowledge levels around sex and sexual health
• Sexual exploitation and consent issues
• Consent, Protection, Harassment, Bullying and Abuse.
• Groups can include, and not limited to: Boys and Young Men, People with Learning Difficulties or Disabilities, Young LGBT People (up to 25, but with an emphasis on under 18s), Homeless People/people at risk of homeless, Black African and Black Caribbean communities.

COUNSELLING ELIGIBITY CRITERIA INCLUDES THE ABOVE, PLUS:

• Consent to counselling assessment which indicates counselling is appropriate and suitable.
• Client consents/commits to attend regular sessions
• Client is stable and not under the care of other therapeutic professionals.

Spectra’s Wandsworth team include: Outreach Mentor, Counsellor, Outreach Programme Manager and Programme Sessional staff.

Thematic focus will include:

• Sex and sexual health
• Healthy Relationship Challenging Unhealthy Gender roles/perception and identity,
• Consent, Self-esteem/healthy self, Pornography/exploitation,
• Sexual Bullying (incl. social and online media), Stigma/discrimination,
• Sexualised use of Drugs & Alcohol and Mindfulness for stress/health.

OUTREACH:

• Offering sexual health and contraception information, risk assessment, HIV testing, STI screening,
• Specific group events
• National campaigns, such as national HIV Testing Week (NHTW)

For individual referrals please complete our individual referral form, available from oliver@spectra-london.org.uk and return it to SPECTRA.

If you are interested in a group provision (singular or series of 6) or referring an individual for a one-to-one intervention (up to 6 sessions) please do get in touch.

Oliver O’Donohoe, Integrative Counsellor and Relationships, Sex & Identity Mentor, oliver@spectra-london.org.uk / 07731 01 2072

For Counselling contact: counselling@spectra-london.org.uk or ben@spectra-london.org.uk