About
Us
Eye to Eye was registered as a charity in 1995; the organisation
is managed by a board of trustees and has both voluntary and paid counsellors.
Our
charity is based at Beddau Community Education Centre, in the grounds of Bryncelynnog
Comprehensive School, Beddau Pontypridd. Young people who wish to speak to a counsellor
can choose to be seen here or at one of our other bases in Rhondda Cynon Taff
(Our Centres)
Eye to Eye delivers
counselling free of charge to young people aged 11 - 25 years in Rhondda Cynon
Taff. Our Counsellors
Eye to
Eye has around 24 counsellors, some of whom work in schools and others in our
centres. Our counsellors are either fully qualified/experienced to Post Graduate
Level or are in supervised training to gain this level. All our counsellors
have lots of experience in working with young people and are able to help with
a huge range of problems. Because we have been working as a professional counselling
organisation for so long, we are able to access all sorts of advice and information
on your behalf. How we are Supported and
Funded
Our counselling service is helped and funded in a number
of ways. Our main supporter is the Rhondda Cynon Taff Youth Service. Through
the generosity of the service we are provided with office space and counselling
rooms at Beddau. The service also funds the Charity Coordinator and Part Time
Administrative Support.
We also receive support for counselling from;
The
Welsh Assembly Government, Eye to Eye has recently received funding to develop
and enhance its school counselling service in RCT.
New Horizons Mental
Health Resources Centre, in Aberdare. Here we are given the use of counselling
rooms, so that young people in the Cynon Valley do not have to travel too far
to see our counsellors. The Porth Plaza, Porth and the Continuing Education
Centre in Ton Pentre. Because of this support from Rhondda Cynon Taff Council
and Prince's Trust we are able to offer young people in the Rhondda access to
counselling services both in the upper and lower part of the valley. Training
Services Eye to Eye delivers training courses for adults and young
people. For more information on this please follow the link (Training)
If
you are aged between 11 and 25 years and want to talk to one of our counsellors
about any problem or concern, then call us on 01443
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