About our counselling service

What young people say about counselling at Centre 33

"So helpful to have someone to talk to who actually seems to want to know."
"The centre is open, friendly and non-judgemental."

Restrictions on counselling

• Counselling is by self-referral only. This means that the young person him or herself must request the counselling, either by telephone or in person at the centre
• we can only offer a young person counselling if they are under 26, live in Cambridgeshire and are not a university student
• we can not normally offer counselling to under 13s.

Centre 33 offers different types of counselling, all of which is free and done by trained volunteers:

Saturday drop in
Between 10am and 1pm on Saturdays, a young person can see a counsellor without an appointment.

One off session
If the young person can't make Saturday, s/he can call us to see if a one off counselling session is available during the week.

Ongoing
If the young person wants a series of weekly sessions, s/he should call to get an initial appointment. Please be aware that there may then be a wait, sometimes of several months, before a counsellor can see him or her on a regular basis.

Why do young people have counselling?

We offer counselling to give young people support when they feel worried, uncertain, trapped, confused, angry or unhappy. These feelings could be caused by:

• relationships - difficulties with family, friends, education or work
• personal worries - low confidence, shyness, loneliness, eating disorders
• abuse - sexual, emotional, physical, past or present
• depression - feeling low, sad, anxious or suicidal
• loss - death, divorce, separation, friendship or relationship break-ups
• sexuality - sexual feelings, being gay or lesbian, pregnancy or abortion