Get involved
Partner with us
We believe that collaboration is one of the keys to tackling mental illness and distress, and we’re always keen to hear from any organisation, charity or business looking for partners to either work or share information with.
Volunteer and Placements
Our volunteers and placements make a real and valuable contribution by giving their time, skills and passion to further this charitable work.
We are now open to recruit volunteer counsellors and psychotherapists!
We are welcoming applications to join our service and be a part of the valuable work we do.
You:
- Will ideally have successfully completed a UKCP/HCPC registered or BACP accredited counselling or psychotherapy training programme, though, we will consider applications from women who may not have received their training within such programmes but who have a high level of relevant work-related experience, skills and understanding they could bring to the role.
- Will have relevant therapeutic experience and skills.
- Will have an interest in working within a women’s organisation.
- Will be a member of a professional body.
- Can give a minimum of 5 hours over 1 day per week.
- Have a minimum of 100 hours of supervised counselling practice.
We:
- Will offer regular management support.
- Fund 1 hour of external supervision.
- Offer a fortnightly internal supervision group.
- Offer reasonable travel expenses.
- Offer a small annual contribution to CPD/training.
Alongside these we offer an opportunity for you to develop your work in a therapy and counselling organisation, and benefit from being part of our experienced and knowledgeable therapeutic team.
Please contact Andrea Campbell, Clinical Lead, at info@womenstherapyleeds.org.uk to request an application pack and/or ask any questions.
Become a friend of WCTS
Support a vital service that improves the mental health and emotional wellbeing of Leeds women and girls.
We are developing Friends of WCTS, a network to support our work. We do this through fundraising, providing different kinds of expertise and keeping more people regularly informed of our activities via a newsletter.
Friends Mission Statement
Friends of WCTS aims to be a network of support for the work. By bringing together people and organisations who have a connection with the service or who are interested in its aims and objectives, Friends of WCTS will give WCTS additional resources of skills, experience and advice and help promote fundraising opportunities so that WCTS can remain a viable organisation well into the future and ensure the continuity and stability of its valuable work.
Why become a friend?
Do you want to support women’s services in Leeds? Are you interested in mental health issues and the provision of counselling and therapy? Would you like to help a local charity? Or are you simply interested in WCTS and would like to be updated on our work?
Friends of WCTS will be kept up to date with activities by newsletter and will have the opportunity to become involved in supporting the organisation in different ways such as fundraising, sponsorship or volunteering.
Contact
In order to register as a Friend of WCTS please fill in the registration form. There is no charge for becoming a Friend and all your information will be kept confidential.
For more information or to get involved as a Friend please contact 0113 245 5725