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Safe Time is a therapy service for children and young people across Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire who have experienced sexual abuse or sexual exploitation.
Safe Time Nottingham is a therapy service for children and young people across Nottinghamshire who have experienced sexual abuse or sexual exploitation.
We help young people aged up to 18 years old and care leavers up to age 25, living in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, who have experienced child sexual abuse and exploitation.
We offer medium to long-term therapy, of up to 24 sessions, and adapt our support to their individual circumstances.
Our experienced counsellors use a range of approaches to help children make sense of and work through the impact, the feelings, and the trauma associated with abuse and exploitation. We provide a safe space for children and young people to explore their thoughts, feelings, and trauma if they choose to.
We only receive referrals from: Safe Time 2 Nottingham, Notts SVSS, Imara, and The Children's Society Safe Spaces. We don’t take referrals from any other organisations or self-referrals.
If you have a comment or question you can email us at safetimeadmin@childrenssociety.org.uk or call us on 0115 900 3105.
Safe Time 2 Nottingham supports young people who have been impacted by child sexual abuse and exploitation. We offer therapeutic support, giving young people space to explore the trauma and how this has impacted them.
We help young people aged up to 18 years old and care leavers up to age 25, living in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, who have experienced child sexual abuse and exploitation, and who have not accessed initial therapy input already.
We provide one-to-one counselling sessions with a trained therapist, for up to 10 sessions. Most young people have sessions on a weekly basis, which are accessed in therapy spaces across Nottinghamshire. All of our counsellors use person-centred approaches during sessions, meaning young people are in control and the sessions go at their own pace.
Our only referral pathway is through the East Midlands Children and Young People’s Sexual Assault Service. Please contact them on 0800 183 0023 to make a referral.
If you have a comment or question you can email us at safetimeadmin@childrenssociety.org.uk or call us on 0115 900 3105.
Safe Time Lincolnshire supports young people who have been impacted by child sexual abuse and exploitation. We offer therapeutic support, giving young people space to explore the trauma and how this has impacted them.
We help young people aged up to 18 years old and care leavers up to age 25, living in Lincolnshire, who have experienced child sexual abuse and exploitation, and who have not accessed initial therapy input already.
We provide one-to-one counselling sessions with a trained therapist, for up to 10 sessions. Most young people have sessions on a weekly basis, which are accessed in therapy spaces across Lincolnshire. All of our counsellors use person-centred approaches during sessions, meaning young people are in control and the sessions go at their own pace.
Our only referral pathway is through the East Midlands Children and Young People’s Sexual Assault Service. Please contact them on 0800 183 0023 to make a referral.
If you have a comment or question you can email us at safetimeadmin@childrenssociety.org.uk or call us on 0115 900 3105.
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