We are currently at full capacity and can only offer student counselling – after a free assessment, if we feel your referral is not suitable for where our students are in their learning journey we will signpost – client safety is paramount to us.

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A Gateway to Wellness

We offer a free initial assessment to understand your needs and ensure we are the right service to support you.
At times, where difficulties are more complex or involve multiple layers of trauma, we may feel that more specialist or intensive support would be beneficial.
In these cases, we will always aim to signpost you to appropriate services or organisations that are best placed to support you.

Accessing our services starts with completing the self-referral below and you will be asked to indicate which Listening Space option you require (only Spaces with availability will be offered here).

We will then contact to offer you a free appointment to have an hour’s open conversation around your needs to see if we can help or know who can. 

You will also be offered a free follow up wellness check-in appointment.

We DO NOT accept referrals from commissioned services such as NHS, Crisis Team, CMHT, IAPT or CAMHS, primary or secondary care unless a funding route is available.

The Wellness Gateway is not a crisis service. If you need urgent support, please do not complete this form.
Instead, Shout is a digital mental health charity – text SHOUT to 85258 for help. It is free and operates 24/7.
or if you are in North Yorkshire call The All Age Crisis Line 0800 051 6171 24 HOURS 7 DAYS A WEEK OR
Call the Samaritans on 116 123 | Attend your local A&E department 

Following submitting this form, a member of our assessment team will contact you for a free initial 30-minute assessment.  Our experienced clinical team will consider how best we can support you within our current service capacity.

In some cases, we may recommend alternative services that are better suited to your needs and offer appropriate signposting.

This is to ensure that everyone receives the most effective and timely support.

Referral contact form

Before you begin:
Some questions in this form cover sensitive topics. We ask them to understand your needs and how best to support you.
If you feel unsafe or in immediate risk, contact local emergency services or a crisis helpline – in the UK, Samaritans are available 24/7 at 116 123.
Your responses are confidential and help us provide the right support for you.

Please indicate which Listening Space you require

Only complete this form if you are (please tick) ...

Is this referral for yourself? Otherwise due to data protection you cannot refer someone else.

Would you like to be considered for twenty subsidised counselling sessions with a mature university student counsellor?

Have you historically experienced any of the following Adverse Childhood Experiences (tick all that apply):

Are you currently experiencing any of the following (tick all that apply):

Are you using:

Have you ever been sectioned?

Have you ever attempted suicide?

Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offence?

Please tell us if a GP has been involved about the symptoms?

Trauma is defined as anything that has had a long-lasting negative effect, this can be psychological, physical or emotional; would you consider this to be the case?

Would you consider this problem as a safeguarding issue? (high risk of immediate harm)

In relation to your sleep patterns, please choose an answer below

In relation to your daily activities, please choose an answer below

In relation to your work or education, please choose an answer below

In relation to your emotional wellbeing, please choose an answer below

In relation to your support network, please choose an answer below

In relation to your physical health and energy, please choose an answer below

In relation to coping with things, please choose an answer below

In relation to safety, please choose an answer below

In relation to your ability to settle after distress, please choose an answer below

What are you hoping for from support?

Previous support

Use of Personal Information (Please tick to confirm)

Are you in receipt of benefits? Unless you have opted for free sessions with a student, please be aware that sessions are subsidised at £45 each. Evidence of some benefits will discount this cost.

If we do offer therapy or counselling it is not ethical for us to support anyone receiving therapy, support or counselling elsewhere (NHS, IAPT, CMHT or private therapy)

Would you like to opt in to our database to receive regular news from us?

If the form fails to send, please check for any red boxes indicating missing answers.

Quick contact form

The Wellness Gateway

is based in

Ripon Community House

Sharow View, 75 Allhallowgate

Ripon HG4 1LE

Please contact us before visiting as the offices aren’t manned all the time.