Counselor

**About us**

IntraQuest is a specialist learning and well-being provider set in a beautiful nature conservation area on the cusp of Saddleworth, Greater Manchester.

Our name means internal journey, and that’s what we’re all about - helping people to understand themselves more fully, so they feel empowered to live fulfilled and purposeful lives.

As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we offer both fully funded and private therapeutic services, supporting schools, social care, other charities and individual families alike.

Here are some of the services we currently provide: assessments (Comprehensive, Trauma & attachment, learning & sensory & neurodiversity), individual play therapy, filial therapy, autPlay therapy, therapeutic parenting, counselling, integrative therapy, art therapy, group therapy, reflective supervision and training for professionals on a variety of topics.

Where children have been referred to our services, our preference is to work systemically ensuring all parties feel supported on their therapeutic journey. With this in mind, we are in the process of developing more holistic services utilising the outdoor space where possible. This will include Animal Assisted activities & Therapy, Holistic Therapy, Trauma Informed yoga, retreats, support groups, therapeutic forest schools to name a few.

Our hope is that each person joining us on their unique therapeutic journey will feel connected with, nurtured and safe enough to explore what’s been holding them back in order to ultimately bring about healing and positive change.

We are a forward thinking, solution focused team, with a can-do attitude. As a young, developing business, we welcome new employees who will help us to grow and develop.

**Role Title**: Integrative Therapist

**Salary**: £24,720 - 30 hours per week (FTE £30,900)

**Who we are**

IntraQuest is a specialist learning and well-being provider set in a beautiful nature conservation area on the cusp of Saddleworth, Greater Manchester.

Our name means internal journey, and that’s what we’re all about - helping people to understand themselves more fully, so they feel empowered to live fulfilled and purposeful lives.

As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we offer both fully funded and private therapeutic services, supporting schools, social care, other charities and individual families alike.

Here are some of the services we currently provide: assessments (Comprehensive, Trauma & attachment, learning & sensory & neurodiversity), individual play therapy, filial therapy, autPlay therapy, therapeutic parenting, counselling, integrative therapy, art therapy, group therapy, reflective supervision and training for professionals on a variety of topics.

Where children have been referred to our services, our preference is to work systemically ensuring all parties feel supported on their therapeutic journey. With this in mind, we are in the process of developing more holistic services utilising the outdoor space where possible. This will include Animal Assisted activities & Therapy, Holistic Therapy, Trauma Informed yoga, retreats, therapeutic forest schools to name a few.

Our hope is that each person joining us on their unique therapeutic journey will feel connected with, nurtured and safe enough to explore what’s been holding them back in order to ultimately bring about healing and positive change.

We are a forward thinking, solution focused team, with a can-do attitude. As a young, developing business, we welcome new employees who will help us to grow and develop.

**Purpose**
- To provide integrative counselling to young people, adults and groups.
- To support parents, carers and professionals to better understand and meet the needs of the young people receiving therapy.

**Outcomes and Expectations**
- To support, young people, adults and groups, using the whole person approach, by taking into account a clients mental, physical and emotional needs and using techniques and tools from different modalities to tailor your approach accordingly.
- Build a trusting and non-judgemental relationship with clients that helps them develop self-awareness, understand the cause of their concerns/triggers, which enables clients to confidently set goals and develop new behaviours.

**Responsibilities**
- To be responsible for delivering individual therapy to young people, adults and groups suffering from a range of psychological difficulties and complex life experiences.
- To be responsible for enabling young people and adults to make sense of their experiences, express their feeling and move towards feeling more secure.
- To be responsible for delivering joint work with parents and carers in relation to the child/young person's needs, parenting capacity and practical strategies that will enhance relationships and support the therapeutic process.
- To undertake specialist Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ's) and psychodynamic formulations in conjunction with the child/