The Exchange is part of The TCS Group – a psychological wellbeing organisation with over 18 years’ experience working with children, young people, families, and adults. The Exchange specialises in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of children, young people and their families. We are currently delivering a range of services in 767 schools, colleges and communities, working in partnership with 10 local authorities. We are invested in all things wellbeing and our team of psychologists, counsellors, Thera- wellbeing play specialists and practitioners provide evidence-based support and accredited training as part of a whole-system resilience focused approach to improving mental wellbeing.
Exchange Families is set up to build resilience in early years, primary school children and teenagers by supporting parents and carers.
Exchange Youth provides counselling and psychological wellbeing support to young people aged 11-25 in schools and local communities.
Exchange Resource delivers accredited education, training and resources to schools and staff who support young people.
What does this look like?
- School and community based counselling Online counselling support
- D-EXY our digital wellbeing App Thera-play/counselling
- Group work
- Resilience programmes
- Resilience yoga
- Psychoeducation workshops
- NEET support
- Digital training suite
- In-person and virtual training
- Staff qualifications
- Tailored ALN training and resources
Aims of the Service
The mental health and well-being of every child and young person is priority throughout our principles of building resilience.
In partnership with East Ayrshire Council, deliver support to children, young people, parents and carers in the form of:
- 1-2-1 Counselling Support
- Group Support
- Online Chat Support
- Workshops
The Exchange provides age-appropriate therapeutic interventions with a view to support managing present issues and developing resilience for coping in later stages. Our team works to minimise waiting times and involve the young people in the therapeutic process, assessing success frequently through the CORE score framework.
We work collaboratively with Schools across East Ayrshire Council to deliver a seamless service to all accessing support. The Exchange is commissioned to 28 provide days of counselling support to secondary schools and 13 days to primary schools across East Aryshire.
