Being You Therapy
Charity 1194810
Overview
Summary
Being You Therapy appears to operate less as a single counselling provider than as an access-and-funding intermediary: it connects people facing financial disadvantage with a network of therapists and seeks to reduce or remove therapy costs. Its role combines referral, needs assessment, means testing and matching, with a particular emphasis on widening access to professional therapy across the West Midlands while accepting applicants living in England.
Operational geography
Coverage: Regional
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- Direct evidence from the Charity Commission's current record confirms that the charity operates in Birmingham City, alongside Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Worcestershire. However, it does not identify any Birmingham ward, recognised place, delivery venue or service location.
- The organisation's website directly describes a network of counsellors and therapists throughout the West Midlands and partnerships in the West Midlands. This reasonably supports a regional operational identity rather than a neighbourhood-, district- or Birmingham-citywide site-based model.
- The website states that applicants must live in England and that therapy can be delivered online as well as in person. It is unclear whether this represents active routine delivery across England or an eligibility criterion alongside a principally West Midlands-based therapist network.
- No Birmingham physical site can be evidenced. The Charity Commission records a Walsall correspondence address and states that the charity does not own or lease land or property; neither establishes a Birmingham operational site.
- The organisation refers to West Midlands partnerships but does not name the partners or show where those partnerships deliver services. Their specific effect on reach within Birmingham therefore remains unverified.
Additional evidence needed
- A current list or map of therapist locations, delivery venues or commissioned sessions in Birmingham, confirming relevant Birmingham wards or recognised places.
- Named partnership agreements or partner webpages confirming where Birmingham referrals, in-person counselling or group sessions are delivered.
- A recent annual or impact report showing the number and location of Birmingham beneficiaries, referrals or sessions, distinguishing online from in-person provision.
Areas of work
- Disability
- Other Charitable Purposes
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A therapy-access infrastructure rather than a conventional provider
The organisation appears to create access by funding, assessing and matching people to independent or networked therapeutic support, rather than relying solely on an in-house clinical service.
Why it matters
This suggests its capacity and local value may depend heavily on the breadth, availability and specialist mix of its therapist network, as well as on funding for subsidised sessions.
Show evidence
“Provides grants of financial assistance to enable counselling and/or therapy.”
Source:Charity Commission“Applicants are connected with the right therapist after their needs are identified.”
Source:Organisation
Economic exclusion is a central organising principle
Financial need appears to be the main gateway to support, with mental-health provision framed as an affordability problem as well as a clinical one.
Why it matters
This distinguishes Being You Therapy from universal mental-health services and positions it as a potential bridge between unmet need and privately delivered professional therapy.
Show evidence
“Discounted or free professional therapy is available to help individuals, couples and families.”
Source:Organisation“Financial support criteria include being a student, a single parent, receiving Universal Credit or having an income below £25,000.”
Source:Organisation
The service boundary is broader than its eligibility messaging
There may be an unresolved distinction between services for children and young people and eligibility for financially supported therapy: the website describes counselling for ages 5–17, while support criteria refer to people aged 16+ and another section says the service is for over-18s.
Why it matters
This ambiguity could affect referral partners and families trying to understand who can receive funded support, and may indicate different routes or funding rules that are not yet clearly articulated.
Show evidence
“Children and young people counselling is available for those between 5 and 17.”
Source:Organisation“Financial support criteria include being 16 years and older.”
Source:Organisation“Being You Therapy is for anyone over 18 who meets the criteria for financial support.”
Source:Organisation
- How many people receive support, and whether demand exceeds available funded therapy.
- Whether children and young people can access subsidised therapy, and under which criteria.
- Which partnerships fund referrals or shape provision in the West Midlands.
Remaining uncertainties
- Annual data on referrals, funded sessions, waiting times, outcomes and unmet demand.
- A clear eligibility policy separating age, geography and funding rules.
- Information on therapist-network size, specialisms and partner organisations.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
We provide therapeutic support to as many people as possible. We ensure those who need help can get it through our local partnership, Our network of therapists are masters trained, also trained work with different areas of difficulty, including feeling stressed or anxious, panic attacks, school or workplace bullying, grief & bereavement, family problems, low self-esteem, and self-harm & suicide.
Charity objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING OR AFFECTED BY POOR MENTAL HEALTH BY: A. PROVIDING GRANTS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE THOSE WHO FIND THEMSELVES WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES WITH FUNDING FOR COUNSELLING AND/OR THERAPY. B. SIGN POSTING TO SELF-HELP RESOURCES.