a time 4 you psychological services

What a time 4 you psychological services does

A Time 4 You Psychological Services C.I.C. is a UK-registered Community Interest Company (a social enterprise structure with asset lock and no external shareholders) headquartered in Redcar, providing counselling and psychological therapy services across the Teesside region and, more recently, North Yorkshire. The organisation primarily serves children, young people, families, and adults through a portfolio that includes school-based counselling, adoption support therapy, family therapy, adult therapy, clinical supervision, clinical auditing, and training delivery. The clinical model is human-delivered and relies on credentialed practitioners, including DDP-certified therapists and BACP-accredited clinicians, with the lead consultant clinical psychologist bringing 20+ years of NHS CAMHS experience.

The business operates a multi-channel revenue model that mixes public-sector commissioned contracts (local authorities in Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees, and NHS Tees Valley CCG), Adoption Support Fund work, private pay sessions priced at £45 per session, and commissioned training programmes such as the 'Telling About Adoption' delivery for Adoption Tees Valley. Delivery is primarily embedded in schools and community settings, lowering access friction for child and family referrals. There is no technology platform, no AI component, and no external investment — the asset-locked CIC structure means surplus is reinvested into social purpose rather than distributed to owners. Strategic growth is being pursued through geographic expansion (Harrogate), new service lines (clinical auditing, supervision, training), and partnership activity with entities such as the Inside Out Mental Health Support Team and Footprints in the Community.

Name

a time 4 you psychological services

Legal name

A Time 4 You Psychological Services C.I.C.

Website

https://time4youcounselling.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

A Time 4 You Psychological Services C.I.C. is a UK Community Interest Company based in Redcar delivering counselling, adoption support therapy, family therapy, and training to children, families, and adults across Teesside and North Yorkshire via commissioned local authority contracts, NHS work, and private sessions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Counselling Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

School-Based Mental Health Therapy (Licensed Clinicians) (EDAKAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mental Health Counseling & Psychotherapy Services (EDALAFAB), Mental Health Counseling & Therapy Services (K–12) (EDAJALAG), School Counseling Services (Individual & Group) (EDAKAMAB), Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

Keywords

• Psychological counselling services
• Child and adolescent therapy
• School-based mental health
• Family therapy services
• Adoption support therapy

Headquarters

HQ city

Redcar

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Commissioned Services: Services commissioned by local authorities including Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland, and NHS bodies. Primary revenue stream from government/public sector contracts.
2. Private Pay Sessions: Individual counselling sessions paid directly by clients at £45 per session. No limits on number of sessions compared to commissioned services.
3. Adoption Support Fund: Funded therapeutic support for adoptive families through the Adoption Support Fund (ASF), including DDP, therapeutic parenting, attachment-informed therapy, art psychotherapy, play therapy, CBT, EMDR, and trauma therapy.
4. Training Services: Bespoke training packages, supervision, and consultation services for staff working with children and families. 'Telling About Adoption' training commissioned by Adoption Tees Valley.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

A Time 4 You Psychological Services is a Community Interest Company delivering counselling, psychotherapy and clinical supervision services to children, young people, families and adults across Teesside and North Yorkshire. Core work comprises school-based counselling embedded in primary and secondary schools, specialist adoption support and attachment-informed therapy (DDP, EMDR, CBT, play therapy, art psychotherapy, trauma therapy), family therapy including intensive interventions for looked-after children, and adult therapy covering anxiety, depression, trauma and bereavement. Services are delivered by BACP-accredited or working-towards-accreditation clinicians under clinical supervision and are accessed via commissioned contracts, Adoption Support Fund, or private self-pay.

Product overview

A Time 4 You Psychological Services is a community interest company providing a portfolio of psychological and counselling services primarily focused on children, young people, and families in the Teesside area. The core offering consists of school-based counselling services, adoption support therapy, family therapy, adult therapy, clinical supervision, clinical auditing, and professional training. Services are delivered through qualified and clinically supervised counsellors and psychotherapists, with a focus on building resilience in young people. The company operates under a multi-service model where individual counselling sessions, therapeutic interventions (including EMDR, DDP, CBT, play therapy), family therapy, and clinical supervision services function as related but distinct service lines under the unified A Time 4 You brand.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Work in Schools School-based counselling services delivered by professionally qualified, trained and clinically supervised counsellors to schools and academies across Redcar and Cleveland and as far as Harrogate. Access via school nurses, pastoral leaders, teachers, head teachers, and student self-referral.
• Adoption Support Therapy Provision
• Working with Adults
• Family Therapy
• Clinical Supervision
• Clinical Auditing
• Inside Out Mental Health Support Team
• Supporting local Charities
• Professional Training

Quantifiable outcome

• Stronger attachments and brighter futures reported through family feedback

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBACP is the primary professional body for counselling in the UK. Sandra Bell serves as Deputy Chair of BACP Children, Young People and Families Division. Cathy Bell is joint chair of the CYPF BACP committee. The organisation's therapists are BACP Accredited Members or working towards accreditation.
• Middlesbrough CouncilcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal authority commissioning partner for family therapy and intensive family interventions across Middlesbrough area.
• Redcar & Cleveland Borough CouncilcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal authority commissioning partner for counselling and therapy services in the Redcar and Cleveland area.
• Stockton-on-Tees Borough CouncilcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal authority commissioning partner for counselling and therapy services in the Stockton-on-Tees area.
• NHS Tees Valley Clinical Commissioning GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNHS body commissioning mental health support services across the Tees Valley area.
• Adoption Tees ValleycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommissioning partner for 'Telling About Adoption' training programme for new adoptive parents. Specialised adoption support agency in the Tees Valley area.
• EMDR AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional association for EMDR practitioners. Therapists trained and qualified in EMDR for children and adults.
• Footprints in the CommunityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal charity partnership where A Time 4 You provides counselling referrals for adults and families supported by Footprints' projects including Redcar Area Foodbank and First Steps. Monthly financial donations support Footprints' projects.
• Inside Out Mental Health Support TeamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative initiative providing comprehensive mental health support to young people in schools. Time 4 You counsellors work alongside MHST practitioners and other specialists.
• Safer CommunitiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organisation working on community safety initiatives.
• ABC CounsellingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounselling partner organisation in the Teesside area.
• R C V D AminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organisation (Redcar and Cleveland Voluntary Development Association).
• Woodsmith FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation providing funding and support for charitable initiatives in the area.
• ProclaimminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organisation in the mental health support ecosystem.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Family Action: UK charity delivering family and children's services including therapeutic support, parenting programmes and school-linked work. Comparable on the family support and ASF-style adoption-adjacent funding pathway.
• Anna Freud Centre: Charitable provider of mental health services, training and research for children, young people and families. Comparable for its family therapy, school-linked services and training portfolio, and a likely reference point for A Time 4 You on DDP-style attachment work.
• Relate: UK provider of relationship, couples and family counselling, including children and young people services. Directly comparable on the family therapy and relationship counselling line, and on a local-centre commissioning model with local authorities.
• Place2Be: UK children's mental health charity providing school-based counselling and emotional support. Highly comparable to A Time 4 You on the school-based children/young people counselling model, though operating at significantly greater national scale.

Broad incumbents

• Mind (local Mind network): National mental health charity with local Mind affiliates delivering counselling, including children and young people services. Broader incumbent that overlaps with A Time 4 You on adult and CYP counselling but is not specialised in school-based or adoption work.
• Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust: NHS mental health trust delivering child and family mental health services, training and clinical supervision. Comparable on the CAMHS-experienced leadership profile and the clinical supervision/training revenue line, but as a public sector incumbent rather than a CIC.
• NSPCC / Childline: Large UK children's charity operating Childline and therapeutic services for children and families. A broader incumbent in the children/young people mental health space with overlapping referral pathways (schools, GPs, social workers).

Emerging players

• Kids Inspire: Essex-based charity providing therapeutic and mental health support for children, young people and families, including school-based delivery. Comparable service mix and regional charity model, useful as a peer for sub-national replication scenarios.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/atime4youteesside
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/a-time-4-you-psychological-services

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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