Young People's Consultation Centre
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were appointed (two men and two women) who were all psychotherapists. There are now six. Most of them are also working with children or adolescents during the day. Each, with the exception of the Director, works two and a half sessions at the Centre. Two sessions are used for seeing clients, and the extra half session for staff discussion and recording. The procedure at the Centre is very simple. There is no form-filling; only the name and address are given to the secretary downstairs, or a code number may even be used?but this is not often asked for. They may then choose whether they wish to see a man or a woman. It is a principle of the Centre that there should not be a long waiting list, and of course during the first year, people could just walk in. Nowadays, people who ring up can usually make an appointment within
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