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Akima is a trauma-informed therapeutic intervention charity supporting young people aged 16–25 through their most challenging moments — helping them heal, grow, and rewrite their futures.
Our Services
Find the support that's right for you.
We offer structured, tailored pathways designed around the person, not the system. Whether you're a young person, a family, or an organisation — there's a place for you here.
Available Online
Available in person
Hybrid
Stream 1 · Referral & Waitlist
For Young People
Trauma-informed support for young people aged 16–25. Delivered through referral or self-referral, with free cohort places available throughout the year.
Free · Referral Based
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Therapeutic Intervention
One-to-one and group therapeutic support delivered by qualified practitioners. We work with young people processing trauma, grief, anxiety, and complex emotional experiences — meeting them where they are.
Individual & Group Sessions
03
Psychoeducation
Understanding yourself is one of the most powerful tools you can have. We help young people make sense of their own minds — how trauma affects the brain, how emotions work, and how to develop healthier coping strategies.
Workshops · Learning Sessions
05
Grief, Loss & Bereavement
For young people who have lost a loved one to violent crime, or whose family member has been involved in serious harm. We hold space for all sides of grief — including the complicated kind.
Bereavement Support
02
Mentoring & Coaching
Structured mentoring from professionals and peers with lived experience. Building identity, confidence, and purpose — helping young people see the opportunities ahead, not just the challenges behind.
1:1 Mentoring · Peer Support
04
County Lines & Exploitation
Specialist support for young people affected by county lines, grooming, criminal sexual exploitation, or those being drawn into lifestyles they don't want to be part of. Confidential, non-judgemental, and safe.
Specialist Intervention
06
Teenage Parent Support
Parenting through trauma — emotional, practical, and therapeutic support for young parents navigating the pressures of parenthood alongside their own complex life experiences.
Young Parents · Families
20
Free places per cohort
6 weeks
Programme length
2–3×
Per year
Free cohort places are limited and open 2–3 times a year. Join the waitlist to be notified when the next cohort opens.
Stream 2 · Referral & Funded
Integration & Stabilisation
Referral Based
Structured resettlement and transitional support for young people leaving prison, care, or correction facilities — helping them rebuild stability, identity, and a sense of future.
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Prison & Custody Leavers
Transitional therapeutic and mentoring support for young people leaving prison or youth offender institutions. We address the emotional, social, and practical cliff-edge that too many young people fall from — helping them build a stable foundation before and after release.
Post-Custody Support
02
Care & Residential Leavers
Dedicated support for young people leaving the care or residential system — addressing the emotional complexity of that transition and helping them build safe, healthy foundations. Because leaving should never mean leaving support behind.
Care Experienced · 16–25
Stream 3 · Commissioned Work
For Organisations
Commissioned · Paid
We partner with local authorities, NHS trusts, schools, housing associations, and community organisations to deliver bespoke therapeutic programmes, workshops, and training — built around your population and outcomes.
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Programme Delivery
Bespoke therapeutic and wellbeing programmes designed and delivered for your organisation's specific population, setting, and outcomes. From 6-week cohorts to long-term embedded programmes.
Tailored Programmes
02
Workshops & Training
Interactive sessions on trauma-informed practice, mental health awareness, county lines, youth engagement, and more — designed for your staff, clients, or community groups.
CPD · Community Sessions
03
Consultancy & Partnership
Strategic guidance on trauma-informed models, programme design, and youth engagement — from practitioners with lived and professional experience who understand both the system and the street.
Tailored Programmes
Stream 4 · Self-Funded
For Parents & Families
Self-Funded
Can't wait for a referral? Parents and families can access Akima's support directly on a self-funded basis — the same quality of care, available when you need it most.
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Therapeutic Support for Your Young Person
Access one-to-one therapeutic sessions for your young person directly — without waiting for a statutory referral. Trauma-informed, culturally aware, and tailored to their specific needs. Flexible scheduling available online and in person.
Private Sessions · Flexible
02
Family & Parenting Support
Non-judgemental support for parents and carers navigating complex family dynamics, communication breakdown, or crisis. Including mediation and whole-family sessions. Because looking after your young person starts with looking after yourself too.
Family Support · Mediation
Private Hub
Private Therapy Hub
Open to All · Private
Open to all - young people, adults. Professional therapy, mediation, and specialist support
Private Therapy
Individual psychotherapy and counselling sessions with qualified practitioners. Trauma-informed, culturally aware, and tailored entirely to you — no referral required.
Mediation
Professional mediation for families, couples, or individuals in conflict — creating a safe, structured space for resolution, understanding, and a path forward.
Family Therapy
Whole-family therapeutic support, helping families heal, communicate, and move forward together — however your family looks and whatever you've been through.