Compassion, Collaboration & Community.
We’re a York-based specialist mental healthcare provider, supporting people who require expert therapy to improve their mental wellbeing. We specialise in tailored care which is personalised and effective. Providing psychological assessment and therapy services locally, regionally and nationally. Neurodevelopmental assessment and therapy services for adults, children and young people with autism and ADHD.
Our mission is to deliver high quality, sustainable, renowned mental health and wellbeing services, alongside Autism and ADHD services, helping people to live well with themselves so that we all live better together.
As an independent charity, we provide care to people who refer themselves and those who are referred to us by GPs and other professionals. We can often help when others can’t, enabling people to recover and get their lives back on track.
What’s going on at The Retreat
Call 01904 412551 to speak to us, or Contact Us here
Connectedness and Local Volunteering Opportunities
Today, Rosalie Harrison - Psychotherapist chats with Nick Love on Jorvik Community Radio about "Connectedness" We're designed to live and work in groups. The cultural shift from collectivism to individualism means we're no longer very good at it - nevertheless,...
Megan’s first book shared by The Retreat to help others living with autism
By sharing her story of her diagnosis as part of World Autism Week, Megan Rhiannon hopes to help others living with autism to manage their lives. Her first book ‘Existing Autistic’ is being shared with others by The Retreat with the aim of helping them deal with their...
Valentines Day 2021 Loving Life; Play, Curiosity and Creativity
By Rosalie Harrison How on earth do we mark Valentine’s day this year? It’s freezing, we’re in lockdown and we’ve already got more than a few plates spinning, frankly. Our association of romance and spring is not a coincidence; a sustainable source of light, warmth,...
The Retreat seeks views to shape our new Psychosexual Therapy Services
The Coronavirus pandemic and resulting lockdowns have dramatically changed the way we live our lives. Working and schooling from home has altered the domestic dynamic, putting new strains on families and relationships. The Retreat in York, one of the oldest mental...
Express Yourself
CHILD MENTAL HEALTH WEEK EXPRESS YOURSELF This week is Child Mental Health Week and the theme this year is EXPRESS YOURSELF. Take a look at the Website - Children's Mental Health Week 2021 Its packed ideas, activities and videos for all ages to try at home....
ON THE 12TH DAY MENTAL HEALTH
Mental Health Mantra's The leaves not yet out, mud everywhere you go. Frosty mornings gone. Sunny mornings not yet come. Give me blizzards and frozen pipes, but not this nothing time, not this waiting room of the world.’ CS Lewis thoughts on January...
ON THE 11TH DAY OF MENTAL HEALTH
The Power of Journal Writing Do you keep a journal? Writing down our thoughts and feelings can improve our health and wellbeing so why not super-charge your journaling practice. Do you keep a journal? People have shared their thoughts, feelings, hopes and fears with...
ON THE 10TH DAY OF MENTAL HEALTH
Pace Yourself 2021 begins – and the traditional time of year to make New Year’s Resolutions arrives once again. This year, the ongoing stress and uncertainty of the Covid pandemic may make it feel much harder than usual to make...
ON THE 9th DAY OF MENTAL HEALTH
"All the stress I was under broke the shields I'd spent my entire life building up". There was a foreboding feeling that my relationships, work, and university were all suffering. I didn't know what to do and ignored it. Growing up it seemed I was a bit more sensitive...
ON THE 8th DAY OF MENTAL HEALTH
5 Tips To Manage Sensory Sensitivities Everyone responds to different sensory experiences in different ways, there are some sensations that we enjoy and others that we might dislike or even find unpleasant or distressing. Christmas is a time of year often...
What We Do
We support people and help them recover, using a wide range of different therapies and assessments. We use best-practice and multidisciplinary approaches to diagnose Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and ADHD.
We also have a secure and confidential online ‘virtual consultation’ service. This service can be used to provide assessments, therapy and ongoing support for people who are not able to come to our site in York.
Our Story
We care for the mental health of people in York and across the UK through our Adult Psychological Therapies Service, our Children and Young People’s Psychological Therapies Service, our Adult Autism and ADHD Service and our Children and Young People’s Autism Service. In addition to privately funded therapies, we offer some services free at the point of delivery through contracts with NHS partners and through charitable funding.
Get in Touch. Talk to us.
If you need to speak to us, we are here to help. Our team of qualified therapists are at your service in person, or via a video call.