Social Entrepreneur’s Profile

Ingrid De Jonghe

TEJO

Since 2000, the number of young people with mental health problems has increased dramatically due to the complex and stressful world we live in. TeJo offers psychological counselling by professional therapists to young people aged 10 to 20. 

The mission of the social enterprise before Corona:

Ingrid De Jonghe is bringing preventative and solutions-focused mental health services to youth that cannot access them anywhere else. With the belief that mentally distressed youth must have the space to talk to someone the moment they are ready to open up – and not to wait – Ingrid’s volunteer therapists provide on-the-spot, accessible and free counseling and empowerment to young people in need. The sessions are anonymous, immediate, short and free of charge. The service covers requests for help at an early stage to prevent the situation from escalating. The main aim of the therapy is to increase the young people’s sense of competence, to give them the possibility to keep their problems under control, to make them more resilient and to make them feel safe. This solution-oriented brief therapy helps to build up the qualities and strengths of the adolescents.