Children & Young People's Counselling

Our Children & Young People's counsellors offer a safe, confidential space for children and young people aged 8-18 to talk about any challenges they may be facing and explore better ways of coping. Our counsellors can support young people with a range of difficulties that could include:

• Parental separation or divorce
• Difficulty adjusting to living in a new family
• Difficulties at school
• Anxiety
• Low mood
• Phobia
• Stress
• Self-esteem

Our young people's counsellors have all received specialist training to work with children and young people. They will listen and support you in working out the best way forwards.

Everything you say will remain confidential; this means it will stay private. However, there can be times that confidentiality may be broken if:

• You are going to harm yourself or someone else
• Someone is harming you or someone else you have told us about

This will be explained to you in your first meeting.

You can expect to be helped by a supportive and non-judgemental counsellor, either at our Relate centre and outposts, or within your school. They will start off by undertaking an initial meeting to make sure Relate is a good fit for you. This is also a good time to ask any questions that you may have.  If counselling is the best way forward, you will begin with ongoing sessions that are usually once a week for around 45-50 minutes.

“Through my counselling at Relate, I learnt lifelong skills in how to deal with social anxiety. I carry these skills in all my difficult situations and know a lot of new coping strategies.” 

“I enjoyed coming to counselling, I found it really helpful to learn how to manage my emotions and it was good having a trusted person to talk to.”

“I feel like I can express my emotions better without feeling scared. I find it easier to talk to people about my feelings now. This has helped me a lot to cope with my emotions and I feel happier.

RLLR Clients