Statistics taken from an NHS survey in July 2021 demonstrated one in six children aged five to 16 were identified as having a mental health problem. That’s five children in every classroom.

Just as every child deserves an empathetic response to their particular need,  we recognise that each school might be looking for a different kind of therapeutic provision and that it can be difficult to know where to start.  

What we offer:

• Setting-up a counselling service in your school

• 1:1 sessions for children and adolescents

• Lunchtime talk & play sessions

• Friendship and transition groups

• Support for teachers

For many children and young people school is their ‘safe haven’ away from the difficulties and challenges of life outside the classroom so it makes good sense to offer a safe and confidential environment within. This also enables the school to access additional support from the therapist to tackle issues of bullying and tap into support when wider systemic challenges arise within the school community such as how to respond to collective grief.

Having a school counsellor not only supports the pastoral care but can reduce the stress and work load in an already over burdened department. The therapist will support and advise staff and where necessary work to support parents and caregivers in achieving better relationships with their children and young people. This can be achieved through parent groups or by family in the therapeutic space. It is also possible for the therapist to partner with CAMHS services to provide a dual approach to parents and children.