service
Free
We provide 1:1 bereavement counselling and bereavement support groups for adults, children and young people. Most of our bereavement counselling takes place face to face but some online appointments can be made available.
What is this service?
Families can be a source of support, encouragement and love but sometimes relationships within families are put under strain and family members feel isolated or overlooked.
Family counselling can help when siblings aren’t getting on, or when parents and children are going through a divorce or separation. Forming a new family is a challenge and it is at this point that many parents contact Relate for some support to help everyone settle.
Whatever difficulties you're having as a family, we can help.
You will meet with a counsellor, who will provide confidential and non-judgemental support, and who will encourage everyone who comes to have their say and to share their feelings, if they wish.
At the first appointment, the counsellor will ask you to talk through what’s happening, and what you’d like to change. You will then work with the counsellor to decide what happens next.
Counselling is a different experience for everyone, and what happens in your sessions will depend very much on what you hope to get out of it, and on the unique needs of your family.
You can expect Family Counselling to help you to build stronger relationships between every member of the family and help you to work together as a team.
Take a look below at some of our work:
Find your local Relate centre here.
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What people say
It's amazing how many parents realise the extent to which their child has bottled up their feelings – once the child feels safe, they can speak openly
