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Counselling for Young People
A confidential space for teenagers and young adults to be heard, not fixed. And clear, honest guidance for the parents trying to help them.
For parents or young people themselves
NHS-experienced
Safeguarding-trained
BACP Registered Member
For parents
When you can see they're struggling.
Maybe school has become a battle, exams are looming over everything or your child has gone quiet in a way that worries you. Perhaps there is anxiety, low mood, friendship trouble or a screen life you cannot see into. You have tried talking. It is not landing.
A counsellor is sometimes what a young person needs precisely because they are not you: a neutral adult with no agenda, whose only job is to listen. My work with young people is supported by NHS experience in risk and safeguarding, so you can trust that safety is held carefully throughout.
Waiting lists for NHS young-people services in this area are long. Private sessions can usually begin within a week or two.
For young people
This space is yours.
Therapy is not about an adult telling you what to do. What you share stays between us, with only the safety limits every counsellor has, which I will explain plainly in our first session so there are no surprises.
You do not have to sit in a room staring at a stranger either. We can talk online or walk in Kew instead; walk and talk therapy suits a lot of people who hate the idea of a counselling room. Silences are fine. Starting with "I don't know where to start" is fine too.
If you're neurodivergent or think you might be, my approach is neurodivergent-affirming: no fixing, no masking practice, just space to be how you actually are.
Not in detail and that is what makes it work. Young people open up when they trust the space is theirs. What I will always do is involve you immediately if there is a safety concern and with your child's agreement we can review together how things are going.
Frame it as their choice, not a punishment or a verdict. One low-pressure introductory call is often enough for a young person to decide it is bearable. The walking format helps here too: a walk feels less clinical than a consulting room.
Yes. University students and young adults navigating first jobs, identity and independence are a significant part of my practice, in person or online wherever you are in the UK.
Ready when you are.
A free introductory call, no forms and no obligation. Just a quiet conversation to see whether working together feels right.