• Are you separating or divorcing or maybe you divorced some time ago?

• Are you worried about the effects on your children?

• Do you have a new partner and want to think about your new family?

How the Child Counselling Service can Help?

The Child Counselling Service offers help for children whose parents have separated, divorced or remarried. It offers a safe and private place for children to talk to a counsellor about their own responses to what has happened.

We realise the importance of keeping you involved in this work and encourage close communication between counsellor and parent.

Confidentiality

What is said during sessions is confidential between the children and the counsellor/practitioner. The counsellor/practitioner will talk about the sessions with parents, if the child requests it or if the counsellor/practitioner feels it would be helpful, and then only with the child's consent.

The exception to confidentaility is if we have reason to believe that any person was at risk of harm, either from themsleves or others, as we have a duty by law to report this to the relevant agency.

It helps children and teenagers if both parents know of and support their visits to us. We aim to secure parental permission.

About us

The Child Counselling Service is a service provided by Mediation Herefordshire. It is Voluntary and independent and is not part of any statutory agency such as the Social Services Department or CAFCASS.

Who can use the service?

Anyone can make an enquiry on behalf of a child or parent, for instance, other relatives, a teacher or GP or you can refer yourself.

How to get in touch

If you would like further information, ring us to arrange a time to come in and talk to a  counsellor/practitioner.

We will talk with you about how the service works and what we can offer you and your children. Appointments for children/young people can be arranged in Hereford, Ledbury, Leominster, Ross-on-Wye, Bromyard, Kingstone and Kington.

Our staff

Counsellors/practitioners at the Child Counselling Service have extensive experience of working with children and young people. Our work is professionally supervised. If you have any concerns or complaints please discuss them with a counsellor/practitioner or the service manager.

The Child Counselling Service wishes to maintain a service which is accessible to all members of the community.

"As a BACP accredited service we are bound by it's Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Pschotherapy and subject to the Professional Conduct Procedure therein".

Donations:

We are constantly fundraising in order to provide our child counselling service and are very grateful to the local funders for their continuing support.  Donations from parents are very welcome and help us to continue to provide our service.