What we do
Welcome to Barnardo’s Counselling service, we work with young people aged 10-19 who live or attend school in the Vale of Glamorgan.
Counselling provides a safe space for you to talk about your life, your feelings, and your current situation. It is a source of emotional support that provides you with the ability to talk to someone that is outside of your family or friends. The relationship with the counsellor is based on trust, you will decide what you want to talk about in the sessions, our job is to nurture and support your wellbeing whilst always thinking about your safety.
Parent or carers:
You can provide vital support to young people, navigating and supporting them to manage difficult situations which can be stressful and distressing, but you can support them to explore Counselling as a means of support.
We deliver-
IN SCHOOLS – we are located in all secondary schools across the Vale
WITHIN THE COMMUNITY – locations include the Business Service Centre (BSC), Barry, near the waterfront and Ely Family Centre, Cardiff. If you want to access counselling outside of school or if you don’t attend school, then community is for you.
ONLINE - Our counsellors have access to a range of platforms such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom and WhatsApp.
HOW TO GET HELP? - Please visit the Service website
https://www.schoolbasedcounselling.co.uk/
The website contains information about the service, how to access it and what to expect from counselling. With pages for children, parents and professionals there is also advice on managing wellbeing and self-care and supporting others. The site contains the referral forms to access the service which is available in schools, the community and digitally.
We can help with
- No child should be left to deal with poor mental health alone so we provide services supporting children and young people's emotional health and wellbeing. We have centres where children and young people can visit and have a trained worker they can trust and talk to. We help them build their confidence and get to the root of their difficulties so they can feel safer, happier, healthier and more hopeful.
- Find out more about Mental health
- Search for Mental health services
- Our youth services offer children and young people a safe space where they can build relationships, enjoy activities, develop new skills and receive support to help them make positive life choices.
- Search for Youth services services