Everyone has family arguments at some time. Usually these are easily resolved or blow over, but sometimes they just get worse.

Big changes in a family can cause stress for everyone. Divorce or separation doesn’t just affect the adults in a relationship – it can affect the way children view relationships for life. Long running disputes can cause pain to the whole family, making it difficult or impossible to live under the same roof, and the problems one person may be going through can impact on other family members.

We can also help you manage the practical and emotional aspects of being co-parents living apart.

If your family is having problems, you can see one of our Family Counsellors individually, as a small group or the whole family together to help you work things out in a way that is best for everyone. Our counsellors are experienced relationship experts and are specially trained to work with families to help them resolve their problems.

“Our lives have been turned around; you made us help ourselves in a way we wouldn't have done before”

Relate for Young People

The RELATEEN counselling service for young people aged between 11 and 18.

Relateen counselling provides one to one support for young people who are experiencing difficulties as a result of family breakdown family conflict or with step family issues.

Relateen allows young people:

• To talk to someone in confidence
• To feel heard
• To access a counsellor directly
• To express their feelings
• To make sense of what is happening
• To accept that things may never be the same again

Relate for Parents

A service providing information and advice for parents who are separating or have separated. Children are better able to cope if their parents can be seen to share the responsibility for their welfare.

What can the relate for parents service do for you?

• Focus on the children
• Answer your questions on how to help your children
• Get information on managing the impact of separation on your children of all ages
• Look at how you can both agree to behave and talk to help your children now and in the future
• Information on children's age related reactions to family breakdown

“You are parents for life - something I had not thought of before”

“I do not want to lose contact with my child”