What is Youth Counselling?
The
Docklands Outreach counselling service is provided for young people
aged 11 to 25. It is an opportunity to talk through and explore
problems and feelings which may be difficult to do with family and
friends.
A counselling session is usually 50 minutes long and once a week.
Young people come to counselling to express feelings and thoughts they often keep to themselves. It could be about:
- Not feeling confident about yourself
- Using drugs or alcohol
- Relationships
- Stress
- Self-harm
- Anger management
- Sexuality & gender
- Bullying
- Racism or other abuse
- Being listened to
- Being understood
Confidentiality - What does it mean?
Confidentiality
means that whatever you say to our counsellor will stay in the
counselling room. This means that no one outside of Docklands outreach
even needs to know you are having counselling,
It also means that the counsellor will discuss with you if he/she feels
confidentiality might need to be broken. This could happen if you or
others were at risk of serious harm or you needed services which meant
bringing in other Docklands Outreach workers.
It’s
natural to feel anxious, but this first session will give you the
chance to talk about what you might want from counselling and to see if
it’s the right thing for you.
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