| Who
is it for?
We offer services
for couples, individuals, young people and family groups.
Click on the group you are interested in to find out more.
What
problems can Relate counsellors deal with?
Our counsellors
are trained to deal with all types of problems,. The problems
which occur most frequently in counselling are issues around
marital difficulties, domestic violence, abuse, and relationships
with extended and blended families.
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How
can Counselling help me?
Counselling helps
you take time out from your situation and see it from a fresh
perspective. Your counsellor will help you to think about
what you can do to change your situation for the better, and
enable you to explore complex or difficult issues in a safe
and confidential environment.
- 66% of clients
came to Relate to improve or save their relationship with
their partner.
- 86% of clients
rated the service as excellent or good.
- At the end
of counselling over 90% of clients felt they understood
their problem better and felt more able to deal with it.
- A year after
completing counselling 82% were glad that they had gone
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|  Relationship
counselling
Relate counselling is open to everyone.
Whether you are married, living together, in a same-sex relationship,
separated, divorced or single, our confidential service can
help you deal with your relationship difficulties. You can
come on your own or with a partner.
The counselling
will help you look at how you relate with others – the
counsellor will work with you, helping you to be realistic
about relationships and the choices available to you.
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 Relateen
(youth counselling)
Relateen is a confidential
counselling service for young people aged 11 to 19 (or up
to 25 if in full time education). This service offers the
opportunity to talk about things which are bothering you in
privacy and safety, with someone who is specially trained
to listen and understand. The counsellors will not judge you,
but will encourage you to talk through your problems and come
to your own decisions. This service operates in some schools
in Havering and Barking & Dagenham, and we can also see
clients at our centres.
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 Family
Counselling
Everyone has family
arguments at some time. Usually these are easily resolved
or blow over, but sometimes they just get worse. This is when
a Relate Family Counsellor can help you work out things in
a way that’s best for everyone. Big changes in a family
can cause stress for everyone, long running disputes can cause
pain to the whole family, and the problems one person might
be going through can affect their relationships with others.
Our counsellors are specially trained to work with families
to help people resolve their problems.
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| Surgery
work
We work in conjunction
with the GP’s in Havering, offering counselling to patients
referred by them. We also work with some GPs in Barking and
Dagenham, and clients are either seen at the surgery or at
our local centres.
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 Psychosexual
Therapy Many of us experience
difficulties in our sexual relationships at some time or other
in our lives. Sometimes things get better without help, sometimes
they actually get worse. Sexual problems are difficult to
talk about. Therapists know this, and will quickly put you
at your ease, helping you talk about your sexual concerns.
The first time you meet the therapist, she will want to talk
with you in detail about your sexual difficulties, so that
she can assess the problem and recommend the best way forward.
If therapy is advised, the therapist will design a treatment
programme especially for you and you will be asked to do certain
specifici tasks in the privacy of your own home. You will
never be asked to undertake sexual tasks during sessions.
The tasks will be directed towards resolving your particular
sexual problems
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 Re-Able
When serious illness
suddenly strikes a member of the family, dealing with it can
be very difficult. A example of our work would be to help
someone caring for a person who has had a limb amputated –
this may put a strain on the family, and our counsellors would
be able to help you through a time of great adjustment.
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| Homeless
counselling
Working with the
local authorities in Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Havering,
and Barking and Dagenham, we offer counselling/mediation services
to homeless people. To access this service you would need
to contact your local authority, who would then refer you
to us.
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