Face to face counselling
Counselling gives you an opportunity to talk to someone about your experiences and how they affect you. You will not be judged, criticised or told what to do, but supported in being yourself and making your own choices. It can sometimes be hard to put your thoughts and feelings into words so you may wish to try other ways of expressing yourself, such as drawing or painting. It\'s up to you
How long does it take? During an Initial Assessment with a counsellor, you will have an opportunity to discuss whether or not to begin counselling. If you both agree that it may be helpful, you will probably be offered 6 sessions to start with. This may be enough support for you or you may want to continue. Counselling is a very individual process so it\'s impossible to say how long it will take. Some people attend a few sessions, others many more. You may stop coming to counselling at any time
Is it confidential? Counselling at PARCS is confidential. However, your counsellor will work to Hampshire Wide Child Protection Procedures. This means that if someone under 18 has, or is, experiencing emotional, physical, sexual abuse, or neglect PARCS may need to contact Social Services. This is the same for almost all Young Peoples\' services in the area. If this happens, your counsellor will always try and discuss it with you. |
