Counselling
Spurgeons counselling services
At Spurgeons counselling services, all our counsellors are qualified professionals. We're here to help your child discuss and work through anything they may be struggling with.
Our qualified counsellors currently provide individual child counselling in schools, community settings, in our own centres and online.
Counselling services
Our qualified counsellors currently provide individual counselling for children and young people in community settings, schools, in our own centres and online.
Your child may experience times of difficulty and distress. Our counselling services offer an opportunity for children to build a safe, trusting relationship with a qualified professional so that you can discuss anything that is troubling you in a safe, confidential, non-judgmental environment.
Children’s counselling services
Our children’s counselling supports young people’s mental health. Our counselling team deliver exceptional work to meet the individual needs of the children and young people that are referred for help, to give them the tools to manage their mental health in the future.
The Spurgeons counselling team provide face to face counselling services at 5 centres in Kent and Sussex and can be contacted below:
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Counselling booking
Description:
1-1 counselling sessions with a fully qualified BACP counsellor in schools and Spurgeons’ centres
Used for:
Anxiety, bereavement, bullying, self-harm, eating disorders, sexual abuse, physical and mental abuse, depression, trauma, family breakdown, and many other difficulties.
Timescale:
Typically, 12 weeks with a child counsellor depending on the nature, complexity and depth of the issue
Price:
£53 per hour (in schools)
£53 per hour (Spurgeons Centres)
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Financial support
If finance presents a barrier to you accessing support, please raise this when contacting us.
Spurgeons operates a bursary scheme for children of families unable to meet the whole cost of child counselling. If finance presents a barrier to you accessing support, please raise this when contacting us.
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Our counselling sessions
In our counselling sessions, our counsellors work with children and young people in an integrative way. Children and young people are supported to work through their difficulties by the use of a range of therapeutic tools such as, art, play and other creative materials – feelings, thoughts and experiences.
Our counsellors work with children and young people in an integrative way using elements of various counselling approaches and models tailored to the client’s needs and circumstances, such as CBT and psychoeducation.
Find out more about how Spurgeons counselling services can support you and your family:
Online counselling
Spurgeons provides online counselling for children, young people and adults. We offer this service through a secure video link on Teams.
School counselling
Spurgeons provides affordable, accessible and effective counselling in schools for primary and secondary children and school staff throughout England.
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Frequently asked questions about Spurgeons Counselling Services
What is counselling?
Counselling is a form of talking therapy whereby an adult or child meets with a trained professional counsellor to talk about difficulties or problems that they are experiencing in their life.
How long do you work with clients?
There are no restrictions for time spent with a counsellor, it is very client-led so counselling continues for as short or as long as needed. On average a client is seen for around 12 sessions, but this can be much shorter or longer depending on the complexity of issues involved.
Are parents notified of what is discussed in a counselling session?
The child is entitled to confidentiality in the same way as an adult client would be, however the child is free to discuss anything from the session with their parent or carer. If the counsellor identifies issues that would be healthy for the child to discuss with their parent they would encourage the child to do so.
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