Swansea Counselling and Therapeutic Interventions
Platfform School -Based Counselling and Wellbeing Support
Platfform provides counselling services and wellbeing support for children and young people of school age in Swansea whether you’re attending school, home-educated, or otherwise.
To access support, either speak to a school staff member, or you can get in touch/make a referral by completing the following forms or giving us a call:
Primary school aged referral School Based Counselling for Primary School – Referral Form (jotform.com)
Secondary school aged referral School Based Counselling for Secondary School – Referral Form (jotform.com)
Tel: 07436 090 813 / 01792 763350
Cruse Bereavement Support
Support for children and young people and their parents and carers following bereavement. Our website pages contain information and advice and we also offer specialist counselling support for children and young people.
Visit the website or call our helpline to access support:
Helpline: 0808 808 1677
Email: morgannwg@cruse.org.uk
African Community Centre – Reach Me
Counselling and support for asylum-seeking, refugee and children and young people from ethnic backgrounds aged 3-18. Counselling support is also available to young carers of all ages from all ethnicities.
Email:
info@Africancommunitycentre.org.uk
Tel: 01792 470298
Hope Again by Cruse Bereavement
Online support for children and young people following bereavement.
Hope Again is the youth website of Cruse Bereavement Support. Created for young people, by young people the site provides support and advice, a space for young people to explore their grief and feel less alone.
2wish
When a family loses a child or a young adult the effects are devastating for all who knew and loved them.
Our mission is to ensure that all those affected by the sudden and traumatic death of a child or young adult aged 25 or under receive the bereavement support they deserve. Whether it was a recent or historic loss, we support:
- Families
- Individuals
- Witnesses
- Professionals
To get in touch:
Tel: 01443 853125
Email: info@2wish.org.uk
Cancer Information Support Service (CISS)
Cancer Information and Support Services (CISS) offers support to anyone whose life has been affected by cancer.
The free, confidential listening and counselling service is available to anyone over 3 years of age, whether they are patients, relatives, friends or carers.
Email: help@cancersupport.wales
Tel: Swansea 01792 655025 / Neath Port Talbot 01639 642333
Kids Cancer Charity
We are a national charity supporting children with cancer and their families through their challenging journey. Our wish is for children affected by cancer and their families to not feel alone. We offer:
- Free play therapy
- Counselling
- Bereavement group sessions
Tel: 01792 480500
Email:
Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI)
RABI provides an online counselling/mental wellbeing platform for farming people of all ages. The service has two distinct sites:
Qwell.io/rabi for adults, which Kooth.com/rabi is specifically tailored to young person aged 11 to 17 years.
Both sites are free to use, and open to all in the the farming community in England and Wales.
Available 24/7
Counsellors available Monday – Friday from 12pm, weekends from 6pm – 10pm.
DPJ Foundation
The DPJ Foundation is a Welsh mental health charity to support those in agriculture and rural communities with mental health problems. Share the Load is our 24/7 confidential counselling referral service which operates specifically for those in the agricultural community. We provide the amount of sessions needed for the individual – this is not limited.
Get in touch on:
Tel: 0800 587 4262
Text: 07860 048799
SilverCloud
If your child or young person is experiencing symptoms of anxiety or low mood, they are not alone.
Parents and carers can sign up for a free, 12-week online guided self-help programme to support children and young people aged 4-18 who are experiencing mild-moderate symptoms. Teens aged 16-18 can also sign up for their own free programme independently of a parent or carer.
New Pathways
We provide specialist support for adults, children and young people who have been affected by rape, sexual assault or abuse.
Find out more by visiting the link below or contact us on:
Tel: 01792 966660
Email: enquiries@newpathways.org.uk
Mental Health Matters Wales – SORTED Eating Disorders Peer Support Group
Mental Health Matters runs an online eating disorder support group called Share Our Recovery Through Eating Disorders (SORTED).
Check the link below or directly with us for days/times of the group.
Peer support group for those wanting to start their journey of recovery, this group offers support and guidance from people who have recovered.
Ages 17+
To find out more or register contact:
Email: sorted@mhmwales.org
Tel: 01656 767045 / 01656 651450
Coping with Self-Harm
Mental Health Matters runs online Self-Harm Awareness, Recovery and Education (SHARE) groups.
Check the link below or with us directly for days/times of groups.
Start your journey to recovery. Learn distraction techniques and coping strategies that can help you to reduce self-harm in your own way.
Ages: 16+
Email: share@mhmwales.org (for details and meeting ID)
Tel: 01656 767045 / 01656 651450
The Jac Lewis Foundation
The Jac Lewis Foundation has a number of different projects supporting the emotional health and wellbeing of children, young people and adults across Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Ammanford.
- Bereavement through Suicide Project
- Swansea City Football Mental Health Hub
- West Glamorgan Counselling Service
- Youth Service Project
To find out more visit the link below or contact:
Tel: 03301 336510
Sandy Bear – Child and Young Person’s Bereavement Service
Sandy Bear believe that no child should suffer bereavement alone. Our service offers 1:1 and peer-group support to ensure children and young people are able to understand death, fully express grief, and manage loss in a positive way which builds resilience and better equips them for life in the future.
Sandy Bear supports historical, anticipatory grief and recent bereavement for children and young people from the age of 0-25 years old. However, we also support parents, carers and guardians in dealing with their own grief and ways to support their children at an extremely vulnerable time.
Tel: 01437 700272
Email: referrals@sandybear.co.uk
Family and Therapy
Family and Therapy provide a range of support, including Play Therapy, Counselling, Psychotherapy and Family Therapy for all individuals experiencing emotional distress. Therapy is an opportunity to get to know yourself, understand your responses and reactions, explore family dynamics, process trauma, and bring more calm, confidence, joy and play into life.
Contact:
Email:
enquiries@familyandtherapy.co.uk
Tel: 07546 614644