FOR YOUNG PEOPLE | Family Counselling Trust

You are not alone

If you're a young person looking for help, you're in the right place.

Our friendly Family Liaison Officer in your area will be able to help you. Please follow the steps below:

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STEP 1

The following boxes describe who we can help.

If you're not sure what it is you're feeling or don't know which box you fit into, go straight to Step 2.

If you are in severe distress or immediate danger, please call 999.

If you're a child or young person who is:

Feeling down or low
Feeling worried about things
Feeling unhappy with your body, or confused about food
Finding your emotions difficult to deal with
Being bullied or having trouble getting on with others
Skipping school
Feeling upset or worried about things going on at home or in your family
Finding it hard to speak with your parents/family
Hurting your body in some way
Worried about using drugs or alcohol
Finding your disability or illness difficult to cope with
Worried that another person might have acted towards you inappropriately or in a sexual manner
Feeling confused about your gender or sexuality
Feeling worried or under pressure because of social media

Who we can help

Children and young people who generally have more complex or long-term disorders will need more specialist help, so FCT cannot treat the following conditions:

Severe depression
Severe anxiety and obsessional behaviour
Psychosis
Severe challenging behaviour, conduct disorder
Risky, dangerous or suicidal behaviour
Severe substance misuse
Children who are looked after by the Local Authority
Children on a Child Protection Plan/Order
Severe post traumatic disorder difficulties
Severe learning disability

Please be aware that we are unable to accept any requests for help where there are current concerns about your safety and action is needed to protect you from harm. If you believe you are being abused, mistreated or harmed, please contact NSPCC here.

If you are not sure if you fall under one of these categories, you can go to Step 2 to speak to the Family Liaison Officer.