40a Station Road, New Barnet, Herts EN5 1QH

020 8440 9144

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Who is our children and young people’s service for?

Counselling is available for young people aged 6 to 25 and offers counselling, support and information on issues such as family issues including parental separation and divorce, relationships, anxiety, sadness, self-esteem, self-confidence, bullying, school, college and work issues, eating disorders, self-harm, abuse and loss.

Our services are for young people who live, work or attend schools and colleges within North London (including Barnet, Finchley, Camden, Tottenham, Enfield, and Harrow) as well as Hertfordshire and Essex.

What is counselling?

Sometimes talking to our friends or family is not enough, especially if some of our problems are about them. Talking to a counsellor who is trained to listen and who is outside your situation can give you support and a safe place and a space of your own to talk about difficult things. Talking through a problem with a trained counsellor can help you make sense of what is happening in your life, sort out what you feel or work out what’s important. Counselling can also help you find your strengths and build on them so that you can make better choices for yourself.

For children younger than 12 we offer play therapy and we have a dedicated play room for this purpose. To find out more about play therapy, please visit our Frequently asked questions page.

How do I get to see a counsellor?

If you would like to see a counsellor please fill in the form on the Contact us page of this site or ring us on 020 8440 9144 or text your name and number to 07922 141 392.

We will then arrange for you to speak to our counselling coordinator who will book a time for you to come in for a session. We try to offer you a first appointment within three weeks.

You can drop in on a Monday afternoon (not bank holidays), anytime between 2pm and 5pm. You may want to talk about something as a one-off or it may be you want to find out what counselling is like. A session at drop-in last 30 minutes and we ask you to pay a £5 fee for this service. If you want to enter regular counselling after this an appointment time will be offered to you.

I am a parent and think my child needs counselling, can I contact you?

Parents and guardians can also contact us if they think their child could benefit from counselling. Our counselling coordinator will then arrange a time for you to come in before we have a session with your child (if they are under 12) and at intervals thereafter.

Parents of children attending counselling at Rephael House are also able to receive counselling here and sometimes we suggest that counselling for the parent(s) is a necessary step in helping the child.

If you have any other questions you would like answered, please visit our Frequently asked questions page.

Children and young people’s counselling