As a trainee counsellor I support clients who may feel overwhelmed with feelings and emotions they are unable to understand and express. 

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Making the decision to seek support for your child can feel overwhelming, regardless of whether it is a decision made by you for your child or your child has requested it.  Having somebody to support you, be on your side and understand how tough things have become, can feel empowering and give you the strength to start the process of overcoming your child's difficulties.​
 

Navigating their way through life is so different to how we experienced it and as much as we try and help, sometimes children and young people may feel they simply cannot share their feelings and thoughts with those closest to them.  The pressures of growing up, fitting in, expectations from outside influences as well as their own, exams, family dynamics and anxiety to name a few can have a negative impact on the way children see themselves and their future opportunities