There are a number of counselling services that are available should you wish to talk confidentially about your feelings.
Stop Breathe Think
Stop Breathe Think is a mental health charity offering online counselling to those aged 8-21, who cannot afford or access support quickly.
Visit the Stop Breathe Think website.
Queensberry Project
Queensberry Project offers a range of interventions aimed at tackling the root causes of risk-taking activities through direct work that aims to change and challenges young people’s mind-sets and behaviours. The Hook is a model of early intervention aimed at young people who, through their behaviours and choices, may be at risk of being involved in criminalised behaviour and exclusion from school. The model also allows for the delivery of intervention to young people who are already engaged with gangs, knife crime and other criminal activity.
Visit the Queensberry Project website
Hope4More
Hope4More offer focused support for families and children who struggle to access education due to emotional and mental health difficulties. They offer counselling alongside art projects, arts award qualifications, engagement in sustainability projects, and parenting support groups. They are also able to work alongside schools and other agencies and are experienced working with young people who may experience neurodiversity.
Her Place
Her Place are a service provided for women by women, promoting positive health and wellbeing, by offering a range of educational services, holistic therapies, counselling and mental health support. Her Place services support girls aged 13 to 18, and women, who live across Winsford, Crewe and surrounding areas in Cheshire.
Visyon
Visyon is a charity that supports the emotional health of children, young people and their families in the Cheshire and Staffordshire moorlands areas. Visyon also offer Open Access Consultations for any young person (11+) or parent. You can call for a space to talk, no issue is too small. Covers the Middlewich area only.
South Cheshire CLASP
South Cheshire CLASP offers free professional, confidential counselling for lone parent families, separated families and step families. Including free counselling for children. South Cheshire area, covering Crewe, Nantwich, Sandbach, Middlewich, Holmes Chapel, Congleton, and the rural areas in between.
Visit the South Cheshire CLASP website
Platform For Life
Platform For Life is a Chester based charity that offers free of charge counselling services to families struggling with poor mental health who are unable to afford private therapeutic services if NHS services are not available. Offering services for Counselling, Coaching, Play Therapy & Parent work, to those who live in or have a G.P. based in Blacon, Kingsway and Lache. They accept referrals from GPs, health care professionals, schools and other local organisations working in the community. Parents/carers can also self-refer themselves or another family member directly.
Visit the Platform For Life website.
Talking Therapies
Talking Therapies – Cheshire West (formerly IAPT) offers support for individuals aged 16+ with common mental health problems. Telephone on 0151 488 8348 or email at cwp.referralsPCMHT@nhs.net
Visit the Talking Therapies website.
The Mix
The Mix offers support to anyone under 25 about anything that’s troubling them. Email support available via their online contact form. Free 1-2-1 webchat service available. Free short-term counselling service available.