YMCA Dialogue Counselling Services

YMCA Dialogue has been delivering counselling and therapy to children and young people since 1994. They use qualified and experienced counsellors and therapists, and also provide opportunities for counsellors in their last phase of training.

YMCA Dialogue offers low-cost professional counselling for all ages in Guildford and the surrounding area. Anyone can apply - no referral is needed.

They have recently launched www.e-wellbeing.co.uk to support young people with their well-being and mental health online. This service signposts the help available in Sussex and Surrey and is being developed so that young people can access the help they need.

Why ask for counselling?

Sometimes life can be really difficult and it can feel hard to cope. It's OK to ask for help. Young people come to counselling for lots of different reasons, such as:

• difficulties with parents, family, friends, partners, or someone else
• sadness, depression, unhappiness - maybe life does not seem worth living
• anger, outbursts, or being violent causing concern to those around them
• worries about school, college, or work
• concerns about sex or sexuality
• alcohol, using drugs
• someone close has died or is very ill
• experience of abuse whether sexual, physical, emotional
• self-harm