Seeing a counsellor gives a young person a space where they can βgrow and learn about who you are and who you want to beβ.
Thatβs the powerful message from our member Leanne Barrow, who highlights the benefits of school counselling in a video recorded for Childrenβs Mental Health Week.
The week runs from 7 to 13 February 2022 and this year's theme is Growing Together.
In her video, Β Leanne, who is a counsellor in Scotland, also talks about how sheβd have benefited from school counselling, and how itβs important for children and young people to have a space where theyβre accepted and not judged.
More about children's mental health
Childrenβs Mental Health Week: βUnderstanding emotions can be really life-changingβ
Watch our member Tracey Peters talk about how counselling helps children. ΒιΆΉΤ΄΄ vlogs
School counselling in England campaign
We believe that a paid counsellor should be available in every primary, secondary school, academy and FE college in England.
Children and young people
Read our members' experiences and your stories of how counselling can help children and young people.