About this Support Category
Counselling and psychotherapy can provide a confidential space to talk, reflect and work through emotional, relational or mental health difficulties. Some people look for counselling or psychotherapy for anxiety, low mood, stress, trauma, grief, family issues, identity, autism, ADHD, SEND-related experiences or life changes.
Counselling is often shorter-term and focused on specific issues, while psychotherapy may explore deeper or longer-term patterns. In practice, services vary, so it is important to check each provider’s approach, experience and qualifications.
Services may include:
- Counselling for children, young people, adults or families
- Psychotherapy or longer-term therapeutic support
- Support for anxiety, stress, trauma, grief or emotional wellbeing
- Autism-informed, ADHD-informed or SEND-aware therapy
- Online, in-person or hybrid counselling and psychotherapy
- Parent, carer, family or relationship-focused support
If you are looking for wider non-emergency wellbeing support, visit Mental Health Support.
When choosing a counselling or psychotherapy provider, check their qualifications, professional registration, experience, approach, age range, fees, availability and whether the support is suitable for your situation.
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Finding the Right Counselling or Psychotherapy Support
The right counselling or psychotherapy provider will depend on age, needs, preferences, location, therapy goals and whether support is needed for a child, young person, adult, parent, carer or family.
Some providers focus on children and young people, while others work with adults, families, parents, autistic people, ADHD adults, trauma, anxiety, grief, identity, relationships or wider emotional wellbeing. Some services may be short-term and practical, while others are longer-term or more exploratory.
This section is most relevant where families or individuals are looking for talking therapy or emotional wellbeing support, rather than urgent crisis care, formal diagnosis, medication advice or emergency help.
Before contacting a provider, consider whether you need:
- Child, young person, adult, parent or family-focused therapy
- Counselling, psychotherapy, integrative therapy or another therapeutic approach
- Autism-informed, ADHD-informed or SEND-aware support
- Online, in-person, local or national support
- Information about qualifications, registration, fees, waiting times and session format
- Urgent help from a crisis service, GP, NHS 111 or emergency services if there is immediate risk
Find Support UK does not provide clinical, medical, crisis or emergency advice. Always check provider details directly and seek urgent help from appropriate services if there is risk of harm, severe distress or immediate safety concern.