In the UK, 80,000 children and young people suffer from severe depression, 8,000 of them are under ten years old.

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The number of cases of children being admitted to hospital with self-harm has dramatically risen by 70% in the past ten years.

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The Youth Counselling Project has been set up to provide counselling in schools in response to the growing number of children suffering from low mood, anxiety and self-harm. 

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They strongly believe that by giving a young person the space to talk to a trained professional they can understand themselves better, see their future potential more clearly and have greater self-esteem. With this better understanding of themselves they are less likely to suffer from anxiety, low mood and self-harm.

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The Youth Counselling Project encourages young people to take ownership of their counselling sessions. They approach each session in a non-judgemental and accepting way encouraging each client to gain greater self-value and belief in themselves to become adults living a more positive and fulfilled future.