Response Counselling
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The Response counselling service works with young people aged 13-18. It is a free confidential service working with young people with moderate to severe issues which include suicide ideation, self harming, depression, high levels of anxiety bereavement etc.
We also work with the Response Alcohol and drugs team as many referral come for both services. Our work is separate from but alongside CAMHS, sharing risk between the 2 services. The referral system is usually by filling in a referral form and sending it by email unless it’s a parent referring and we can take it over the phone. We can only accept referral if it’s with the consent of the young person.
If a young person mentioned suicide then it’s fine for a worker to talk with them but it does need referring on, talking about suicide will never increase the risk of a young person taking their own life.
Self harm can include many ways , it is a physical way of dealing with an emotion. Again it needs referring on as stopping a young person from harming themselves isn’t going to deal with why they are having to do it.
Response coordinator 01516664123/3783 email response@wirral.gov.uk
Emergency-ring 999
Present at Arrowe Park Hospital Liaison and psychiatry.
24 hour mental health line 03003033972 any age.
CAMHS advice and duty line 0151 488 8453
We offer young people aged 13 - 18 free confidential sessional and single session counselling.
Worrying, changes, family issues, bereavement, stress and anxiety. No matter what issues are affecting you we are here to listen.
We are based at Pilgrim Street Arts Centre.
Call us on 01516664123
email response@wirral.gov.uk
Young people here in Wirral never cease to amazing us and one young person in Wirral recently took the time to create their own stop motion short film about their experience of counselling with Kate Mc Donald who works with young people as part of Response Counselling Team.
Counselling - what’s it all about?
If you have been thinking about your emotional well-being you might have already looked at information on self-help, to support you with how you feel, or maybe for some ideas on how to manage a situation or relationship. This can often help you resolve things. If not, you might be considering some counselling as another option. You might have a few questions about how it works and if it’s for you. We hope this can help you decide.
“I worry about everything,” “I don’t know how to make things change”
Why would I talk to a Counsellor?
We’re all hearing a lot more about talking to each about our feelings, especially during the pandemic, but what’s the difference in talking to a friend or family member and talking with a counsellor? As friends or family members our first response can often be to reassure or give solutions. We may feel differently about the situation you want to talk over and sometimes, this can make things a bit more complicated. You may want to talk things through without being worried about how somebody may react to what you need to say. You may also feel that you don’t want to worry someone with how you feel or simply find it difficult to tell someone you’re close to. Counsellors are there to listen, but they won’t have a personal involvement in your situation, so they will respond differently to what you have to say.