We will work as hard as we can to support your child as soon as we receive their referral. We do our best to keep you updated and will keep in contact with you and your child whilst waiting and we welcome any contact from yourself. We are an all year round service and so our support does not stop in school holidays.

We offer a range of support for children and young people, this can be:

Decider skills – A programme of sessions to build skills and strategies to help recognise emotions and chose to act in an appropriate way. This course is based on cognitive-behavioural therapy and is adapted to suit children and young people and their families.  Groups may be delivered either online or in person for primary and secondary aged children and young people helping to build resilience and wellbeing.

Counselling –  is short term which can help with problems that have resulted in your child feeling, low, worried, anxious, stressed, having problems with sleep, feeling angry or feeling bad about themselves, their relationships or any combination of these.  We have found 6-8 sessions can really build their wellbeing.

Please note we are unable to offer support to children and young people if they are already receiving support from another counselling agency or from CAMHS or have finished support within 12 weeks. We are also an all year round service and so our support does not stop in school holidays.

Therapeutic Positive activities – activities, co designed with young people, delivered in partnership with other Wiltshire services and promote the 5 steps to wellbeing.

Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (LICBT) – LICBT helps you understand what you are going through by looking at your thoughts, behaviours, feelings and body sensations. You then work out which of these to focus on to help you feel better and reach your goals. LICBT lasts between 6 and 8 sessions and works through a particular programme to guide you on your journey to emotional wellness. LICBT is delivered by registered or trainee (under supervision) Child Wellbeing Practitioners (CWP)

The Wiltshire Children & Young People Wellbeing Service is a free service provided by HCRG Care Group and commissioned by Wiltshire Council.

Our support is based on getting consent from children and young people as we know that it works best if they agree to work with us.  If you think your child would benefit from our support, please talk to them and get their permission.  If your child or young person is not yet in a position where they are ready to work with us, we would encourage you to access our website’s blog posts, signposting to other resources, videos, apps and book recommendations on our website.

We work with all children and young people aged from 5 to 18. This includes young people who are in their 18^th birthday year. However, once a young person is near approaching their 19^th birthday we would encourage you to access adult services. For children aged 0 to 5, it is best to seek help, advice and support from Early Years Professionals, including nursery teachers, paediatric health professionals or health visitors.