Counselling for Children, Adolescents and Families.
You may have noticed a change in your young person's demeanor or conversation, which has alerted you to a potential problem. Our young people, now more than ever it seems, are exposed to issues that they may find confusing, frustrating and frightening. They may lack the resiliency to cope with the pressures they face. They need you to be aware and respond. COVID-19 has added a new layer of complexity to an already complicated world for our young people. Fears about health, social isolation and the future, are weighing heavily on young hearts and minds.
MindKeys provides a calm, caring and confidential environment, where young people can safely explore their feelings, manage their difficulties, learn to cope with pressures , develop resiliency and achieve a better sense of well being.
Risks to young mental health and well being include:
You may have noticed a change in your young person's demeanor or conversation, which has alerted you to a potential problem. Our young people, now more than ever it seems, are exposed to issues that they may find confusing, frustrating and frightening. They may lack the resiliency to cope with the pressures they face. They need you to be aware and respond. COVID-19 has added a new layer of complexity to an already complicated world for our young people. Fears about health, social isolation and the future, are weighing heavily on young hearts and minds.
MindKeys provides a calm, caring and confidential environment, where young people can safely explore their feelings, manage their difficulties, learn to cope with pressures , develop resiliency and achieve a better sense of well being.
Risks to young mental health and well being include:
- Bereavement Issues: grief, anger, loneliness, sadness
- Family & Relationship Issues: friendship and social issues, separation and divorce, challenging family relations
- Stress management
- HSC, Exam and Study Issues: stress, feeling overwhelmed & out of control, panic attacks, feelings of inadequacy, diminished motivation, procrastination, poor planning & organisation.
- Confidence issues: worried about failing, never being good enough, feeling judged or insecure, bullying, poor self esteem
- Classroom issues e.g. bullying, returning to school following illness or injury or loss of a loved one
- Feelings of being overwhelmed, frustrated, torn, angry
- Difficult and traumatic experiences: abuse, serious health problems.
- Depression: feeling isolated, lonely, empty, tearful, unloved, suicidal feelings.
- Anxiety: panic attacks, excessive worrying, frequent feelings of uneasiness
- Destructive Behaviour issues: binge eating, self-harm, abusive relationships, alcohol, drugs, addictive behaviour