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“It took a few weeks for me to open up with the School Mental Health Practitioner (MHP), but
I began to trust her. This was because they were patient and friendly, I felt like she actually wanted to get to know me. I liked how the MHP would remember little things about what I’d said in previous sessions. This helped me to realise I was making progress and showed me my anger was getting better”
Year 11 student
Young people have also said “the best thing is
the approach. No judgement” and “the notion of personalisation”. This is probably best reflected by one person who said “I’ve spent a very long time trying to figure myself out and understand why I’m making the decisions I am, and to change things, but failing. For the first time in many years I feel like in a place where I’m comfortable with myself”. Young person accessing counselling
Sometimes when people come to us they are in a bad place as one young person told us “when I started counselling my headspace was a bad place and I tried to end my life a few times, but with some support I have managed to overcome some of my old habits and trying to make a better life for myself”.
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