Room Counselling is about making space - emotionally and literally - for children and young people aged 5-18.
Room provides specialist counselling support, thoughtfully tailored to each individual’s needs.
We work hard to make counselling accessible and inclusive in our community. Together with our partner team at the Highbury Vale Blackstock Trust we currently provide a limited number of free spaces to families with links to Elizabeth House Community Centre in Islington.
As a not-for-profit organisation, we are able to do this thanks to support we receive from Islington Council’s Community Chest: funded by Islington Council, in partnership with Cripplegate Foundation, and from the National Lottery Community Fund.
What is Room?
Who are we?
At Room, we have a passion for supporting the mental health of children and young people in our community and in making this support easily accessible to everyone who needs it.
Our therapists have specialist, accredited training to provide counselling and psychotherapy for children and young people. They are registered members of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Alongside Room, our therapists work as counsellors supporting children in primary and secondary schools across London.
What is counselling?
Through play, creative activities and building a trusted relationship, our therapists create a safe and confidential space, where each young person can make sense of their own feelings and experiences.
“I can be myself here and express how I feel in a way that I can’t at school or at home” (child supported by Room)
“Lindsay and Emma have been amazing from day one – caring, considerate and clearly committed to helping and supporting not only the children, but us as a family. They offered advice, listened to our concerns and kept us updated in a sensitive way. I felt comfortable sharing my worries with them, which is something I have struggled with in the past when using other, similar services.” (Parent of children supported by Room)
”Having the service within a familiar environment to the child makes a big difference.” (Elizabeth House team member)
What do people say about Room?
Room Counselling is a registered Community Interest Company (CIC). CICs are a type of limited company designed to benefit the community. They can engage in commercial activities but the majority of profits must be reinvested into the community or the CIC’s social objectives.
We currently support children and young people at Elizabeth House Community Centre, Islington.
If you are interested in finding out more, please email us at hello@roomcounselling.org or complete the form here and we’ll get in touch as soon as we can.