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Family Counselling

Strengthen your communication and build a healthier family dynamic

At Relate Birmingham & Black Country, our Family Counselling service is delivered confidentially by professionally trained relationship experts. Our experienced Family Counsellors are skilled at working with families to address challenges and improve communication. They will work collaboratively with you to explore relationship dynamics and help your family move towards positive, lasting change.

How Family Counselling Can Help You

We have extensive experience in supporting families through various life situations, including:

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Supporting Divorced or Separated Parents

Helping parents and their children manage transitions, adjust to co-parenting arrangements, and address childcare responsibilities.

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Improving Extended Family Connections

Helping larger family networks, such as relationships between grandparents and grandchildren, to strengthen bonds and improve family life.

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Managing Day-to-Day Family Life

Assisting families in navigating everyday challenges and building stronger relationships.

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Bereavement Support

Providing compassionate support for families coping with loss and working through the bereavement process together.

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Blending Families

Guiding step-families through the challenges of merging households, including the dynamics between step-parents, stepsiblings, and extended family members.

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Improving Communication

Assisting families in navigating everyday challenges and building stronger relationships.

What to Expect:

Your first session will be an opportunity to explore the reasons you’re seeking support and discuss what you hope to achieve through counselling. Our counsellors will explain how the process works and how it can help. After this session, you decide whether to continue with ongoing support.

Visit our costs page to learn more, or feel free to call our friendly team at 0121 643 1638. You can also reach us by email at info@relatebirmingham.co.uk for any queries.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, Relate counsellors all receive specialist training in relationships and undergo further training to specialise in family counselling. Counsellors also receive continued professional development and offer the highest standard of support.

Family Counselling can help everyone to communicate better, to understand how each other is feeling and help you all make plans for coping with the changes together. We provide counselling for families with children and grown adult families too. 

At the initial assessment we will ask you what you what is happening and what you would like to change.  Everyone will be encouraged to attend and have their say, the family counsellor will allow family members to listen to each other and help you communicate more effectively.

Call us today and speak to our friendly team about your next steps
0121 643 1638

Who We Support

We believe everyone deserves access to relationship support. Our services are inclusive and open to individuals, couples, and families—regardless of your relationship status, sexual orientation, or background.

“I found Relate very understanding, knowledgeable and welcoming. Also very pleased we were able to get an appointment so quickly which is very important when in a crisis”
– Attended relationship counselling
“I feel like these sessions have helped my mental health a lot and I’m happier”
– Attended Young People’s counselling
“This has put me back on my life’s path. I am so much stronger and positive to moving on. Everyone was so open about their lives which helped me”
– Attended a workshop

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