Where COMPASSION grows

The Wellbeing Hub

We offer free counselling, mentoring, and group therapy support for young people at the Wellbeing Hub at Wilmslow High School.

Sometimes all of us need support or guidance to help us work through difficult circumstances or emotions. Whether it’s about family, relationships, mental health, difficult situations, or anything else, our team are in the hub 5 days a week, 9:00-14:00 to offer support.

We run four different services in the wellbeing hub - here is a quick description of each one to help you think about which might be right for you:

Counselling

Counselling is a safe space to talk about anything, with a trained therapist who listens, explores everything with you, and helps you find your own answers.

Mentoring

Mentoring is practical support from someone who listens, encourages you, and helps you build skills and confidence to manage whatever challenges you’re facing.

wellbeing drop-in

During break and lunchtimes, you can pop in to the wellbeing hub for an informal chat with a member of the Wilmslow Youth team about whatever is on your mind. We can chat about other supports and services available to you.

Group therapy

Our group therapy sessions provide a safe space to share and listen with others who have similar experiences, learning and supporting each other together.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • You can access any service in the hub by speaking to your form tutor, pastoral lead, or any other member of staff. You can also drop by during break or lunch time to the hub’s wellbeing drop-in session for an informal chat.

  • At the moment, our team only offer this service to Wilmslow High School students, however we do partner with other charities, such as Just Drop-In, to ensure that counselling support is available to everyone both in and out of school time. To find out more about support outside the Wilmslow High Wellbeing Hub, just get in touch via the contact page on this website.

  • What you talk about in counselling is private between you, the counsellor and Wilmslow Youth. However, there may be times when the counsellor will need to talk to other people, such as parents/carers, GP or teachers about something shared in counselling, even if you don’t want them to.

    An example of this is if you or someone you know is in danger of harm or if the counsellor is concerned for your wellbeing. This is part of their duty of care for you.

    If the counsellor thinks this is happening, they will first try to discuss this with you. They will then consult their line manager about the next steps and then aim to discuss this with you before taking any decision forward. Hopefully together you and your counsellor can decide what steps might need to be taken. Otherwise, you choose what to share with the other people in your life (family / friends etc).

  • Young people will only be invited to meet with a member of our team if they want to do it, if a young person doesn’t want to access the service, they won’t be given a slot. Parents can request that a referral is made, but only i the young person has agreed for them to do so in advance.