The counselling service is a free, independent and confidential service that gives you the opportunity to discuss your feelings in a setting where you can feel safe, secure and talk freely.

Who is the counselling service for?

The service is for:

• Birth parents over the age of 13 where the decision has been made for permanence (for their unborn/child)
• Family members over the age of 13 affected by the adoption process
• Foster carers
• Adoptive parents
• Special guardians
• Adopted adults over the age of 18

Is the service confidential?

The counselling is always confidential unless:

• you agree with your counsellor that information can be shared
• concerns arise about the safety or welfare of a child
• there are safeguarding issues that arise in terms of yourself and/or a child

Get in touch

If you are interested in this service please get in touch:

Telephone: 07738 840 135

email parentcounselling@northamptonshire.gov.uk