After attending the consultation with a counsellor, you may decide to come for Ongoing Counselling. You will be given a slot at the same time, on the same day each week with the same counsellor (although not necessarily the same one you saw for your consultation). This slot will be yours for as long as you decide to continue with counselling.

Counselling is available no matter what your age, sexual orientation or marital status. You can also attend counselling if you are single but have a problem relating to a previous relationship or forming new ones. You can attend with your partner or by yourself. 

You may find that one or two counselling sessions are enough to help you work through your problems and concerns. Alternatively, you may find that you wish to return for further sessions each week over a few months. Your counsellor will help you to understand when the counselling reaches its natural end and will sometimes suggest a closure session to help you understand how far you have come through your time at Relate.

Occasionally, a further course of counselling may be recommended. This might be Sex Therapy, where the relationship is generally good but there are further, specific sexual issues which need to be addressed, or Family Counselling, which looks at the structure and issues surrounding your whole family unit. Your counsellor will explain these options to you and help you to decide which is the best route for you.

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