The Relationships Service

Counselling & Family Mediation

The Relationships Service is a long-established BACP-accredited charity offering affordable, high-quality counselling and mediation services since we were known as Marriage Guidance Counsel in 1946.

We support individuals, couples (including polyamorous relationships), families, and young people through a wide range of therapeutic services. Our sessions are available in-person, online (Zoom), or by phone, ensuring flexible access across London and other areas.

🧠 Our Services Include:

• Adult Relationship Counselling
• Couples Therapy for Depression
• Psychosexual Therapy (Sex Therapy)
• Therapy for Compulsive Sexual Behaviour (Sex Addiction)
• One Session Therapy
• Family Counselling
• Children & Young People’s Counselling
• Family Mediation (Legal Aid & Mediation Voucher Scheme available)
• Planning Together for Children -thisprogram supports parents in prioritizing their children's needs during separation and co-parenting
• Work placements for trainee counsellors with career progression

🤝 Counselling & Mediation Support

If you're experiencing relationship difficulties, you don’t need to suffer in silence. Our focused, compassionate counsellors can help you explore the best path forward—whether that means rebuilding your relationship or separating with clarity and support.

Our Family Mediation service provides a confidential space to resolve disputes around children, property, and finances. Mediation is often faster, less costly, and more collaborative than going to court.

We offer:

• FREE mediation for clients eligible for Legal Aid
• Up to £500 in support via the Family Mediation Voucher Scheme

🌍 Areas We Serve

• London Boroughs: Barnet, Brent, Camden, Croydon, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster
• Counties: Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire (excluding Milton Keynes), Berkshire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire

📞 Contact Us

• 🌐 www.relationships-service.org.uk
• 📧 info@relationships-service.org.uk
• ☎️ 0300 003 2324

Everyone is asked to contribute to the cost of the service, and we offer a charitable bursary for those in financial need.

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