headspace Family
Free counselling offer, aimed at promoting the well-being of children and young people aged 12–25 by providing their parents and close relatives with the support and guidance they need – through a confidential space offering individual conversations, family sessions, chat, and group counselling with a focus on mental well-being for everyone.
You can receive online sessions and phone counselling through headspace Family, and you can always chat or text with our counsellors as well. We’re here for you, no matter where in the country you are.
Family Sessions
In family sessions, the focus is on the family as a whole. When a young person is struggling, it is often connected to how the entire family functions. headspace Family provides a confidential space for conversations with the whole family, focusing on the mental well-being of everyone.
Group counseling
We offer group counseling both online and in person. The group is a space where you, as a parent or relative of a young person who is not thriving, together with others, have the opportunity for sparring and sharing experiences that create new perspectives and opportunities for action.Read more about where you can access the group program here.
Chat
The chat is for you as a parent or caregiver of a young person aged 12 to 25 who needs someone to talk to about the frustrations and challenges you experience as a caregiver of an unhappy young person. The chat is free, anonymous and you can use us as often as you like.You can also use our anonymous SMS counseling.
Phone counselling
We offer phone counselling for parents or close relatives of young people aged 12–25 who may be struggling, regardless of where you live. We provide a confidential space where you can sit comfortably at home and talk with us about the frustrations and challenges you experience as a relative of a young person who is struggling.
Peer-frivillige
At headspace Family, you will be met by peer volunteers with lived experiences
The volunteers come from diverse backgrounds and life stories, bringing both personal and professional skills.
All volunteers have completed a counseling training program at headspace Family, ensuring they are well-equipped to support, guide, and help you and your family with whatever you need to talk about.
FIND YOUR HEADSPACE FAMILY
We’re here for everyone across the country. We have five physical centres, but we also offer video sessions and phone counselling, so you can get the support you need no matter where in the country you are.
Find contact details for your headspace Family and read more about the center..
Relationships matter to young people
At headspace, we see that the topic “relationships with friends and family” is one of the issues that weighs most heavily on the young people who come to headspace. From our many years of experience, we know that family plays a crucial role in a young person’s life and in their path out of distress.
Why headspace Family
This means that you will meet so-called peer volunteers with their own lived experiences that are actively used in the conversations. It is a well-documented method that has been shown to create a positive effect. At headspace Family, we see that the vast majority of the relatives of a young person feel respected in the conversations and that they receive concrete suggestions for action.
We also find that the vast majority feel less alone when speaking with a peer volunteer.
“We know that parents and other family members often feel alone with their concerns and questions. With headspace Family, we want to create a safe and confidential space without waiting lists or documentation requirements. Our goal is to empower families to support the young person during a challenging time. To help the young person, the support system around them must work.”
– Poul Nyrup Rasmussen,
protektor og stifter af Det Sociale Netværk/headspace Danmark
