Safe Space has had a Young People’s service for over 12 years, initially made possible by BBC Children in Need and STV Kids. This funding changed after Covid, so we are pleased that we can now restart the service, thanks to the Bank of Scotland Empower Fund.
If you are aged 12-17 years old or up to the age of 21 if you are attending college, and would like to refer yourself for 1:1 counselling, please complete this form with your details and a member of the Safe Space team will be in touch.
Alternatively, you can ask someone to get in touch to find out more for you.
You can also get in touch by calling 01383 739084 or emailing contact@safe-space.co.uk
If you are aged 18 or over, and not attending school or college, please refer yourself to the adult counselling service.
*Due to our small service team, there is currently availability to have counselling sessions in the following locations only*:
We need your permission to take personal information from you. You do not have to give us permission, but it will be difficult for us to deliver our service fully to you without it. Your information will not be shared with any third parties.
We have trained counsellors and groupworkers who can help with recovery from sexual abuse.
We have a number of counsellors who have the experience and training to help you recover from the issues of sexual trauma. We will give you clear information about confidential support, and the different kinds of therapies that are available here, as well as how long you might have to wait for the counselling to start. If you would rather join a group than see a 1-1 counsellor, we will keep you up to date about the spaces that are available in the Young People’s groups. The groups are either online, or face-to-face in Dunfermline.
This is decided between you and your counsellor, as everyone is different, so we don’t set a fixed number. Groups usually have a fixed number of sessions, and they are decided in advance.
At Safe Space we offer open-ended sessions however, once a young person reaches 18 years of age they will then transition into the adult service. Your counsellor will work with you in advance to support you through this transition.
We believe in your right to privacy, so we don’t discuss your situation with anyone (including parents, GPs, teachers or social services) unless you give us information about terrorism or money laundering. If you’re worried about other under-16’s at risk, or if something that is too serious for you to cope with on your own, you can decide who we need to talk to about it for support. Our workers keep anonymous records which you can see if you want to.
The best way to get the support that you need is to give us a call, send an email or submit the form above. We can then arrange an appointment at a time that suits you, and explain anything you want to know before your first visit. You can get someone you trust to contact us on your behalf, it helps if you can be with them while they make the call. We will ask for some contact details, and a few general questions about your health so that we can make your first appointment as stress-free as possible.
Just get in touch and let us know. If you miss two sessions in a row without telling us, we have to give the appointment to someone else, and you would have to wait for another counsellor to start seeing you. If you use drugs or drink, we want you to be clean of them for your sessions, otherwise we will ask you to leave and come back next time.
All our 1-1 sessions are face to face in the school or college you attend if it is listed in the form above. If it helps, you can bring someone in with you to the first appointment. For regular appointments, we ask for you to please attend these alone as this is found to be more effective for the counselling process. If something goes wrong, we always want to know. Safe Space workers have in-depth training in professional boundaries, and will welcome your feedback. They will also make sure you have a copy of our Complaints Procedure, and explain how to sort things out if there is any problem with our service.
If Safe Space doesn’t offer the help that you need, here are some links to other organisations which you may find helpful to contact.
Please bear in mind that there may be waiting lists for support.
