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School Counselling Services

At Queenswood we have a school counsellor the students can access. Our School Counsellor is Niki Leggett. Niki is an accredited member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and combines modalities and theories such as Psychodynamic, CBT and Person Centred..

How to make a referral

The student, member of staff, parent or caregiver can make referrals, via this referral form.

It is important that the student is aware that a referral has been made as Niki will make contact with them once the referral has been returned. This is the responsibility of the person referring.

Students will only be offered sessions if they are not having any other form of therapy as this can cause a conflict of interest.

After the referral is made

Niki will aim to see the student for an initial assessment within two weeks of the referral.

Following the initial assessment, we will discuss the options going forward. This may mean the student is placed on a waiting list for a space to become available. These sessions will likely be during lesson time. Niki will ensure that the same lesson is not missed each week unless this has been agreed.

Sessions are confidential. Niki will not share information with parents/caregivers unless the student has given permission or there is a concern for causing harm to self or others.

Counselling sessions will be held in the Wellbeing Centre.

Working with siblings can present as a challenge; this will be assessed on an individual family basis.

We will regularly review how the sessions are going and if sessions beyond 10 are required, this will be discussed with the DSL, and they may be offered additional sessions, if it is felt to be appropriate.

One-to-one sessions will be 30-45 minutes; this will be agreed in the initial session.

If the student misses two consecutive sessions without notice the level of engagement will be questioned and a decision will be made as to whether therapy should continue.

An example of some of the counselling interventions available are:

  • Solution-Focused 20-minute check-ins (frequency to be agreed)
  • 6–10-week one-to-one counselling.
  • Groupwork/Wellbeing Workshops.