New for Aug 2020 – Jan 2021

COVID-19 Emotional Support Service

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sensing Friends have received funding from HM Government in partnership with The Big Lottery Community Fund to provide free online counselling to young people with sensory needs in Sussex.

We have now filled these counselling spaces from referrals we received in August and Sept. We are unfortunately not able to take on new referrals for starting counselling with Sensing Friends prior to February 2021. If you would still like to contact us about receiving free online counselling and are a young person between the ages of 8-25 years, please still use the online referral form and we will contact you about future counselling and the possibility of placing you on our waiting list.

We are also still currently taking referrals for telephone check-in sessions providing information and support to young people and their families.

Supporting young people, dealing with issues related to sensory needs and social exclusion.

About us

We are all born but we are not all born the same. At Sensing Friends we celebrate this, supporting young people to come together and embrace their similarities and differences.

At Sensing Friends we offer a range of services that support young people dealing with Sensory needs issues.

Please visit our Community Friendship Project 2020 to find out more about our latest project, make a referral or find out more about how we might be able help a young person who might benefit from our support.

What we do

With the help of nature and creativity we help young people explore how they feel about themselves, their relationships with others and with the world around them.

Why this is important

Belonging is a need we all have. Feeling excluded or unable to join in, for whatever reason, can bring up many deep emotional issues for young people.

How we help

With the help of music, nature, creative art projects, peer support groups and one to one support, we help young people tap into difficult feelings they may have about themselves and others and find a way to overcome them.

About Sensing Friends

We are a group of trained and experienced counsellors, eco therapists, creative practitioners musicians and community enterprise professionals who provide services that facilitate emotional support for young people, tackling issues related to bullying and social exclusion. With the help of creativity and nature we support young people to form a deeper understanding of themselves and positive meaningful connection with their peers.