How we can help

We offer support for a range of pregnancy issues:

Unplanned pregnancy

Whether a pregnancy is planned, or unplanned it is life changing and there can be a great deal of pressure on you to make a decision whether to continue with that pregnancy or not. That pressure can come in the form of your belief system, your friends and family’s opinions, your financial circumstances or your career choices. We offer you the space to sift through all these pressures and work out what is best for you. It is you that will need to live with the decision you come to, not everyone else.

Miscarriage and still-birth

We offer support for you to work through your grief in a safe environment at your own pace. If you have had an early miscarriage there is often no external evidence of your pregnancy and so others may try and rush you to move on. Our counsellors will walk through the grief process with you helping you to make sense of the feelings and move forward. We recognise here at Family Support Services that the grieving process for miscarriage, still-birth and neo-natal death is not only for the loss of a baby, but often for the loss of your dreams and future plans.

Post-abortion stress

When you have had an abortion it can be difficult to recognise that there may be a need to grieve, as it was your choice. We believe that it is important to give you space to work through your emotions after an abortion. Feelings of anger, guilt and powerlessness are common with post abortion and we provide counselling support to work through these issues.

How to access support

You can call us to arrange an appointment during working hours. If we are unable to answer the phone then you can leave us a message and a safe number that we can call you on and we will get back to you as soon as possible.