“I can’t tell you how relieved I feel that my daughter is in counselling and has someone to talk to. Our relationship as mother and daughter has improved. She now knows I’m not against her.”

“Whenever I have been upset, my counselling sessions have made me feel better. I have learnt to express my anger through my art. I have started making things out of clay at home to help me feel calm. I have started eating more healthy food. Before, I used to eat only junk food and never ate at school, but now I do, my mother packs my lunch. I’m so glad I met you and everyone at the Centre. You all are so nice. Thank you for your help, it’s really helpful. Thank you.”

“I don’t know how to thank The Zubin Foundation; my daughter’s life has come back. She has started living again. She listens to the counsellor and follows everything she says. Thank you.”

“Working at the Children’s Counselling Centre involves witnessing the openness, courage, and self-reflection of children and teenagers in therapy. They don’t shy away from cultural stigma, ready for honest conversations. With allocated weekly sessions when it’s ONLY and ALL about them they feel valued and empowered. The fact that they love coming to Zubin’s Family Centre, calling it their “second home”. They trust us, imposing a huge responsibility to ensure we do our best to provide the utmost quality care. Some days, it’s simply about being an instrument to ONE child and ONE family, which for them, means the world. If we don’t champion them, who will?”

“Clients who have come to our Centre usually presented with symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress, anger control issues, grief or self-harm tendencies. Some of the common issues underlying these symptoms are family conflicts, marital or relationship conflicts, domestic violence, intergenerational trauma. Through counselling, we work with clients to develop resilience by learning strategies for emotional management, thought restructuring, self-care, problem-solving; eventually learning ways to handle their situations in a more effective and healthier way. The counselling also helps to promote their awareness about mental health. We have seen clients have found it beneficial and have also referred their friends or family members to seek help for their mental health.”