About Us
Relate Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch is a registered charity (1120017), a company limited by guarantee (6109030) and is a member of the Relate Federation which has a national network of 75 centres and is the UK's largest provider of relationship, family counselling and sex therapy. Our charity has been supporting our community since 1958 and last year we delivered over 2,000 counselling appointments.
We offer
We are organisational members of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy and our Mediation service is affiliated with the College of Mediators.
Board of Trustees
Our Trustees share the responsibility for the overall running, strategic direction, management and financial security of Relate Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch and are voting members of the charity's governing body. Trustees are people with a range of experience who enjoy forging links in the community.
Relate's Mission Statement
Relate’s role is to help people build better relationships
Relate believes that
We see any family, individual or couple who would like to improve a relationship or who would like to part amicably or to maintain a functioning relationship as parents even if they are no longer partners.
Our definition of 'family' is a group of related, married, co-habiting or other people who call themselves such.
We offer
- Relationship counselling
- Family counselling
- Young peoples counselling
- Sex therapy & Sex addiction therapy
- Family/ couples mediation.
- Supervised contact
- Support for separated parents
- Training courses for professionals and the public.
We are organisational members of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy and our Mediation service is affiliated with the College of Mediators.
Board of Trustees
Our Trustees share the responsibility for the overall running, strategic direction, management and financial security of Relate Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch and are voting members of the charity's governing body. Trustees are people with a range of experience who enjoy forging links in the community.
Relate's Mission Statement
Relate’s role is to help people build better relationships
- To enhance the quality of couple and parental family relationships.
- To help relationships, marriages and civil partnerships withstand the pressures leading to breakdown.
- To limit the damage which commonly accompanies failing relationships, separation and divorce and increase the prospect of subsequent relationships succeeding.
Relate believes that
- An individual’s physical well-being and emotional and mental health benefit from a committed relationship.
- Children thrive in families where relationships are positive and free from destructive conflict.
- People gain from an understanding of their sexuality.
We see any family, individual or couple who would like to improve a relationship or who would like to part amicably or to maintain a functioning relationship as parents even if they are no longer partners.
Our definition of 'family' is a group of related, married, co-habiting or other people who call themselves such.
Relate Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch is a registered charity. Charity Number: 1120017, Company Number 06109030