Relationships, family, and our drive to connect with others is a fundamental human need. These are seen as base level necessities and take prominence in pioneering psychologist Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. They are second only to the physiological needs of...

Nearly half of all adults in Scotland own a pet and with around 5.5 million people in Scotland that’s a lot of pets! The benefits of having a pet in your life are many and wide reaching and when you think about those individual benefits, they are all markers for good...

If your child is having counselling, it can cause difficult feelings for you, and you may not know how to approach the subject or know what to say during this time. This guide has been written to help parents navigate this time and has been written with input from...

On Wednesday 20th September Relationships Scotland Dumfries & Galloway were delighted to welcome Natalie Don, Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise to our Dumfries Child Contact Centre. She met with our CEO, John Dougan and Child Contact...

We asked our family mediators to tell us about how mediation has helped some of the families they have been meeting with. Here are some of the stories they told us. Hopefully, they shed some light on how mediation might help you, your family or friends.  Details have...

This is a fully funded service delivered by our trained counsellors, for those who care on a day to day basis for someone who is ill or vulnerable, for example, a spouse or partner, a friend or another family member. Counselling for carers is also there for those who...

    Are they trained to work with relationships? Entrusting yourself and your relationship to relationship counselling can seem daunting especially when there are so many different forms of counselling available. The first thing you need to ask a counsellor...

Adapted from an article first published in the Scotsman, 17 Jan 2023 Family mediators are here to find the best way forward for parents and children Making decisions as parents can be tricky at the best of times, but when you are living separately from your child’s...

Communicating effectively has a massive impact on relationships – whether that’s with your life partner, your children, their other parent, your friends or at work.  You need to find a way to get on, get your ideas across and overcome differences of opinion if you are...