In their words

Comment from a young person

I have been coming to Skylight for quite a while now. I have seen the same worker every week. Coming to Skylight helps me get rid of my feelings and get things out of me. When I come to Skylight I sometimes use the white board to write things down but usually I talk or do role play.

Sometimes when I get down I talk less. I can get angry and I don’t know how to handle it, but coming here helps. My foster carer or social worker told me about Skylight – at the time I wasn’t sure about coming here. I was a bit scared for the first time but something made me give it a go and keep with it.

I have had a lot of change outside with social workers and carers so this is the only place where it stays the same.

I don’t tell folk what I talk about at Skylight but people at my school know I come here.

I get to say what I think of Skylight at the review meetings. They aren’t scary. I could say if I wanted things to be different or if I wanted to stop coming.

It is very helpful but I think you need to be quite mature to come here.

Over the time I have got to trust my worker. You have to learn to do this.

It depends on your character. It might take a year to trust someone but I would say to other folk keep at it, even if it takes more than a year, it will make you feel better if you can stick with it.'

Quotes from young people

I feel better inside

Doing this work made me feel stronger.'

I come to Skylight to help with my feelings.

It makes me happy that someone’s listening.

I have a little more confidence in my self.

It is better that it is out rather than keeping it in.'

I liked that someone listened to me and we spoke about it.

It has helped me understand that it was not my fault.