Make a Change Merseyside

Availability

Referral required

No

Referral Details

Anyone can get in touch with Make a Change and we actively encourage self-referrals. People worried about their partner or ex-partner's behaviour are also welcome to get in touch and any professionals working with someone who's behaviour they're concerned about. We also offer training for professionals on recognising and responding to harmful behaviour in relationships.

Other notes

If you're worried about the way you're treating a loved one, the Make a Change programme can help you to work on understanding your behaviour in relationships, and get support to make positive changes for you, your partner or ex-partner, and your children (if you have any). It's available for people who live, work in or have a close connection to Liverpool and it's completely free, for both you and your partner or ex-partner. You can get in touch about your own behaviour, about your partner or ex-partner, or about someone you are working with professionally. 

Make a Change Merseyside is a 10-session programme that provides support for people in Liverpool who are concerned that they might be hurting, scaring or trying to control their partner or ex-partner, and who want help to make things better.

If you get in touch, we’ll have a chat to find out if Make a Change is a good fit for you. If it is, you will join our group programme (or you might also work with us one-to-one) to work on understanding your behaviour in relationships, and get support to make things better.

How can Make a Change help my relationship?

If you decide that you would like some support to understand and change your behaviour, the programme will cover topics such as:

• Healthy relationships
• Understanding the links between our thoughts, feelings and behaviour
• Understanding arguments with loved ones
• Intimacy
• Break-ups
• Emotional resilience and self-care
• Managing stress.

If you’re a parent, or care for a child in some way, we can also help you understand the impact your behaviour can have on the children around you, to learn child-centred parenting techniques, and to co-parent in a way that is respectful and focused on what’s best for the child(ren) in your life.

For most people, it’s the first time they’ve ever talked about relationship difficulties. We know it’s hard to reach out, but we’re not here to judge you - we’re here to help.