Welcome to Relate Derby and Southern Derbyshire

About us

Everyone experiences difficulties now and then – it’s how you cope with these which makes the difference.

Relate is the UK's largest provider of relationship support.

Relate Derby and Southern Derbyshire’s dedicated team have been supporting local people for over 70 years.  Our specially trained counsellors are experienced in working with adults, children and young people.  We work closely with Relate Chesterfield, delivering services across Derbyshire and East Staffordshire.

Derby is our main office from where we provide counselling services.  However we also have outposts in: Burton, Belper, and Ilkeston.

We are a nationally recognised centre for support people living with autism.  Please refer to our dedicated website for more information

We are an approved NHS provider of psychological therapies.  We are commissioned by the NHS. As part of their Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT), we provide free and high quality talking therapy services for adults and young people (16 - 18 years old) who are living in Derby and Derbyshire and are experiencing depression, anxiety, and relationship problems.  You can access this service if you are registered with a GP in one of these areas.  If you are not certain please contact us.

Opening Times

Monday - Thursday: 9am - 9pm
Friday: 9am - 5pm
Saturday: 9am - 2pm
What service do we provide?
Relate Derby and Southern Derbyshire offers a range of relationship services that will be delivered by specially trained counsellors. Services include:
How to access help
You can access our help a number of ways.
Payment
We rely on your kind donations to provide FREE Helpline to all and to provide bursary to people with low income. If you would like to make a donation to support our free and financially subsidised services please use our Paypal button or call our Office on 01332 349177.  You can also use our Paypal link to pay for email counselling or one of our other services.

  News

More than one in eight people in the East Midlands currently living with their partner is having lockdown relationship doubts
​23 April 2020
Relate warns of “post-lockdown relationship reckoning”           View press release here.
Relate releases coronavirus relationship advice as charity suspends its face-to-face counselling services in Relate Derby
​24 March 2020
Counsellors at Relate, the leading relationships charity in England and Wales have responded to the coronavirus outbreak by putting together advice for maintaining healthy relationships during periods of social distancing and self-...          View press release here.