Relate Dorset and South Wiltshire was established in 1974 as part of the Relate Federation. Since then we have been supporting relationships across Dorset, South Wiltshire and South Somerset.
From modest beginnings with a few volunteer counsellors in a small terraced house in Dorchester we have developed into an organisation based in the tranquil, professional setting of the converted Middle Farm buildings in Poundbury offering a range of relationship services to couples, individuals, families, children and young people.
We can help with relationship counselling and children and young peoples’ counselling. We are also an accredited centre for Supervised Child Contact. We offer behavioural change programmes for male and female perpetrators of domestic abuse. In addition to these services we also offer meeting room and office hire at our Poundbury centre.
All of our services can be accessed in Poundbury and we have an outpost in Verwood. Most of our services are also delivered by webcam, other than Supervised Contact, and telephone counselling is available too, so people don’t have to travel to access our services and get the help they need.
Relate Dorset and South Wiltshire is a charity - we don’t profit from any of the services we provide. We are mainly financed by donations from clients, grants, external funding from our partnerships and contracts. Our commitment to delivering inclusive, high quality services that benefit couples, individuals and families means that we do have to cover our costs.
Client contributions allow us to sustain our services, although we do have bursary schemes for people that find it difficult to pay, alongside local and national contracts that enable specific groups to access services for free.
Relate Dorset and South Wiltshire are a company limited by guarantee. Registered in England 3557614. Registered Charity No 1079585.