Age Range
Young people and families by Manchester referral route
About the Practice
When family conflict, risk or school breakdown has moved beyond ordinary counselling, parents need support that works with the whole system around the young person. Action for Children Manchester MST Family Therapy supports Manchester and Greater Manchester families where conflict, anxiety, school pressure, neurodivergence, trauma or relationship strain is affecting more than one person in the household.
Clinical Expertise
Systemic Family Therapy & Relationship Patterns
Parent-Child Communication, Repair & Emotional Safety
SEND, Neurodivergence, School Refusal, Anxiety or Trauma-Informed Family Support
Why Work With Us?
Manchester Family Intervention Route: Ask provider about named therapist professional registration, MST training, DBS and safeguarding This gives parents a stronger starting point for checking whether the practitioner has the right professional accountability for family work.
Multisystemic Home and Community Work: Multisystemic Therapy, family intervention, parenting, school and community-system work The aim is to change the pattern around the problem, not label one child as the problem.
Family Relief, Not Family Blame: The model focuses on the real-world relationships around the young person: home, school, peers, risk and daily routines. Parents can ask direct safety and scope questions before booking: DBS, safeguarding, supervision, school liaison and what happens if risk is escalating.
Young people and families by Manchester referral route
Manchester commissioned/community route by referral
Ask provider
Commissioned/referral route
Systemic formulation and therapy planning; not a diagnostic assessment
Parent/carer enquiry accepted; ask provider about referral requirements
Ask provider about letters, summaries or school-facing reports
Family therapy can support adjustment, relationships and home routines after diagnosis
Family routines, communication, regulation and daily home life
School, social care, youth justice or professional liaison by referral route
School, social care, youth justice or professional liaison by referral route
Commissioned/referral route
Manchester Family Intervention Project, Manchester
Manchester