Emotional Support

Everyone needs help once in a while, a listening ear, some practical support or just somewhere to take time to be yourself. The Door offers a wide range of services and activities for all young people aged 11-25 and their parents, carers or guardians. The following services are free of charge and available to those living in the Stroud and South Cotswold Districts of Gloucestershire.

Spend a few minutes to read through the options below and choose the one that suits you best. If you’re not sure which to choose or have any questions, then one of The Door team will be happy to chat things through with you. Simply give us a call: 01453 756745 or send us a message.

APPLY FOR A MENTOR (Young people aged 11-25 and their parents, carers and guardians)

REFERRALS SUSPENDED – Sorry but due to high demand we are currently unable to accept any new applications for mentoring for young people. The Door Line and Web Chat are still available M-F 5-7pm (Details below). Alternative provision locally can be found by visiting your GP.

Parent Support is still open. Thank you for your understanding and patience. Please email the team for a form.

One form for all of The Door’s Mentoring Support
Meet with a friendly mentor in person, by phone or video call to talk to about the ups and downs of life. A mentor will help you work through difficult times and situations, will do practical things to help you and enjoy the fun stuff too. Our mentors are skilled volunteers, spending time with you because they want to, not because they are being paid to.

Please be aware that ‘request for mentoring forms’ must be completed by the person seeking support. Forms that do not contain the applicant’s own opinions and voice will be returned. Please also make sure to include details of any other organisations that are currently working with you or supporting you.

If you have any questions about your request for a mentor, need a paper copy of any form posted to you or any assistance filling in the form please contact our friendly admin team on 01453 756745 or send them a message. You can also visit our offices in Stroud.

ALL SERVICES ARE FREE
Yes really! The Door’s services are free for all to access and there is no expectation that you will make any financial contribution towards your support.

All these services are brought to you by The Door which is a charity that relies on income from fundraising and donations. If you are able and would like to make a donation towards our work then you can find out more here: thedoor.org.uk/donate Thank you.

The Door is rooted in Christian Values. Our services are open access and free for those of any background or belief.

Information about requesting mentoring from The Door.

Mentoring is a process that requires your full commitment to bringing about change in your life.
The Door can offer that service either remotely (over the phone / video call) or in person. One of our trained volunteers will meet with you regularly, take time to get to know you and work alongside you to help you make changes to your current situation. If you think that you like the sound of that then please read on, find out how to complete the Mentoring Request Form and send it to our team.

Please make sure you take time to answer all the questions with as much detail as possible so that we get to know a little bit about you. (Incomplete forms will be returned which may delay the start of your mentoring with us)
It’s especially important to let us know if you are already working with anyone else at the moment and if you’ve already tried other services, it is really helpful that we know that too.
It really matters to us that we hear YOUR voice. It’s okay for someone else to help you complete the form, but we need to know that you are invested in making this work for you. You matter to us and it’s you we want to know about and hear from.
Once you have completed the form, please send it to us at one of the addresses at the bottom of the form so that we can take a first look at it and get the process started.
You should hear back from one of the team within 2 weeks to set up a face to face meeting (we call it our ‘initial assessment’). You’ll be invited to meet with one of our friendly staff team and we will decide together with you, if mentoring is the right service for you.
If we decide that mentoring is the right path then the support we offer will last for an initial 6 months (and you will find out more about that when we meet with you.)

We want this support to make a real difference for you. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact our friendly admin team on 01453 756745 or email mentoring@thedoor.org.uk.