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Counselling and therapy
Professional mental health support. Built around real life with MS.
What we offer
Living with MS in your 20s or 30s can bring a lot to process. Diagnosis, work changes, relationships, fear about the future.
And it’s okay if this feels hard.
Our counselling and group therapy services are designed specifically for young adults living with MS. They’re professional, structured, and shaped by lived experience.
You don’t have to carry it on your own.
Our therapy options
Therapy Together
Eight weekly group therapy sessions led by a therapist, together with other young people living with MS.
Therapy Together interest formOne-to-one counselling
Eight private sessions to fit around your life, with a registered counsellor.
One-to-one counselling interest formOne-to-one counselling
We offer 8 sessions of one-to-one counselling with a qualified therapist who understands the emotional impact of living with MS.
This space is for:
- Adjusting to diagnosis
- Anxiety and low mood
- Identity and confidence
- Relationships and intimacy
- Work and career changes
- Uncertainty about the future
You set the pace. We meet you where you are.
After your initial 8 sessions, we offer optional monthly follow-up sessions for those who need continued support.
We ask for a minimum donation of £10 per individual counselling session to MS Together. If donating towards your sessions is a barrier, please reach out to our team hello@mstogether.org - we want to ensure our sessions are financially accessible to all.
Disclaimer: Roche Products Limited made a financial contribution to help us develop our support services. However, they have had no input into service content, volunteer selection, delivery, or other outputs.
Group Therapy
We also offer 8-session group therapy blocks, with small groups of up to 4 people, facilitated by a trained therapist.
Group therapy can be powerful. You’re not just talking about MS, you’re hearing how others are navigating it too.
Themes often include:
- Adjusting to diagnosis
- Confidence and self-worth
- Identity and confidence
- Grief and acceptance
- Relationships
- Resilience
Many people tell us shared experiences make it easier to open up.
We ask for a minimum donation of £5 per group therapy session to MS Together. If donating towards your sessions is a barrier, please reach out to our team hello@mstogether.org - we want to ensure our sessions are financially accessible to all.
Disclaimer: Roche Products Limited and Neuraxpharm made a financial contribution to help us develop our support services. However, they have had no input into service content, volunteer selection, delivery, or other outputs.
The impact of this service
In 2025 ...
Average distress levels reduced by 47%
100% felt understood by their counsellor
100% would recommend the service
Wellbeing scores increased significantly after both 1:1 and group therapy
“Before counselling, I often found myself crying during appointments, including with my physio, and having days that felt emotionally unmanageable. Through counselling, I learned to process my feelings with greater compassion and clarity. It is helping me rebuild my confidence, regain emotional strength, and move forward with hope.”
Anna
“Speaking to someone with lived experience made such a difference, I felt genuienly heard, understood and never alone in what I was going through.”
Franesca
“As well as helping me cope with MS related challenges, the therapy helped ne develop a deeper kindness towards myself.”
Clare
Who can access this?
Our counselling and therapy services are open to:
- Young adults aged 18–35
- Living with MS
- Based in the UK or Ireland
All services are accessed through a short register-your-interest form so we can manage demand safely and appropriately.
Please note that this is a limited service, so registering your interest does not guarantee that you will receive counselling / therapy. The service will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
A note on crisis support
Our therapy services are not crisis services.If you are in immediate danger or need urgent support, please contact:
- Your GP
- NHS 111
- Or 999 in an emergency
Help us to continue this service
We keep our session donations low so support stays accessible. If you’re in a position to help us continue offering this life-changing service, you can support here:
Every donation helps another young adult access support when they need it most.
You’re still you
MS is part of your life. It doesn’t define all of it.
If something feels heavy right now, therapy can help you make sense of it, at your own pace.
We’re here when you’re ready.
