About Snowford Grange

Experienced counselling support for schools and private clients.

Who we are

Snowford Grange was established in 2010. Following work evaluating a secondary school counselling service, Steve Goodrem began discussions with the local authority about piloting early-intervention counselling in schools.

The aim was straightforward: support children’s emotional and psychological needs early in their development. That pilot became the foundation of Snowford Grange, and early support remains central to our work today.

We now work with 60+ primary, secondary, SEND and alternative provision schools, delivering more than 15,000 counselling hours each year. Our services include pupil counselling, reflective supervision, mental health check-ins and staff counselling.

Alongside our school partnerships, we offer private counselling for adults, young people and children.

How we work

A dedicated counsellor works in your school each week, becoming a familiar presence for pupils and staff. Consistent relationships give pupils time to build trust and make it easier to offer support early.

We work flexibly and collaboratively with your pastoral, SEND, inclusion and safeguarding teams, building on the systems and support already in place. Our counsellors bring therapeutic understanding to this shared work, helping schools recognise emotional needs and strengthen support for pupils who face barriers to inclusion. Individual counselling remains confidential, within safeguarding and professional boundaries.

Provision is shaped around each school’s needs. We agree the timetable, referral arrangements and priorities with you, and review these as needs change. Staff support can be included through reflective supervision, mental health check-ins and counselling.

Snowford Grange manages practitioner recruitment, professional supervision and service oversight. We stay in contact with school leaders, address concerns and carefully manage any change of counsellor to support continuity.

Winner School Wellbeing & Inclusion Partner of the Year 2026

Midlands Enterprise Awards 2026

Winner Best School Counselling & Mental Health Support Service, West Midlands 2025

GHP Healthcare & Pharma Awards

Winner‍ Counselling Service of the Year


 Central England Prestige Awards 2025/26

Our Services

  • Pupil Counselling

    For primary, secondary, SEND and alternative provision settings, with a dedicated counsellor in school each week.

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  • Reflective Supervision

    Therapeutically informed support for DSLs, SENCOs, pastoral staff, teaching assistants and school leaders.

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  • Mental health check-ins

    Regular, preventative wellbeing conversations for all school staff, delivered termly.

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  • Staff Counselling

    Focused, confidential support for personal or work-related difficulties, available online or in person.

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  • Personal Counselling

    Private counselling for adults, young people and children, available in person or online.

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Safeguarding & Safer Recruitment

Safeguarding is central to our work with children and young people. Our safer recruitment arrangements follow Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, including the appropriate qualification, reference and safeguarding checks for each practitioner’s role.

Snowford Grange manages practitioner recruitment, professional supervision, insurance and service oversight, working within each school’s safeguarding arrangements.

Our counsellors understand the boundaries of confidentiality and their responsibility to raise safeguarding concerns, working with the school’s designated safeguarding lead when concerns arise.

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Award Winning

15+ Years

60+ Schools

15k+ Hours delivered annually

Our Team

Steve Goodrem

Founder & Director

Steve has almost 20 years of clinical experience across school, private practice and workplace settings. He trained at Warwick University, is a member of the BACP and is a fully qualified clinical supervisor. He serves as an industry advisor to counselling degree and MSc programmes, helping to shape how the next generation of practitioners are trained.

He founded Snowford Grange in 2010 and has built it into an award-winning service trusted by 60+ schools, working personally and closely with headteachers, DSLs and safeguarding leads across all the schools he works with. He takes personal responsibility for the quality, governance and professional management of every school partnership, and continues to work directly with pupils and clients alongside leading the organisation.

Katie Gane

School Relationship & Development Lead

Katie has spent many years in primary education, the last eight as a headteacher, before joining Snowford Grange. In this role, she will continue to network and build relationships with schools, helping to shape Snowford Grange’s services, ensuring they meet the needs of pupils, staff and the wider school community.

Having led a school through today’s educational pressures, Katie understands why this work matters more than ever. Mental health needs don’t always present clearly; they can show up through attendance, behaviour, SEND and safeguarding concerns. Early, joined-up support is essential to helping every child succeed. Inclusion was central to her leadership as a head, and she is equally passionate about staff wellbeing, believing that sustaining inclusion depends on supporting the people delivering it, not just the children receiving it.

  • What school leaders say

    “We have been working with Steve Goodrem as our School Counsellor for 9 years and there is no doubt that he has had a demonstrable, positive impact on both individuals and the wider school community. He has empowered students to tackle the increasingly wide range and complexity of issues they face whilst enabling them to build their own resilience and resourcefulness.”

    - Bennett Carr, Headmaster, King Edward VI School

  • What school leaders say

    “I have worked with Snowford Grange for over 15 years and the positive impact their counselling has had on so many children is immeasurable. The counsellors we work with are enormously valued by children and staff for the skill and insight they bring to this critical part of school life. Whatever your counselling needs, I recommend Snowford Grange to you wholeheartedly.”

    - Hellen Dodsworth, Head Mistress, Warwick Prep School

  • What school leaders say

    “We’ve been working with Steve and the team at Snowford Grange for over five years and we have a waiting list of families who want to use the service. We arrange half-termly reflective supervision for our DSL team, and feel the support helps reduce potential staff absences. I can’t praise the services enough.”

    - Becky Harrison, School Business Manager, Park Hill Junior School

Talk To Us

Whether you are enquiring for a school or trust, yourself or your child, we would welcome a conversation about how we could help. Please do get in touch.

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