Family Wellbeing Day – Share Centre
Connect with other families and enjoy a fun day out before the return to school, Saturday 17th August.
A workshop for parents of adopted young people on Thursday 20th November, at Vibe NI, Armagh.
Connect with other families and enjoy a fun day out before the return to school, Saturday 17th August.
TESSA and Family Routes are excited to announce three Family Wellbeing Events
‘A family life for everyone’
Family Routes provides a range of support and counselling services to those affected by adoption and fertility issues. It is an independent charity with five distinct services, including TESSA.
TESSA exists to listen, support, enable and understand.
A workshop for parents of adopted young people on Thursday 20th November, at Vibe NI, Armagh.
A well being course for pre-teens aged 7-11 in September and October 2024.
Connect with other families and enjoy a fun day out before the return to school, Saturday 17th August.
TESSA Teens project celebration day on Saturday 7th Sept 11am-3pm.
A course to help young people develop skills and techinques to boost emotional health and wellbeing, in October and November 2024.
Teen programme, taking place in April.
A six week climbing programme with a difference, for teens. May and June 2024.
Teen programme, April and May 2024.
TESSA and Family Routes are excited to announce three Family Wellbeing Events
Love and Rage is a four-week programme offered by TESSA/Family Routes
Musical family wellbeing sessions throughout January and February at Family Routes Office, Belfast.
A unique family event to help parents and teens get on the same wave length! In Cookstown, for adoptive parents and their teens aged 12+
Art wellbeing group for teens aged 12-17 based in Merville House, Newtownabbey.
A six-week sports wellbeing programme for young people aged 7-11, based in the Boys Model, Belfast.
A workshop for parents of adopted young people on Thursday 20th November, at Vibe NI, Armagh.
A nature-based play therapy group for young people aged 7 - 11 at Quarries Community Farm, Bangor. Taking place in autumn 2025.
An Equine Facilitated Learning Group for young people aged 12 - 18 at Crindle Stables, Limavady. Taking place in autumn 2025.
An Equine Facilitated Learning Group for young people aged 7 - 11 at Crindle Stables, Limavady. Taking place in autumn 2025.
One-day workshop for parents of teens, Tuesday 18th November 2025.
TESSA stands for Therapeutic, Education and Support Services in Adoption.
We are a project aimed at supporting families across Northern Ireland who have at least one child between the ages of two and eighteen years old, who has been adopted. We are funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, as part of their Reaching Out Support Families initiative.
TESSA is a Family Routes project.
TESSA is currently funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.
You can self refer or you can be referred by your post-adoption team via our contact details.
To self refer, please complete the Referral Form below, or visit our Services page for more details.
We also offer a 6-week programme for adopters on the impact of childhood trauma.
Love and Rage is delivered in-person and online and runs frequently throughout the year.
In the first instance we ask you to call us to explore what therapies are most suitable to your needs. We can also discuss the benefits of the accredited Love and Rage programme.
Please call: 028 9046 9211
Following the initial phone call we might ask you to complete a referral form, but this will be discussed on the call.
