
Being a Teenager is tough, but for us African girls growing up in the UK, it can be even harder. Dual heritage can be both a gift and a struggle.
Life is just plain confusing sometimes.
Like when you experience one culture at home and another at school. It’s not unusual to feel frustrated, confused or just wanting to shut it all out. Truth is, we all need a space to figure some of this weirdness out.
At Blossom we understand us girls need a big sister or an aunty every so often. We need someone to help us understand changes, differences, to cheer us on, or just to give us a friendly hug and say it’s going to be alright. We need to be supported and loved; but mostly we just need someone who really understands us.
That’s why we founded Blossom.

We exist to help girls and young women of African heritage to develop their self-esteem and independence. We do this through a mixture of individual support and group activity, supplemented by guidance for parents.
GROUP WORKSHOPS
Our workshops are aimed at improving self-esteem and self-confidence, dealing with emotional issues, improving our health & well-begin and developing skills for life.
1 ON 1 MENTORING
We provide 1-2-1 mentorship that allows our girls to explore their purpose and support those struggling with behavioural issues and address these issues using practical skills.
As every girl is unique, we partner with parents to understand the issues their teenagers face and provide a tailor-made service to each girl. Our mentors are DBS cleared and our environment is a safe space for teenagers to learn and grow whilst having fun.
In addition to our regular mentoring, we offer the specialist one on one services below:
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
we are also trained and qualified to offer DBT therapy where we work with girls who experience intense emotional issues and a number of other mental health issues.
Bereavement & Loss Support
Most teens are dependent on the adults in their life, and a death to the adult in their life can cause anxiety, confusion, depression and so much. We are just a call away, even if all you want to say is ‘Why me’ . Don’t suffer in silence, please reach out, our trained staff are here to offer their support.
MOTHER & DAUGHTER GROUP COACHING
“If you want to go fast go alone, if you want to go far, go together.”
– African Proverb
Our trained coaches work with Mother & Daughter to help them both find ways to change what they want.
Through this we:
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- Work on set goals
- Help them ask questions that will open them up to new ways of answering these questions.
- Re-build their relationships
- Understand each other better
PLACEMENTS
We offer placements for Duke of Edinburgh, University students, and anyone who requires some experience for their education.
PARENT ZONE
We offer support to parents, through training and giving parents the space to talk and address the issues they have by developing projects to address the issues.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
We regularly give talks and presentations on issues affecting African teenage girls in the UK today.
Let us know if you would like to partner with us on a project or for an event. We have a team of trained professionals who specialise in different areas of mental health.
Blossom is led by an amazing team of women. Click below to learn more.

GIRLS
Want a safe place to talk?
Book into one of our workshops, or send us a quick message so we can make contact.
PARENTS
If you would like to book your daughter into a workshop or discuss one on one mentoring then send us your details and we will inform you of our next start date and how to book on.
VOLUNTEERS
We are always looking out for #blossomsquad members.
Please follow our social media accounts to learn more about us and fill in our volunteer application form and we will get in touch with you.

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