From April 1, Cheshire will be split into two new unitary authorities, Cheshire West and Chester, and Cheshire East, as opposed to one county council and six district councils.
Connexions services in both West and East Cheshire will be hit by cuts of £200,000 each.
Steve Hoy, chief executive for Connexions Cheshire and Warrington, who is also joint chair of the National Connexions Network said it is impossible to predict which services will be cut first.
He said: "We are currently considering how we will meet these reductions but there will have to be alterations to frontline services we deliver. There is no way that budget reductions of this size can be achieved without reducing our frontline services including our capacity to work with vulnerable young people."
But he said staff are committed to providing services with a "business as usual" approach.
A spokesman for Cheshire West and Chester Council said the council is in talks with Connexions on the future of local services for young people.
He said: "The council will spend over £4million in the coming year on its contract with Connexions to provide a fully integrated youth and careers advice service.
"Yet at the same time, in common with all other authorities in this country, we are required to make considerable efficiency savings."
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