For Parents
Private Support for Families
If your child is struggling emotionally or behaviourally? Is your child struggling with anxiety? Big emotions affecting family life?
When a child is struggling emotionally, behaviourally or socially, it can affect the whole family. I remember reading once that as parents you are only as happy as your unhappiest child, that is so true! Early support can make a lasting difference.
We offer a safe, nurturing therapeutic space where children can process feelings, build resilience and regain confidence through the natural language of play. A safe place for children to process feelings.We support you too, need some guidance? Book empowered parenting one to one sessions.
Bespoke Empowered Parenting Training
Being a parent is one of the hardest jobs in the world with no training! Both as a Play Therapist, teacher and a parent myself I share strategies. Theses strategies are based on child development theory which create a toolkit you can use. These interactive and supportive on e to one sessions are tailored towards your needs. After an initial conversation where we talk about what you would benefit from I create and deliver the training that best suits your needs.
Play Therapy Support for Home Educated Children
Many home educated children benefit from having a safe space outside the home where they can explore emotions, build confidence, and develop social and emotional skills. Out Play Therapy sessions provide a warm, nurturing environment where children can express themselves naturally through play, creativity and therapeutic support. Play therapy can help with anxiety, friendships, self-esteem, emotional regulation, family changes and confidence is new situations. Tailoured to each child’s individual needs, sessions offer gentle support while respecting the unique journey of home educated families. We provide a confidential child-centered approach that helps children fee heard, understood and empowered to thrive.
How Play Therapy Helps
Play therapy can support children to play through their feelings:
- Feel calmer and more secure
- Improve behaviour and emotional wellbeing
- Build self-esteem
- Strengthen relationships
- Access learning more successfully at school
- Process difficult experiences
When children feel emotionally safe and supported, they are better able to learn, grow and thrive.
Children confronting problems and negative emotions in a clinical setting allows them to change the way they think and feel, which leads to discovering solutions. Play therapists are uniquely trained to assess and understand the contents of children’s play. Play therapists use their understanding of the play to increase children’s coping skills. In the playroom, under the guidance of a trained play therapist, children can safely discuss their problems in a protected play environment. Children learn to confine, define, and master their problems.
How Do You Know Your Child Would Benefit From Seeing a Play Therapist?
- Is my child’s behaviour significantly impairing a critical area of functioning?
- Am I, as a parent, overwhelmed with managing my child’s demands?
- Is my son or daughter altering the family environment in an unhealthy way?
- Does my child seem in a chronic state of distress?
- Do I feel disconnected from my child and worry about the path he or she is heading for?
In the meantime, if you are a parent discerning this question, it should be reassuring to know that sometimes, just the act of seeking out help results in improvement even before any interventions occur. Taking the first step to reaching out might be the hardest, yet most critical step.
Book an Enquiry
If you would like to discuss support for your child or school, please get in touch for a confidential conversation.
