Creative Counselling and Play Therapy - children and young people aged 3-19 years

About our service

• Children and young people aged 3-19 years

• Play, creative & talk-based counselling & therapy

• One to one sessions - face to face or telehealth (Zoom or phone)

• 50 minute session (younger children may want to use a briefer time)

• Daytime, evening and weekends

• Term-time & out of term-time, during school holidays & breaks

• Longer-term support available

• Holistic, bespoke person-led sessions

• Child-Centred & personalised approach - progresses at child or young person's pace

• Child-led opportunities for therapeutic sensory & regressive play and creativity

• Child Development, Attachment, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) & Trauma Informed

• Fully qualified and registered (MBACP & BAPT)

• Child & young person-friendly assessments & outcome measures used, as well as of formal standardised measures

Families are unique - we are all different from each other. Our child-led, person-centred approach fully supports children, young people and their families from a wide range of backgrounds and ethnicities.

We're experienced in working with:

• Looked-after chidlren & young people

• Child in need

• English as an additional language (EAL)

• Traveller families

• LGBTQIA+

• Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

• Autism

• ADHD and ADD

Areas that we're experienced in working therapeutically include:

• ​Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and traumatic experiences

• Trauma

• Neglect and abuse

• Attachment difficulties

• Self-harm and suicide ideation

• Bereavement including suicide

• Separation and loss

• Domestic violence

• Relationships & sexual health

• LGBTQIA+

• Alcohol & substance misuse

• Eating disorders

• Homelessness

• Depression

• Anxiety

• Anger & behavioural difficulties

• Bullying

• Family and friendship relational difficulties

• Low self-esteem

• Selective mutism

• Belonging & identity

• Attendance

• E-safety

• Exam stress

• Working therapeutically with Adolescents (specialism)

About us

We're a not-for-profit Community Interest Company. Any surplus is used to cover the costs and provide sessions for families who can't ordinarily afford them (see our website for more details).

Reduced Fees:

These may be available for families available for families living in social housing, & receiving low incomes & benefits. Please ask for more information.