My approach is child/young person led.  How I facilitate my sessions is adaptable, to meet the age, ability and particular needs of the child or young person.

 

For younger children I offer a creative and playful approach I specialise in movement, and body based approaches, that incorporates creativity and play. The children can choose to access a variety of media such as; puppets, art materials, nurturing toys, and sandplay, as well as other therapeutic resources.

 

For older children and young people, I also work creatively through movement and incorporating verbal and non-verbal therapeutic interventions. Methods used may be through movement, art, games, sandplay or more structured creative exercises or tools for them to take outside of the therapy space. 

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Children and young people can find find it extremely difficult to talk about what is going on for them. Non-verbal creative therapeutic approaches can be a more natural, and accessible means for children, or feel like a safer and less threatening way to work through, or manage their difficulties.

Areas that can be explored through therapy are; emotional or behavioural difficulties, life/family changes, bereavement, past trauma, health issues, body image, exam stress