Welcome to
CYP Counselling
A confidential space to explore the thoughts, feelings and challenges in your life
Counselling for child and young people in a safe and comfortable setting
About Me
I am passionate about supporting and empowering children and young people to be the best that they can be and helping them to overcome challenges in their lives. I have over 15 years experience of working with this age range first as a youth and community worker and then as children and young people’s integrative counsellor. I recognise and value the specialist training required to work with children and young people and so have additional training in the following areas:
- Eco anxiety
- Mental Health First Aid
- Autism and ADHD inclusive play
- Adverse Childhood Experiences and Trauma informed practice Teir 1 and 2
- Domestic violence impact on children and young people including parenting
- First aid
- Supporting young people to make safer choices about drugs
- Solihull
- MARF
- LGBTQ+
My desire to train in counselling came about during the pandemic as I recognised the impact on children, young people and families and wanted to be part of the solution in scaffolding them to navigate well the challenges of growing up.
For the past 6 years I have worked in Harborough District for a children and young people's charity and have developed relationships with a wide network of organisations that support families where I work in a multi-disciplinary way. When I am not counselling, I continue to work in a youth organisation with youth workers and young people.
Counselling
What is counselling?
Early psychological interventions can have a significant impact on children and young people. I specialise in supporting families and work with ages 4-24 years who are experiencing mental health difficulties including emotional, behavioural and social challenges.
I work in a child centred way that puts the client at the centre of what I do. I work in a integrative way which enables me to work creatively with each individual tailoring the work to their needs. Being an integrative counsellor means I work in an integrative way with attachment, family systems, CBT and play therapy.
Counselling is a confidential safe space where individuals can explore and make sense of themselves and the world in which they live. Counselling children may look different to counselling teens as they may have different needs and ways of communicating however the foundations of safety and respect are the same.
What to expect
I aim to provide a safe, non-judgemental and nurturing environment for children and young people to explore and work through their challenges. Sessions can involve a range of different ‘tools’ to support change. These may include clay, creative materials, sand tray, emotion cards, therapeutic play, talking, drama and more.
How many sessions will I need?
Everyone is different so I can’t say how many I think you might need until we start working together. I work with individuals on a short and long-term basis. Most individuals need between 6-16 weeks, but this is something we can discuss in the initial assessment.
What if I don’t like talk about my feelings?
That’s ok. I will never make you do something you are not comfortable to do! We can work together to use other methods of communicating such as play, creative materials or emotion cards to explore how to are feeling.
Process from contact to therapy
Once you have made contact me we will arrange a 30-45 min parent / carer meeting to do an initial discussion. This provides space for parent/carers to discuss with me the process of counselling and the individuals needs.
Following this a child Initial Assessment (under 18s only) will be set up. These usually take 50mins to complete and give both me and the child/ young people the chance to see if I am the right counsellor for them and explore their therapy goals.
Following this assessment a contract will be made for therapy to begin. After this counselling sessions can start.
What issues do I work with?
Here is a list of some of the issues I work with:
Anxiety
Identity
Low mood
Gender and sexual identity
Low confidence
Panic attacks
Life transitions
Anger
Bullying
Relationship difficulties
Emotion regulation
Loss and bereavement
Self-harm
Behavioural issues
Coping with stress
Family breakdown
Fees and Availability
I work part time as a counsellor on a Monday and a Wednesday throughout the year.
I currently have availability to take on new individuals.
Counselling Services
Parent / Carer discussion meeting 30- 45mins at £20 (for children under 18)
Child Initial Assessment 50mins at £50
Counselling 50mins at £50
Get in touch
I welcome referrals from professionals and self referrals and tailer the therapy to the individual need.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about how counselling works, or to arrange an initial assessment appointment. This enables us to discuss the reasons you are thinking of coming to counselling, whether it could be helpful for you and whether I am the right therapist to help. You can also call me on 07746974293 if you would prefer to leave a message or speak to me first.
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