Some children feel emotions very intensely. Small frustrations might quickly become overwhelming, emotions may take a long time to settle, or your child may struggle to explain what they’re feeling until it comes out through their behaviour.

Therapy can help your child better recognise and understand their emotions, identify what tends to trigger them and develop ways to express and manage difficult feelings.

Big emotions · Anger · Meltdowns · Frustration · Emotional regulation · Distress tolerance · Understanding emotions · Coping skills

You may notice your child becoming quieter, more withdrawn or less interested in things they once enjoyed. They might be increasingly hard on themselves, compare themselves to others, doubt their abilities or seem less confident than they once were.

Therapy can help young people understand what is contributing to how they feel and develop a more balanced relationship with themselves.

Low mood · Depression · Self-esteem · Confidence · Self-criticism · Withdrawal · Loss of motivation · Negative thinking

Friendships can become a significant source of stress for children and teenagers. Your child might find it difficult to make or maintain friendships, feel left out or misunderstood, experience repeated friendship conflict, or struggle to know how to respond in social situations.

Therapy can support young people to understand social experiences, navigate conflict, communicate their needs and build confidence in their relationships with others.

Making & keeping friends · Friendship conflict · Feeling left out · Social confidence · Peer relationships · Communication · Boundaries · Bullying

For neurodivergent young people, everyday expectations can sometimes require more effort than others realise. Difficulties with attention, organisation, transitions, impulse control or emotional regulation can affect school, relationships and how a child feels about themselves.

Therapy can help children and teenagers better understand the way their brain functions, develop strategies that fit their individual needs and build confidence without treating difference as something that needs to be ‘fixed.’

ADHD · Autism · Executive functioning · Attention · Organisation · Impulsivity · Emotional regulation · Transitions• People-pleasing • Confidence

Sometimes school becomes about much more than learning. Academic pressure, difficulty keeping up, fear of making mistakes, changes in friendships or feeling overwhelmed by the school environment can begin to affect a young person’s wellbeing.

Therapy can help us understand what is making school difficult and support your child with the emotional, social or practical challenges that may be contributing.

School anxiety · School stress · School avoidance · Academic pressure · Motivation · Perfectionism · Transitions · Learning-related stress

Adolescence brings increasing independence, changing relationships and the task of figuring out who you are. For some teenagers, that can also bring uncertainty, self-doubt, conflict at home or pressure to know where they fit.

Therapy gives teenagers space to explore what matters to them, understand themselves and work through the challenges that can come with growing up.

Identity · Self-confidence · Independence · Family relationships · Decision-making · Peer pressure · Transitions · Adolescence

Changes at home can affect children even when they don’t always talk about them. Separation, divorce, moving house or school, changes within the family, grief or other significant transitions can show up through emotions, behaviour or difficulties adjusting.

Therapy can help children and teenagers process change, understand their reactions and develop ways of coping with what is different in their world.

Separation & divorce · Family changes · Moving · Changing schools · Grief & loss · Adjustment · Life transitions

Parenting can feel particularly difficult when the strategies that usually work don’t seem to work for your child. You might find yourself unsure how to respond to big emotions or behaviour, caught in the same conflicts, or feeling increasingly disconnected from your child.

Parent sessions provide space to step back and understand what may be driving your child’s behaviour, learn more about their underlying emotional needs and how to meet them, and develop practical ways of responding that take into account your child’s individual temperament, development and needs.

Parenting support can be provided alongside your child’s therapy or through parent-only sessions, depending on what is most appropriate for your family.

Understanding behaviour · Your child’s emotional needs · Big emotions · Building connection · Boundaries & limits · Parent-child relationships · Communication · ADHD & autism · Parenting strategies