Counselling for children and teenagers
I am passionate about working with both children and young people. I have worked extensively with children and adolescents for over ten years. Working across both primary and secondary schools as the lead counsellor. I have completed a PGCert with PTUK in play therapy. An intensive course in childhood trauma and dissociation and recently completed the EMDR Europe accredited level one training using EMDR for both children and adolescents. My approach often involves a lot of creativity, especially for younger children whose natural language is through the medium of play. For older adolescence creative counselling approaches are used alongside Cognitive Behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavioral (DBT skills). My aim is to provide a safe, calm and engaging environment to help young people feel relaxed enough to share what ever might be troubling them. Often young people don’t know what is causing their distress which is why creative approaches work well, in helping what is unconscious to become conscious in a non-threatening way.
How Counselling can help Children and adolescents
Counselling can provide a safe environment for young people to explore various issues they may be struggling with such as,
- Anxiety
- Low mood
- Panic disorder
- Confidence issues
- Attachment issues
- Low self esteem
- School refusal
- Suicidal ideation
- Self-harm
- Friendship issues
- Fears and phobia’s
- Exam/ performance stress
- Feeling overwhelmed
- Stress related issues
- Family conflict
Find out more about:
Eye Movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR)
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