Our lives are ever so busy and we have created opportunities for our children that keep them involved constantly. Breakfast Club, School, after school club, weekend activites. What opportunities are there for your little ones to be bored. I found out the importance of boredom from my youngest during a period of high extra-curricular activity […]
The Kids Will Be Alright – Won’t They?
Today my guest blog is written by Sarah England a passionate advocate of children’s voices in divorce and separation. Here she provides a useful insight into how we can think about children within the divorce process. Sarah is passionate about supporting families through one of their most challenging times. Her view is that for the […]
Mental Health Support – Choosing the right fit for my child?
Part 1 – What Is the Difference in the Professions? I am very privileged to do the work I do and I come into contact with such courageous and inspiring individuals and their families within the child mental health support sector. One of the key questions that arises during initial parent consultations is ‘how do […]
Guide to the Joy of a Smile
It has been a couple of days since my last post as I am still recovering and have promised myself that I will not work at the weekend as this allows my body to reset from the week and I get time to make myself and my family spend time smiling. So here is my […]
Being a Child & Adolescent Therapist…What does this mean?
Many people ask me what I do for a living, it is usually one of the first questions after “Hello…my name is…” We are often defined by our role in life before we are defined by who we are. This is fine with me as many people find small talk challenging and this provides a […]
Top 10 Anxiety Reducing Tips for Tweens
When anxiety hits it can be so sudden and everything goes blank. Individuals respond in different ways, some struggle to move, some struggle to verbally communicate, some get so overloaded they explode or implode. Mix this with the development going on at this age and our young person can become confused, embarrassed on top of […]
Realization…How It Hurts
Over the past six weeks I have been really sick… not that I tell you this for sympathy, well maybe a little, but as a reason for you to stop and look at yourself. I started with a terrible ongoing headache which was singularly located and progressed to complete tiredness in all areas, lack of […]
Self Harm Awareness. Am I self harming if I …..
I am sitting at my desk this afternoon and have been reading about self harm awareness day, which is today, so I thought it would be open to talk about experiences with self harm and observations within the workplace. 10% of young adolescents will self harm. This may sound low but when we think about it […]
What Parents Say
Clients ask what we do and how our approaches work. Please find below some messages from parents who have been through the support process. Finding all round support for a child with problems is very hard as we found out. I would highly recommend Jacqueline to any other parents, who like us, were at the […]
Start The Conversation
Adolescent Depression – Start The Conversation Reading this morning an article by Bekah Miles who recently opened up about living with depression, my heart went out to her as she clearly expressed the struggles she has with talking about depression not only with living with the constant pressure it places on her life. When working with […]