'Encourage them to draw how they feel or say how they feel and then accept those feelings.'
― Philippa Perry
Working with children and young people...
Is your child or young person trying to navigate their way through life and feeling bufffeted about?
Is there a sense that the world is somewhere that feels difficult to be?
Are they experiencing anxiety, emotional or nervous system dysregulation?
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Or maybe something has happened in their life and their mental health and way of being feels tricky right now.
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Whatever the reasons that led you here I know it has been a brave and perhaps vulnerable step to seek out a therapist that can be trusted to work with your child.
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Working in a creative and expressive way can help remove the pressure of trying to articulate thoughts and feelings that they may not yet know or be aware of.
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It can be a way of exploring identity and their sense of self, in a playful way.
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Playing, creating, moving, writing, and expressing themselves in ways they feel connected to, may aid emotional regulation, helping them to remain within their window of tolerance as they explore their inner worlds.
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Amongst other struggles, I have worked with children and young people to help them explore and process;
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suicidal ideation
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self-injury
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anxiousness
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identity
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gender
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fear
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grief and loss
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emotional dysregulation
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their neurodivergence
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relationships
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adverse childhood experiences
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the complexity of divorce and separation
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feelings about school or education or home education
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autonomy
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their sense of self
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nervous system regulation
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I offer a relational and co-created approach, helping your young person process what is happening in their inner and outer worlds. I seek to support them as they untangle who they are and find the confidence, inner strength, personal values and nervous system regulation that might enable them to be themselves in a world that often does not understand or value our way of being.
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