Holding Your Hand Therapy, strives to provide a safe and nurturing environment for children and young people. My mission is to empower them to express their feelings and work through challenges using creative arts therapies. My specialism is working with and supporting children and young people who have struggled with or who have barriers to attending therapy.
Bereavement and loss
Anxiety
Self esteem
OCD
Bullying
Domestic abuse
Emotional regulation
School refusing
Depression/low mood
Self harm/suicidal ideation
Medical trauma
Developmental trauma
Life story work
Attachment
Parental separation
Creative therapy online can be offered for children and young people who would otherwise struggle to leave home to access face to face therapy. Please message for more details.
Im so pleased to be offering support JUST for parents. This will be delivered over 12 sessions, and supports the development of the parent/carer/child attachment. More details to follow, but please message for more information.
A therapeutic listening intervention that supports emotional regulation, supported by Polyvagal research. Please ask for more details. This is a time specific intervention.
We can all hold trauma in our bodies and this can impact heavily on how we live our lives and our sense of internal safety. This intervention can be delivered to adults or children. Please ask for more information.
I can work with school and home to identify barriers to school attendance and support the child/young person to reintegrate back into school with the appropriate support.
