Children and adolescents

Growing up can be challenging and sometimes children and adolescents could use some professional support of their own. Sometimes the space away from others, concerned parents, teachers and other family members, can be useful to make sense of difficult experiences and relationships. I provide this kind of safe space to children and adolescents who want to have a greater understanding of themselves and people around them, or to find ways to cope with some of the difficult experiences they are having.

Children, like adults, exist within systems - families, schools, communities - and my view is that trying to help a child or adolescent to experience themselves and others differently is often more effective when the system around them is willing and able to make some changes too. For this reason, I usually take a family or systemic view with children and adolescents, working closely with parents and additional support systems in order to bring about change.

If you are a parent reading this because of concerns about your child, please feel free to call me to discuss the options. If you think your child needs help but would not come to see a professional, please read more on the page for parents and let me know if you'd like to discuss an intervention that might help you to feel more able to communicate your concerns with your child, or to feel more able to motivate them to address their difficulties. 

I have a particular interest in working with parents who are concerned about their children because of anxious, challenging or risky behaviour. If this is why you're reading, please do look at the information about NVR on the parents' page and give me a call for a free telephone consultation to see whether we could create something that would suit your family's needs.