Child & young person therapy
Children can struggle at any point in their development. Difficulties might arise after the birth of a sibling, the death of a loved one, or any other unsettling changes in home or school life. Emotional wellbeing support and therapy for children is a way to help your child to process and make peace with whatever it is they're going through, so they can feel calm and contented again.
Find the right therapist for youHow psychological problems can manifest in children
There are many reasons why your child might be exhibiting signs of unhappiness, anxiety or anger. You might recognise some of the following behaviours:
- Seeming quiet and withdrawn
- More frequent or intense tantrums than usual
- Developmental regression
- Aggression towards siblings or school mates
- Struggling more with separation
- Nightmares or difficulty sleeping
- Changes in appetite
- More easily upset or tearful
You don't need to know exactly what the issues are for this support to be helpful
How child & young person therapy can help
Therapy isn't about pathologising your child or the family in general. It's about creating a compassionate space to uncover what lies beneath their difficulties, support your child to express and process their feelings and ultimately help you and the family to find positive ways forward
Create a safe space
Helping your child to explore their emotional world and the difficulties that they're experiencing.
Process difficult emotions
Creative tools will be used to help your child to express themselves fully.
Develop new coping strategies
Your child will be supported to find new ways of handling their emotions.
Child therapy
Child psychotherapy helps your child to understand, express and process whatever it is that is troubling them.
Through creative and play therapy interventions they'll be encouraged to identify and work through their difficulties to help them to regain their emotional balance.
By using age-appropriate techniques, your child will be helped to develop coping strategies that they can use to regulate their emotions more effectively.
Often it is useful to bring the family into some of the sessions, so you can work as a team to identify any broader issues and find positive ways forward.
Is this what you're looking for?
This support may be helpful if you:
- Have a child between 4 and 16 years old who is experiencing emotional difficulties
- Have noticed that your child has become withdrawn
- Are worried about the behaviours that your child is displaying
- Have gone through some big changes as a family that you want to support your child with
- Have experienced a loss in the family that your child needs help processing
Book now if you want to:
- Support your child through a difficult life transition
- Help your child to feel calm and content
- Tackle problematic behaviours at home or at school
- Find a safe, compassionate space for your child to explore their difficulties
- Promote positive mental health from the start
- Be involved in your child's healing journey
Therapists who offer child psychotherapy
Please explore our therapist profiles below to find someone who feels right for you and your child.
Joanne
BACP Registered Counsellor & Clinical Supervisor
Area of focus
- Bereavement & loss
- Life transitions & menopause
- Relationship difficulties
- Children & young people
- End of life support
Approach
Integrative counselling combining tools from person-centred, psychodynamic & cognitive-behavioural psychotherapy.
Availability
Online / telephone / in person
Location
South Tyneside
Do other members of the family need help? We also offer support with:
- Anger & emotional regulation
- Anxiety
- Attachment & relationship patterns
- Bereavement & loss
- Burnout & Stress
- Compulsive behaviours
- Depression
- EMDR for Trauma
- Emotional numbness & shutdown
- Neurodiversity (ADHD & Autism)
- People-pleasing & boundaries
- Relationship & couples therapy
- Self-esteem & confidence
- Trauma
We are here for you
Whether you know what you need or are still figuring things out, we’ll take things at your pace. To help you decide whether it’s right for you, we offer 50% off your first session, giving you a gentle, low-pressure way to begin your journey toward feeling better.