Many children in school have barriers to learning and often require that extra support from the in-house learning mentors and pastoral care.
Children these days are often plagued with fear and anxieties around friendships, bullying, social media, family problems, study stress, climate change, bereavement, or even sexuality, etc, the list of scary uncertainties seems to be endless.
The techniques, strategies, and coaching in my six session program can help them to rebuild their confidence and capabilities so that they begin to learn to cope with everything happening around them. The “Happier” programs can help them to realise how to deal with their own emotions and build resilience in their daily lives. There is a strong focus on the internal language that they use regularly that may be hindering them from thriving and learning in the school environment. When children are happy and relaxed, the teacher’s job is made easier as it allows them to focus on teaching them new educational content. Mission accomplished!
As educators or caregivers in establishments, you can focus on their mental well-being in two ways:
Workshops
These are delivered by myself within school hours and focus on confidence and managing anxiety, or other specific areas that can be discussed. The workshops last a whole school day and can be geared towards any specific age group from 8-18 years. The groups are small and have no more than 10 children at a time. This way, quieter children do not find themselves being intimidated and can engage and participate fully.
Professional Therapy Training
Why not have your in-house pastoral care team trained to deliver my six-session therapy program? The program focuses on delivering one-to-one coaching for any child aged 8-18. As above, the program focuses on behavior change through internal language, changing focus, and reframing challenges. It is very common for children to not want to talk very much about their problems and they may even find it difficult to articulate them adequately. This is where the techniques and strategies can help the child to move on and start dealing with their unique challenges.
Therapists and Counsellors
Working with children often requires special skill and extra patience. Often it is about knowing how to listen and respond to young people appropriately. They must be understood and acknowledged and not undermined just because they are minors, after all, we all need this. With my training program that is created for children specifically, you can be assured that your therapy/ coaching sessions can be made so much easier than you may have thought. Having graduated and worked in the field of child development and mental health for children for almost ten years now, I have found that external agencies providing free support are knee deep in requests for therapy and are bursting at the seams with children waiting to access help. It is an unfortunate situation really BUT, this is where you as a therapist/counselor can help with a powerful program packed with solutions for change for children and young people that may well stop them from spiraling further.
What my clients say
I didn’t realize I could have new responses to old problems!
Re-framing my problems as challenges has changed my life!
I feel in control of myself and my behaviours now.
