Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Talking and Play Therapy for children and adolescents. Please see full info for Emma and Shelley below.

Looking to book? Give us a call on 01702 433959 or request an appointment.

Our Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist

  • Emma works psychotherapeutically, using her integrative arts training, with clients, usually aged between four and eighteen years. By creating trust and safety within the context of the therapeutic relationship Emma is then able to work with children and young people using a host of mediums, such as art, sand, clay and puppets to deepen the work together.

    Throughout the therapy sessions Emma will utilise, where appropriate, her training in and understanding of, attachment theory, the latest neuroscience frameworks, psychoanalytic theory and psychiatry to effect deep and meaningful change in the children and young people she works with.

    Emma has experience in working with the following;

    bereavement, parental separation, anxiety, depression, dissociative symptoms, children suffering the effects of parental alcohol and drug misuse, ADHD, developmental trauma, domestic violence, sexual abuse, ASD, sensory processing difficulties and children with developing oppositional traits. 

    Post-Graduate Diploma in Integrative Child Psychotherapy Studies

    Advanced Diploma in The Therapeutic and Educational Application of the Arts

    Fully enhanced DBS certificate, update service registered

    Paediatric First Aid Certificate

    BACP Membership

Our Certified Play Therapist

  • Shelley is a certified therapeutic play practitioner, working with children who may be showing behaviour and emotional needs.

    The children Shelley supports may have experienced or seen domestic abuse or violence, parental separation, loss, anxiety, and sensory processing needs.

    The sessions are non-directive. This means the child leads the way exploring what is important to them, which supports learning to resolve their issues and develop a better understanding of themselves.

    Play is how children can communicate their internal world, process their feelings, remove language barriers. Play therapy offers a safe space to explore and process different perspectives in a nurturing and calm environment.