Since being in the industry of child therapy I have noticed that many capable children are failing to achieve their full potential because they suffer from learning blocks. Despite good education and positive influences, young people can develop complex anxieties or reduced levels of self esteem and self[…]

When it comes to child therapy stress is one of the top 5 problems that affect children and young people’s mental health. Such stress can be created from many contributing factors, including school pressures, difficulties with peer groups, family challenges, puberty, and changes in environment such as changing[…]

When talking about child therapy anxiety is one of the hot topics of conversation. Anxiety is an intense feeling of fear or worry. Both of these are natural feeling but can cause a problem if a child feels unable to gain control of these emotions or if they[…]

Amongst stress and anxiety, depression in children is one of the top mental health conditions that young people face. When talking about child therapy depression comes up more often than not. Depression is an extreme feeling of hopelessness, sadness and lack of self esteem. Everyone feels sad sometimes,[…]

It’s easy to assume that some children are more sensitive that others. That lifestyles, parenting and experiences may have a factor on their ability to cope with strength and the resourcefulness than can access in challenging situations. This is even more noticeable when working in the field of[…]

In the world of child therapy it is now being recognised that more children are suffering from moderate mental health issues in the UK than ever before and the numbers are on the rise. There may be a number of factors that are contributing to this. For example,[…]

Working within the field of child therapy something I encountered for the first time many years ago (but didn’t have a “label” for yet) is selective mutism. The symptoms of this are characterised when a child who has an ability to communicate verbally does not. Often the child[…]

The number of children and young people with moderate mental health issues is on the increase and the supply of child therapy services to help overcome these issues just isn’t meeting the demand. CAMHS is the child and adolescent mental health service. They are part of the NHS[…]

NLP4Kids has been accepted as part of the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition – Yay!