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CAMHS Doesn’t Work for Everyone! 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[…]
Read MoreDo you remember being at school and hearing your teacher say something like: “Can you pay attention and stop looking at the ceiling!” (When a pupil is looking up) “You won’t find the answers up there!” “I know he’s not listening as there is absolutely no eye contact!”[…]
Read MoreLast year I became fascinated by a T.V show called ‘Jamie’s Dream School’ in which Jamie Oliver created a brand new secondary school facility for a small group of youths who had dropped out of mainstream education but had recognised (albeit with some encouragement from their parents) the[…]
Read MoreI just finished working with a 14 year old with learning difficulties. He is in a new family as he was adopted at 2 years old following physical abuse from his real parents and possible sexual abuse. He suffered a non accidental injury to his eye and is[…]
Read MoreUnknown to me, I’m up for an award for best NLP Practitioner. You should probably go and vote for me. 🙂 http://www.apctc.com/awards/?coach=188
Read MoreI have decided that most adults are stupid. Especially the ones working in therapy. I recently had a consultation with a child who had PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) which the parents said had happened as a result of an incident when the child was a baby. The[…]
Read MoreI recently worked with a little girl who had some worries about going to school. She was very young – around 5 years old and since going back in September the worries had resurfaced and manifested in shyness around speaking up to her teacher and asking when she[…]
Read MoreYou are communicating all the time, even when you are not physically speaking you are communicating. You can never not communicate; this is why learning good communication skills from a young age is vital in developing healthy relationships with people as you grow up and why we, in[…]
Read MoreStruggling to concentrate is a problem that most people face in their lifetime. Lack of concentration in children is so common, as a child it is harder to focus as your imagination is constantly on the go and unfortunately sometimes, what’s going on in a child’s mind will[…]
Read MoreThere is so much that horses can teach us about life. Horses have been described as “authenticity meters” and in my experience this is so true. They see beyond the mask that we put on and through to the real core of the person. They know when someone[…]
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