Children and young people can experience a wide range of emotional and behavioural challenges as they grow. At iTT, we provide professional mental health support designed to help them understand their feelings, build confidence, and develop healthy coping skills. Our experienced clinicians use child-friendly, evidence-based approaches including CBT, Behavioural Family Therapy, and Integrative Therapy. We also provide support for ADHD and Autism Spectrum Conditions. We work sensitively with young people and their parents or guardians to ensure everyone feels supported.
Important: Before booking appointments for Counselling our CBT, please booking an initial assessment with our therapists to discuss the best course of action and devise a treatment plan.
Children are often forced to talk about their emotional struggle with people they know, such as parents and teachers. But this can often leave the child feeling self-conscious and judged. Therapies for children create safe spaces for honest and forthright conversations.
It's often harder to coax information out of children and develop trust. That's why children's counsellors use tools such as crafts, play and group activities as the basis for therapy. The reading of a story, for example, may be used to demonstrate positive emotions such as trust, empathy and honesty.
Counselling for children is often an interactive process. For instance, a child may feel more comfortable communicating negative emotions through the medium of art. Some children prefer talking, and others respond to a combination of both.
A good therapist will try to understand the child's state of mind and improvise an appropriate treatment approach.
Children suffer from depression, anxiety, stress and other mental health issues in the same way adults do. And with the right approach, youngers can enjoy the following benefits of counselling:
Counselling can be an intimidating and scary process for children. That's why it's important to prepare your child for what lies ahead. While there's nothing to be afraid of, children tend to respond better when they know what to expect.
Your counsellor will need to speak to you and your child about the emotions and symptoms that brought you both to therapy. There may be a preparatory meeting with just the parents or guardians before the first meeting, however.
An assessment will be made by the therapist as to whether or not your child will benefit from counselling. If the root causes or exacerbating factors involve you or other members of your family, your therapist might recommend that they also attend counselling.
The initial consultation will involve a lot of questions. If this approach doesn't work, however, activities and interaction might draw out the relevant information from the child.
The counsellor can then formulate a custom therapy plan based on the specific needs of the child. This may include various types of counselling, solo sessions and sessions with you or other family members.
In order to create an open, honest environment for effective counselling, a bond of trust and cooperation must be established between your child and the counsellor. Your child's therapist will use a range of techniques during the early stages of counselling to ensure this happens.
Once the counsellor has developed genuine trust in the relationship, they'll begin to raise the emotions and symptoms being treated. There may also be an attempt to link these emotions to actions. Roleplay and activities may be used at this stage.
It's important to face and address the root causes of the mental health problem being treated. This can be a highly emotional stage of the counselling process. And there may be times when your child gets upset or agitated. This is a natural part of therapy, and you'll be kept abreast of developments at every opportunity.
Our expert Yvette Winstone has worked with mental health for over 15 years studying psychology and specialises in CBT. During this time she has worked with individuals providing CBT for anxiety, depression, OCD, Phobias, emetophobia as well as many other presenting problems. She specialises in providing therapy to children and young people from the ages of 6-25. Working in schools and education across South Wales means that she has experience and awareness of issues that can present in educational settings for young people. Including Neurodiversity and the assessment process, safeguarding and risk. Throughout her career she has worked closely with social services and multidisciplinary teams to provide therapy for children in care settings; attending frequent meetings and working with other professionals to ensure the young person is at the forefront at all times.
Children can sometimes find it difficult to express what they’re feeling, and parents may be unsure how best to support them. Our child therapists provide a warm, safe, and non-judgemental environment where young people can share their thoughts in their own way and at their own pace. Sessions are confidential and age-appropriate, using approaches that help children explore the emotional, social, or behavioural factors behind their challenges. Working together, we aim to build understanding, resilience, and practical tools that support the child’s overall wellbeing and development.
If you cancel your appointment 24 hours before it starts, then you will receive a full refund. However, If you cancel your appointment within the 24 hour period before the appointment is due, then you will be liable to pay the cost of the consultation. If you do need to reschedule please contact us as soon as possible.
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