Children and young people come to this work for many different reasons. Some of the most common include:
Including school-based avoidance, worry, and difficulties with confidence or self-esteem.
Bereavement, parental separation, transitions, and other significant changes in family life.
Friendship and sibling difficulties, and bullying.
Including the impact of difficult or frightening early experiences on a child's sense of safety.
Supporting children with ASD, ADHD or other neurodivergent profiles, adapted to how each child communicates.
Including questions of identity, gender and sense of self, particularly through adolescence.
The impact of social media, online friendships and digital pressures on a young person's wellbeing and sense of self.
Including children in foster care, and families navigating complex systemic circumstances such as displacement or immigration processes.