Child Counselling

Child Psychotherapist

I have been working with children and adolescents since 2008 in various settings including schools, NHS, family centres and in the public sector and of course, privately.

I bring to you a wide range of experience and regularly receive referrals from other professionals, GPs, CAMHS and social workers to support adolescents that may not qualify fully for CAMHS. I also offer an alternative to parents who do not wish to take up the CAMHS approach.

I bring to both teenagers and children a warm, caring approach offering creative, practical tools and insights as well as offering a safe supportive space to open up and discuss feelings that can feel hard to discuss at home.

In this way, teens have been able to voice more at home, develop greater connections at home, cope with issues such as bullying, manage low mood and anxiety, understand self- harm. In the case of eating disorders, I may suggest working in triage with a psychiatrist, GP and myself.

Dyadic Develomental Psychotherapy

I am informed by my knowledge of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) and also Theraplay so have a range of skills to bring to offer parents the understanding to feel more connected in the process. If the key issue is around relationships then these tools facilitate greater connections.

I saw Louise from October 2011 to February 2012 for several sessions as I had been unfit for work due to severe depression.

Louise helped me a great deal with dealing with my depression and taught me some very useful coping mechanisms which I know will help me combat this condition long term

Paul C.