Trauma and Attachment Pathway
Children who experience trauma and attachment difficulties can often have difficulty expressing and regulating emotions. They can internalise and externalise stress reactions and as a result experience significant depression, anxiety or anger.
Including:
- Trauma exposure
- Attachment difficulties
- Looked after children
- Adopted
- Children living outside the family home
Trauma Exposure
Trauma exposure can result in children suffering with difficulties such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression. It can impact upon relationships, emotional regulation, cognitive delays and negative coping strategies.
Trauma exposure can also be expressed in a number of ways which interfere with school functioning including learning problems, lower grades, poor attendance, increases in problem behaviour, lower IQ, increased risk of bullying, increased suspensions.
Our work includes rebuilding and enhancing current attachments. The importance of attachment is key for children to learn to trust, regulate their emotions and develop a sense of self.
A secure attachment doesn’t mean a child won’t ever feel fear or anxiety, these are normal human reactions, it means the child will be able to rely on their caregiver for comfort and protection. Through these attachments children can improve their overall mental health.
Specialist Family Therapy Programme
This programme has been developed during three years of my PhD, specifically for children who display challenging behaviours. It is evidence based combining theories around trauma, attachment, systemic therapy and positive psychology.
It aims to improve connection, emotional regulation and overall wellbeing.
Parents/ carers receive a 90 minute psychoeducation session and then 6 joint sessions of yoga and Mindfulness.
Services We Offer
- Specialist Family Therapy Programme
- 1-1 Therapy
- Childrens Accelerated Trauma Therapy (Trauma Focused – CBT)
- Dyadic Parent Child Art Psychotherapy
- Theraplay
- Family Therapy
- Group Therapy
- Training for residential staff/professionals supporting young people in care
- Wellbeing 1st Provision
- Yoga and Mindfulness
Experience
We are currently the therapeutic providers for Rise above care, residential home in Sheffield.
We have completed services for Lincolnshire Care homes including training for staff and support for the young people within their residential homes through group and 1-1 sessions.
We work across schools in North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire providing therapy for young people. A large percentage of the referrals we receive are to support young people with attachment difficulties, in care, adopted, those not living within the family home and young people who have suffered trauma.
Contact Us
If you would like any more information or to book an appointment,
please get in touch using the details below or, alternatively, submit the form.