Children and Young People
Counsellors at the Centre offer the following services:
- Working with children and their parent(s)
- Working with young people with their parents or with parental consultation
- Working with young people independently of their parents
Therapy for younger children
‘Everyday language is not the natural language of feeling for children. Their natural language of feeling is that of image and metaphor as in stories and dreams’
Margot Sunderland
Therapeutic work with the child makes use of the medium of play and creative technique, and progress is regularly reviewed together with parent and child.
Therapy for Young People
'one of the inevitable struggles in adolescence is between a regressive pull back towards what is known, familiar and safe and a forward movement out into the world’ Frankel
Flexibility in approach for this age group is a primary consideration.
Counsellors are DBS checked and have safeguarding training.
Counsellors who offer this service
Katherine Lee
I have a background in social work with children and families. I have 30 years experience in working with young people across cultures in youth, education and therapeutic settings.
I have a training in Parent Education with Parentline Plus , and have run groups for parents in a variety of organisations.
I have worked as a school counsellor in primary and secondary schools , and supervise counsellors who work in schools.
I have a training from IATE (Institute for Arts and Therapy in Education) in using expressive mediums in therapy particularly with this age group.
Ann Edwards
Prior to my formal training as a counsellor I worked for la Leche League with mothers and babies as a as a breast feeding counsellor, which led to a growing interest in child development and the early parent child relationship.
I trained as a counsellor in 2001, completing a further training in counselling in educational settings in 2003.At this time I began work in a local secondary school, developing the service to what is now a full time counselling service employing 5 counsellors.
My continuing interest in working with children and young people has led to further trainings:a Playtherapy based training in counselling young people (PTUK) (2005),A Gestalt Approach to working with Children and Adolescents (Violet Oaklander Institute, California USA) (2006), Children Matter: training for Professionals working with Children and Young People (Playing Matters)(2008) , Clay therapy training (PTUK 2016)
I completed a supervision training in 2009, and supervise counsellors and play therapists. . In 2011, I completed an Advanced BASIC Ph training with Mooli Lahad.
I currently work as a Counselling Service Co-ordinator and school counsellor as well as seeing children and young people on a private basis.
Karen Carter
Before I started training and working as a counsellor I volunteered as a bereavement support coordinator for TAMBA doing telephone support work with families who had lost one or both twins. I decided I wanted to do more training after this and embarked on a contemporary psychodynamic counselling training course in 2009.
I am interested in how young people learn and develop and I wanted to combine that interest with my working life so I obtained a postgraduate diploma in working with adolescents in 2013.
I have worked for a number of years as a school counsellor for young people aged 13 to 18 and I have an adolescent private practice. I have experience of assessing young people and working with them on a variety of different issues including relationships, anger, bullying, anxiety, depression, identity, self-harm and autistic spectrum disorders.
I am passionate about working with this age group. I enjoy the energy they bring, and find the potential for change and development inspiring.
I work long term or short term depending on need.
I have availability on a Monday between 10am-4pm
Rosemary Rush
Since 2012, I have been working with children and young people from the age of 4 years and upwards. I was a Deputy Team Leader and Child Counsellor in Primary Schools in Cambridge for a charity there. I have also been providing Cognitive Behaviour Therapy to children, young people and their families who have experienced trauma and loss in their in Bedfordshire for a different organisation.
I am able to make use of my training as an Arts Psychotherapist to offer a creative and playful approach during our meetings. I combine this with my skills as a Cognitive Behaviour Therapist to explore techniques and strategies that help the people I work with find new ways of managing difficult situations.
I am in the final stages of completing my Diploma in Child Counselling at the Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education. This means, I am able to offer my clients, the high quality specialist support they deserve. I provide a comfortable, relaxed and secure environment where we may explore your difficulties without feeling judged.
I provide short or longer term support to individuals, families or groups, depending upon your requirements. After an initial meeting, we decide together our next steps in our work together. Please contact me to discus your needs.
