Planted Therapy
encouraging growth for parents, children, young people and schools with psychotherapy support
School Psychotherapy Services
Are you looking to develop the mental health provision in your school?
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Would you like your staff to feel more confident in managing challenging behaviours?
I would love to help you achieve these goals and more.
Bespoke psychotherapy support and intervention for pupils and staff in your school.
Many children are unable to access counselling or therapy for difficulties and traumas in their lives and many schools are now starting to expand their pastoral care team to provide these services in-house and are finding positive results.
“Evidence shows that mental health initiatives in schools can lead to significant improvements in children’s mental health, social and emotional skills, and reductions in classroom misbehaviour, anxiety, depression and bullying.”
(‘Wise Up. Prioritising well being in schools.’ www.youngminds.org.uk)
Testimonial
Sally, Headteacher
“Alice has worked with children, parents and staff in our school. Her bespoke work has supported children, some who have experienced profound and significant events, to address difficult issues enabling them to access learning they wouldn’t have been otherwise able to do. She has provided a coaching model of supervision for staff and really helped us understand and support our children with complex mental health needs.”
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Sally, Headteacher
I believe in a whole school approach to mental health which involves pupils, parents and staff and I would like to offer your school the opportunity to provide a safe and secure place for your pupils, families and staff to access mental health therapy, support and training.
I am offering a package for schools which would be flexible according to your needs but would include a personalised range of;
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One to one long term psychotherapy sessions for individual pupils.
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Parenting support for your families.
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Family sessions for families struggling as a unit.
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One to one supervision sessions for staff in order to support them with their daily challenges.
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Regular group supervision sessions for staff to support them with their approach to mental health in their classrooms.
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Staff training on a variety of aspects of mental health, behavioural difficulties or the impact on young people of living through trauma.
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With my background in education, you can be assured of my commitment to the development of pastoral care in schools and of my ongoing professionalism. I am passionate about supporting schools to develop their mental health provision.
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I am accredited and regulated by the British Psycotherapy Council (BPC) and The Tavistock Society of Psychotherapists (TSP)
Why me?
I have over 20 years experience working with children, young people and families. I am a qualified teacher who taught in mainstream and EBD special education for seven years before having my own children. I also worked as a Parent Support Professional for five years before doing my clinical Psychotherapy training.
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I have a Masters in Psychological Therapies and a Clinical Masters from the NHS Tavistock and Portman Foundation Trust in London, qualifying me to work as a Psychodynamic Psychotherapist with children, adolescents and families.
Through my extensive experience in schools I have seen that there is a mental health need in schools that is simply not able to be met by current provisions. Thresholds for children and young people to access CYPS/ CAMHS have been raised and there are a substantial number of pupils who are now unable to access mental health support. This is impacting on teaching and learning as well as projected outcomes for children and young people in the future.
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As a qualified psychodynamic psychotherapist I can support the mental health provision in your school.
Please don't hesitate to contact me. I look forward to working with you.