Young People Centred
Therapy Team
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Therapy is central to our whole ethos in our home. We aim to have therapy available for each young person and we have a huge range of therapy available.
The therapy team help the young people and staff. Our therapeutic model for the home means that staff have excellent therapeutic skills that are used daily. Our staff team provide consistent care that is guided by clinical reasoning.
This aim is to help support the emotional needs, repair earlier damage to self-esteem, improve mental health and improve social communication difficulties for the children and young people.
Sensory Specialist Occupational Therapist
The term “occupation” means activity. Occupations for children or young people may include:
Occupational therapists will use different techniques, make adaptations to the environment and introduce new equipment to help an individual to be better equipped to perform daily activities.
Occupational therapists also work with sensory difficulties and can carry out sensory assessments. They aim to offer a safe environment for students to explore whatever difficulty they may be having in a non-judgemental way.
Usually, Occupational therapy starts with an initial assessment to identify areas of need, then the OT will develop a programme or plan for the young person to follow based on the outcomes of the assessment. They will be reviewed along the way with adaptations being made if and when needed.
Dr Chris Wood Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Dr Chris Wood is a clinical psychologist who is registered with the HCPC. Chris can complete assessments, develop treatment plans, deliver therapy, work with staff and deliver training.
Chris can use a range of therapeutic approaches to help young people benefit from the therapy approach that would suit them. He works from an evidence-based approach and follow the NICE Guidelines. Chris is also trained in Autism diagnosis (ADOS-2).
Lucy Harvey Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
Speech and language therapists work together with children, adults, families, carers and the wider workforce, to carry out assessments and plan personalised therapy programmes which meet each individual’s communication, eating, drinking and swallowing needs.
Some areas that speech and language therapists work with include, Speech Sound Difficulties, Language Disorders & Delays, Autism Spectrum Condition / Social Communication Difficulties, Verbal comprehension and auditory processing and much more.
Initially, a Speech and Language Therapist will carry out an assessment to identify the area of need. Based on the results of this assessment a programme or therapy plan will be established.
Dr Peter Cliff Counselling Psychologist
Dr Peter Cliff is a counselling psychologist who is registered with the HCPC. He can provide 1:1 therapy, carry out a range of assessments including generalised assessment of needs, cognitive assessments, mental health assessments and more. He uses a range of different approaches to assess and develop treatment plans with clear aims and outcomes for each child and young person.
Peter can deliver formulations (psychological explanations of presenting behaviours). He will carry out observations, review paperwork, speak with staff and draw upon any assessments to gather the information. He can also provide strategies for staff and young people. Peter is also trained in EMDR and Autism diagnosis (ADOS-2).
Robyn G Counsellor
Robyn is a person centred counsellor meaning the child is at the centre of the therapeutic process and therapy is led by the child.
Counselling is a talking therapy that involve a trained therapist listening to you and helping you find ways to deal with emotional issues. They work with a number of diagnoses and difficulties including, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, low self-esteem, anger and more.
Each young person can benefit from play therapy, talking therapy and building social skills through relational therapy. Counselling is typically 1:1 but can be done in groups.
Sarah Johnstone Art Therapist
Art therapy is a therapeutic approach that uses creative expression, such as drawing, painting, or sculpting, to help children and young people explore their emotions, improve self-awareness, and cope with stress or trauma.
By engaging in the artistic process, individuals can communicate feelings they may struggle to express verbally, fostering emotional healing and personal growth in a safe and nonjudgmental environment.
Art Therapy is an effective approach for Autism and very favourable due to the non-directive approach. Role play can be used to help develop life skills and practise social communication skills.
We provide group therapy, family therapy, staff reflective practise, formulation meetings, and use evidence based research to guide clinical practise.
Our aim is to meet the needs of the young people and provide the therapy that they will engage in and benefit from.
