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Therapy for children and young people

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Alice Boldison

Children and Young People

BABCP-accredited CBT Therapist | EMDR Therapist

Connection Psychotherapy offers therapy for children and young people who may be struggling with anxiety, emotional regulation, confidence, school stress, trauma, low mood, neurodiversity-related challenges, or difficulties at home or with peers.

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This part of the service is built around Alice’s work with children and young people.

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Alice works with young people in a calm, thoughtful and developmentally appropriate way. The aim is to help the young person feel understood, build emotional skills, and develop confidence in managing what they are experiencing.

What Alice can help with

Alice can support children and young people experiencing difficulties such as:

  • Anxiety and worry

  • Low confidence or self-esteem

  • School stress or avoidance

  • Emotional overwhelm

  • Anger or big feelings

  • Trauma or difficult life experiences

  • Friendship or peer difficulties

  • Family changes

  • Neurodiversity-related challenges

  • ASD and ADHD-related emotional or social difficulties

  • Sleep, stress or adjustment difficulties
     

Alice is taking enquiries now

ASD and ADHD experience

Alice has experience supporting children and young people with ASD, ADHD and neurodiversity-related needs.

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Therapy can help young people understand themselves, manage overwhelm, build emotional language, and develop strategies that fit them rather than expecting them to simply “try harder” or behave like everyone else.

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Where appropriate, therapy can also support parents to better understand the young person’s needs and respond in ways that reduce pressure, conflict and shame.

How therapy works

The first stage is usually to understand what is happening for the young person and what support they need.

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Depending on age, presentation and preference, therapy may include:

  • Talking therapy

  • Emotional regulation strategies

  • Anxiety management tools

  • Confidence-building work

  • Trauma-informed support

  • Psychoeducation about feelings, stress and the nervous system

  • Parent involvement where helpful

  • Practical strategies for school, home and relationships
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The work is paced carefully. The young person is not pushed to talk about things before they are ready.

How parents are involved

Schema Therapy is particularly useful for long-standing emotional and relationship patterns. These patterns often develop earlier in life and can continue even when, rationally, you know things should be different.

Schema Therapy helps you understand the different parts of you, the emotional needs that may not have been met, and the protective coping styles that may now be keeping you stuck.

How to enquire

Parents or carers can enquire using the contact form below.

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Please include:

  • The young person’s age

  • A brief description of the main difficulty

  • Any relevant ASD/ADHD, school, health or safeguarding information

  • Whether you are looking for online or in-person therapy
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Alice will then advise whether the service is likely to be a good fit.

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