Children's Emotional Well-being
Karen is not a therapist but has trained and qualified to provide therapeutic play and creative based interventions for 1:1 and group sessions.
She is available to visit primary schools in Northamptonshire to lead 12 week programmes that she has developed to support children in a small group, to develop emotional resilience skills and 1:1 sessions for children managing grief and bereavement.
She is also a qualified practitioner in the below therapeutic interventions.
SandStory Skills® is a gentle, creative and innovative technique which supports self expression using sand, symbols and creative storytelling to promote positive emotional development safely.
SandStory Skills® is a planned intervention, working 1:1 with a child, using sand, small world figures and games to help children to express themselves emotionally.
SSS® can be beneficial for any child or young person. Most children at some point will struggle to adjust to life's challenges, not all of these children will need or want therapy, however there are benefits to soft touch interventions such as SSS®. SSS® is particularly beneficial for those children who; • find it difficult to express themselves • struggle with low self-esteem • struggle with low confidence/self-belief • communicate through challenging behaviours • have difficulties with peer relationships When children and young people are really listened to and able to tell their stories they are less likely to develop more serious emotional difficulties.
While the storyteller expresses themselves freely, the practitioner is able to guide them to make their own connections between what they are unconsciously processing, and how that connects to their conscious mind, their current situation or a future event.
The method is based on the ‘Small World Technique’ developed by Margaret Lowenfeld, which encouraged children to express themselves non-verbally through play.
SandStory Skills® is a planned intervention, working 1:1 with a child, using sand, small world figures and games to help children to express themselves emotionally.
SSS® can be beneficial for any child or young person. Most children at some point will struggle to adjust to life's challenges, not all of these children will need or want therapy, however there are benefits to soft touch interventions such as SSS®. SSS® is particularly beneficial for those children who; • find it difficult to express themselves • struggle with low self-esteem • struggle with low confidence/self-belief • communicate through challenging behaviours • have difficulties with peer relationships When children and young people are really listened to and able to tell their stories they are less likely to develop more serious emotional difficulties.
While the storyteller expresses themselves freely, the practitioner is able to guide them to make their own connections between what they are unconsciously processing, and how that connects to their conscious mind, their current situation or a future event.
The method is based on the ‘Small World Technique’ developed by Margaret Lowenfeld, which encouraged children to express themselves non-verbally through play.
Drawing and Talking is a therapeutic intervention for children and adults. It provides an effective way for the client to process emotional pain or trauma they may be experiencing. It is designed as a short-term pro-active intervention intended to complement, rather than replace, the work of Specialist Mental Health Services. Drawing and Talking consists of 12 weekly sessions of 30 minutes.
When a client has a piece of paper in front of them, and are given the freedom to draw whatever they like without interruption, this frees the right side of the brain, allowing emotions and worries to be expressed.
Talking about their drawings in a safe and secure environment can help the client to make sense of what is going on in their internal world.
The drawings are kept in their folder, and held by the Practitioner for safe keeping, until the end of working together. At this point the client can have their work to keep if they wish.
When a client has a piece of paper in front of them, and are given the freedom to draw whatever they like without interruption, this frees the right side of the brain, allowing emotions and worries to be expressed.
Talking about their drawings in a safe and secure environment can help the client to make sense of what is going on in their internal world.
The drawings are kept in their folder, and held by the Practitioner for safe keeping, until the end of working together. At this point the client can have their work to keep if they wish.