KATY ROBERTSON COUNSELLING 

The type of therapy that is offered for young people is usually play therapy  As a child explores through play this provides a rich environment for distressing feelings and experiences to emerge and then can be worked with by the counsellor.  As the counsellor supports and joins the child in their play a safe and containing space is provided for the child to grow and develop learning how to notice their feelings, and express themselves in a responsible way. Talking therapy is more commonly provided for teenagers. The young person can talk about things that they may find hard to talk about with the people closest to them. The counsellor will listen carefully and provide a non judgmental place where they can explore their problems and feelings and build on their resources to find ways out of distress.

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Therapy for children can be very helpful. I would say though that for change to occur and for the therapy to be most effective all members of the family take responsibility for what might need tweaking or changing at home.

Becoming a parent and growing as a parent alongside your child I think is incredibly hard as well as a gift and engaging in therapy will create long lasting positive change in your child as well as yourself. You are not only parenting your actual child but learning how to parent your inner children too. On the resources tab are a few resources if you are a parent looking for ways to engage with your child in ways that leave you feeling good about yourself.