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Managing children through separation or divorce.

When a family is experiencing change such as.

Adjusting to these changes is often not easy and I offer a short course of therapeutic sessions based on the child.

Family change can be difficult. Even when parents believe the changes will eventually be for the better they can find themselves worrying about how their children are managing and whether they are able to offer enough help.


Young people have often heard and seen things that you may rather they had not, and from that made judgments that effect their ways of being and by the very nature of the situation makes it very difficult to respond to.

Often the child attempts to help the adult by taking on the missing persons role, in doing they feel as if they are protectors, friends, confidants, often alienating others and making their relationship with the absent parent or adult unbalanced and unsuitable.


Session 1 (60mins) - Parent/s, significant other and child for a quick exploration of the concerns or straining points.
Session 2–6 (50mins) - Child only to explore therapeutically the feelings and emotions that the young person is undergoing. Attempting to help an understanding and a way forward.
Session 7 (60mins) - Ending with the parent/s, significant others and child a time to look at the way the young person sees and responds to the often difficult and frightening events.

All forms of therapeutic approach are used, from clay and puppets through to ball play and drawing, assessing the most appropriate for both the age and character of the individual young person.


Areas that young people cover are common feelings of sadness, anger fear, and guilt confusion. The need to understand that such feelings are normal and that others feel the same. As with the way they react to new people entering the family and the way they may respond to them. Helping them to understand the need to communicate with adults and that the response could be from an adult equally struggling with similar concerns.

Help and support for families during separation, divorce or new parenting arrangements.

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