I offer a range of therapeutic approaches tailored to the individual needs of each child or young person. These include ecotherapy, therapeutic use of the arts, animal assisted therapy, integrative counselling, sensory integration, mindfulness and positive psychology.

My approach is underpinned by the principle of 'Unconditional Positive Regard' as described by Carl Rogers. 

I aim to create an environment where each child is able to feel safe in order to explore their strengths as well as areas they need support with, and to identify what would help them with their difficulties.

Counseling sessions typically last for 60 minutes, but the duration can be adjusted based on the child's needs.

For sessions in the woodland this includes the 5 - 10 minutes drive to the site. This time has proved invaluable as a gentle transition into the session: catching up on the past week, planning the session together; and then out of the session: rounding up the work and thinking about the coming week.

Yes, I provide support and guidance to parents and caregivers to help them better understand and support their neurodivergent children.

These can be online or in the home.

I am also happy to support parenta and carers in meetings with professionals and will provide reports for an additional fee. 

I am a qualified teacher and BACP registered child counsellor(https://www.bacp.co.uk/therapists/377351/sue-coombes/nottingham-ng12)

My counselling training was at the Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education (https://artspsychotherapy.org/about-iate/)

I have additional training in:

• Teaching mindfulness to children from the Mindfulness in Schools Project (https://mindfulnessinschools.org/)
• Equine Facilitated Learning and Therapy (http://www.equineassistedqualifications.com/, https://herdinstitute.com/)
• Intensive Interaction (https://www.intensiveinteraction.org/)
• PACE (http://www.danielhughes.org/p.a.c.e..html)
• Social Stories (https://carolgraysocialstories.com/)