Therapeutic Support 

 

Therapeutic support is designed to help your child feel more secure, confident, and emotionally regulated, and to support you as a parent or caregiver in responding effectively.

We aim to create a space where children and young people are seen and supported, and where parents and carers feel empowered and hopeful. Whatever you and your child is facing, we’ll work together to find a way forward - one that feels safe, collaborative, and grounded in what matters most to your family.

We work from a clinic in Thurmaston (Wednesday afternoon) and Quorn (Friday). We also offer online therapy.

We welcome enquiries from parents and families who are self funding, or who are accessing support through the Adoption Support Fund (ASGSF) in Leicestershire.

We also accept Bupa health insurance: Dr Helen Smith : Psychology

What you can expect

As HCPC-registered Practitioner Psychologists and Chartered Child and Educational Psychologists, we offer professional, skilled therapeutic support tailored to the needs of children, young people, and families. We engage in regular clinical supervision and ongoing professional development to ensure our practice remains ethical, evidence-based, and of the highest quality.

Therapeutic input may involve:

  • Individual sessions with a child or young person.

  • Parent and carer sessions to reflect, build strategies, or strengthen relationships.

  • Joint sessions with parent/carer and child or young person (especially in Theraplay and DDP-informed work).

  • Collaborative planning and liaison with schools (where helpful and agreed).

Specialisms

As Child and Educational Psychologists, we specialise in working with children, young people and their families. Areas of interest include:

  • Relational and developmental trauma, attachment difficulties and the impact of early loss.

  • Family conflict and parenting support.

  • Anxiety, emotional regulation difficulties, and Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA).

  • Neurodevelopmental conditions (ASD and ADHD).

Core Therapeutic approaches

  • Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP)

  • Theraplay

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Motivational Interviewing

  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) - adults and adolescents

  • Child EMDR (available from April 2026).

We would love the opportunity to chat with you about how we could support you, your child or young person, and your family. Please do get in touch.

Our details can be found on our contact us page.

Please note: We cannot accept requests from parents for school based Educational Psychology assessment work.