Finding your way in education can feel difficult sometimes, and there are lots of reasons why that might happen. I’m here to understand what it’s like for you and to help you figure out ways to make things easier.

I’ll work with you and the people who support you at home and at school so we can find ways to help.

It’s important to me that you feel listened to, understood and supported in finding solutions that work for you.

If you are a parent or carer, you may have come here with something specific you want to explore — or you may just be feeling unsure where to start. I can help you to work out what your young person needs support with, for example,

• understanding what might be affecting your young person’s well-being and what is needed to strengthen their resilience.

• understanding your neuro-diverse young person’s needs and working to identify supports so their classroom and community is somewhere that feels meaningful for them.

• identifying your child’s learning needs and exploring how best to design environments and tasks where they can learn at their best.

• helping make sense of what might be happening emotionally for your child when they are experiencing school avoidance, and what can help.

What will happen

I will arrange a chat via phone call or video call where you can share your young person’s story and discuss if I can help.

If we agree I can help, there are different ways I can be involved and the format will vary.

Firstly I will meet with you and your young person to understand a picture of strengths and needs and an understanding what is concerning you. I will take into account different contexts which may also involve making sense of other assessments your young person has already had, understanding needs through play and/or observation, talking with relevant staff who know them best and finding ways to help your young person feel able to share their views.

If more direct assessment is needed this would take place within the environment which your young person is most familiar with, for example this could be at home or in school or outdoors. I would aim to make sure this feels safe and supportive, developmentally appropriate and at best, minimally intrusive.

I can help facilitate conversations with those who know your young person best so we can share perspectives, collaborate on ideas for support, and work in partnership to develop a solution focused plan going forward.

Inclusive Psychology offers consultation and training for practitioners, schools and teams to build understanding and knowledge and to strengthen skills for practice.

If you are someone who works with young people you may be thinking about ways to enhance your professional learning, for example,

• creating inclusive learning spaces which reduce learning barriers for young people.

• calming young people’s heightened emotions and make the shift to stress-reducing interactions.

• creating safe, inclusive and affirming environments for neuro-diverse young people.

• deepening understanding and skills in relational approaches and trauma informed practice.

• helping make sense of emotional based school avoidance and creating a space for staff to understand more about what can help.

• feeling prepared to support your young people to cope with bereavement and loss.

• helping you build skills in supervision and reflective practice to help strengthen your team.

• using psycho-education to help look after the mental well-being of yourself and your team and provide a sound well-being foundation for young people.

Training can be designed to meet your organisations unique needs, and can be offered online or in-person, as short workshops or during staff development days.

What will happen

If you are looking to develop your school or organisation let’s have a discussion to see what is needed.