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Wavecrest offers counselling for children and young people aged six and over, considering the whole child—their strengths, development, relationships, family and wider environment.
Therapeutic support may assist with:
Emotional regulation and understanding feelings
Anxiety, worry and stress
Grief and loss
Life transitions and significant changes
Family separation and changing family relationships
Friendship and peer challenges
Self-esteem, confidence and identity
School-related difficulties
Building resilience and coping skills
Communication and healthy boundaries
Wavecrest’s therapeutic support is informed by a range of social work and therapeutic approaches, including:
Trauma-informed practice
Person- centred practice
Attachment theory
Systems and family systems theory
Ecological systems theory
Developmental theory
Polyvagal-informed practice
Solution-focused practice
Narrative therapy
Play- and creative-based approaches
Child Therapeutic support for children and young people
Our Child-Centred Approach
Children communicate and process experiences in different ways. Sessions are tailored to each child’s age, strengths, interests, communication style and needs. Approaches may include therapeutic conversation, play-based and creative activities, emotional-awareness activities and therapeutic clay.
Parent and Caregiver Involvement
Parents and caregivers play an important role in a child’s wellbeing. Depending on the child’s needs, therapy may include parent consultations, shared sessions or practical strategies to support connection and emotional development at home.