OUR THERAPEUTIC APPROACH

        Emily Barlow is our therapy & trauma specialist

• Music

  Music Therapy

  Ben Blance is a music therapist and lead therapist at our Kennington site. Ben uses music and song writing to help pupils share their feelings and experiences. Aims of therapy might include relieving stress, problem solving, understanding emotions, increasing levels of self-confidence and improving relationships. In music therapy pupils can play a range of instruments, make recordings and share music by their favourite artists.

• drama

  DRAMATHERAPY

  Louisa Webster is a drama therapist and is the lead therapist at our Vauxhall site. Dramatherapy uses creativity and the imagination to support feelings. It can help pupils to understand different emotions and to build confidence. In these sessions pupils can share their thoughts and experiences in an safe way using role-play, storytelling, sand-play, lots of different objects, art materials, poetry and creative writing.

• PLAY

  PLAY THERAPY

  Cecline Stonex is the lead therapist at our Walworth site and is a play therapist. Play therapy uses different ways of playing to help pupils develop confidence in talking to others. Play therapy sessions may include using sand, arts and crafts and a range of toys. Play therapy is a place where you can think about how you are feeling and share different experiences in a safe way.

• Integrative

  INTEGRATIVE THERAPY

  Integrative therapy is child-led and pupils can choose  different ways to share their thoughts and feelings that may include play, drama, music or art. Our therapists work with  pupils in the classroom as well as offering therapy sessions in the therapy room. 

• Canine

  Canine Therapy

  We currently have 2 therapy dogs, Mabel and Paddy. Mabel is a young puppy and is the newest addition to our therapy team. Our therapy dogs spend time with our pupils. Pupils can read to the dogs, cuddle them, tell them how they are feeling and take turns in looking after them. Mabel especially likes cuddles and listening to pupils read!

• SPEECH AND LANGUAGE

  SPEECH & LANGUAGE THERAPY

  Bethan Thomas and Greg Travis are our speech and language therapists. They offer assessments with pupils to help us understand whether there are additional speech and language needs that we can better support in school. If additional needs have been identified a pupil may then be offered group therapy, 1:1 speech and language therapy and indirect therapeutic support, both in the classroom or in the therapy room. 

• OCCUPATIONAL

  OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

  Lenez Osman and Martha NíFhlatharta are our occupational therapists. Occupational therapy can help pupils with various needs including the need to move around or difficulty sitting still. This, in turn, can help to build confidence, self-esteem and improve access to learning. Lenez and Martha will create plans to support the development of key skills needed for pupils to learn and complete everyday tasks. They work with pupils both in the classroom and in a specially set up therapy space.

• EP

  EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

  We offer educational psychology assessments to further support our pupils in accessing the learning environment. Our EP works alongside both therapists and teachers in order to assess our pupils' needs and to develop strategies to help them. They will also meet with families to discuss what they see at home and to offer additional support where needed.