OUR THERAPEUTIC APPROACH

       Sarah Steadman leads on our therapeutic approach

We are proud to provide the following range of therapies...

• 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

  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 Therapy

  INTEGRATIVE THERAPY

  Sarah Steadman is the lead therapist at our Walworth site and is a dramatherapist. Sarah may use different creative activities to help pupils share their feelings. 

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

• DANCE

  DANCE MOVEMENT THERAPY

  Anna Wood is our dance movement therapist. Anna utilises a creative approach when working with pupils, which incorporates the use of the body and physical movement as a way of communicating and expressing the self. Dance movement therapists work both with and without words, as they work towards emotional integration. 

• Canine

  Canine Therapy

  We now have five therapy dogs, Paddy (pictured), Dougie, Cedric, Toffee and Mabel. 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. Paddy especially likes to listen to pupils read to him!

• Salt

  SPEECH & LANGUAGE THERAPY

  Bethan is our speech and language therapist. Bethan offers 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. 

• OT

  OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

  Lenez Osman is our occupational therapist. 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 their confidence, self-esteem and improve access to learning. Lenez will create plans to support the development of key skills needed for pupils to learn and complete everyday tasks. Lenez will work with pupils both in the classroom and in a specially set up therapy space in order to help with any difficulties that the pupil may be experiencing.

• EP

  EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

  Becky Jackman is our educational psychologist. She works with both therapists and teachers in order to assess our pupils’ needs and to develop strategies to help them. Becky will also meet with families to discuss what they see at home and to offer additional support where needed. 

• family

  family support

  Anna Wood offers family support as an attachment specialist. Anna works with both pupils and families to help them receive additional support that may be needed or wanted. Anna uses Attachment-informed therapy which focuses on the relationships between people and the ways that we cope with different feelings. This includes offering a parent group, 1:1 meetings, phone conversations and creating plans to best support the whole family.