Therapy for Children and Young People
Evolving Families offers therapy for children and young people from our Sutton Coldfield clinic and online where clinically appropriate.
Children and young people may communicate distress in many different ways. Some become anxious, withdrawn or tearful. Others may struggle with anger, emotional regulation, sleep, school attendance, friendships, confidence or behaviour that is difficult to understand.
Our work aims to understand the young person in context: their development, relationships, family life, school experiences, strengths, identity, neurodiversity, trauma history and current pressures.
What We Offer
- Individual therapy for children and young people
- Parent/carer consultation alongside therapy
- Family-informed therapeutic work
- Support around anxiety, low mood and emotional regulation
- Trauma-informed therapy
- Attachment-informed support
- Neurodiversity-affirming therapeutic support
- School liaison where appropriate and with consent
- Support around identity, self-esteem and relationships
- Therapeutic work linked to family change, separation, loss or transition
The exact approach will depend on the young person’s age, needs, preferences and clinical suitability.
Difficulties We Support
- Anxiety, fears and worries
- Low mood or withdrawal
- Emotional regulation difficulties
- Anger or distress that feels hard to manage
- Behaviour that is difficult to understand
- School stress or school avoidance
- Friendship or peer relationship difficulties
- Low self-esteem or confidence
- Trauma or difficult life experiences
- Attachment-related needs
- Grief, loss or family change
- Sleep-related emotional difficulties
- Identity, culture or belonging
- Neurodiversity-related emotional needs
- Adjustment to diagnosis or assessment outcomes
We do not see behaviour in isolation. Behaviour often tells us something about what a child or young person is feeling, needing or trying to manage.
Our Approach
Our approach is compassionate, developmentally informed and formulation-led.
We take time to understand the young person’s story and the systems around them. This may involve thinking with parents, carers, schools or other professionals where appropriate.
Therapy may include talking, creative approaches, play-based work, psychoeducation, emotional regulation strategies, trauma-informed work, or parent/carer sessions. For older young people, therapy may look more like reflective talking therapy.
We aim to help children and young people feel understood, develop emotional language, build coping strategies and strengthen relationships with the adults around them.
What to Expect
Therapy usually starts with an initial conversation with parents or carers, and sometimes the young person depending on their age and circumstances.
We will think together about what is happening, who needs to be involved, and whether individual therapy, parent/carer support, family work or another route may be most helpful.
Where appropriate, we may liaise with school or other professionals with consent.
Meet clinicians who support children and young people
Dr Lakshman (Lucky) Ganatra - Director | Clinical Psychologist
Clinical Psychologist
Client groups: Adults; Children; Young people; Young people aged 12+; Families
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Dr Natasha Czerwinski-Alley - Clinical Psychologist
Clinical Psychologist
Client groups: Adults; Children; Young people; Young people aged 12+; Families
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Jade Fawcett - Assistant Psychologist
Assistant Psychologist
Client groups: Adults; Children; Young people; Young people aged 12+; Families
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Stefanie Austin - Speech and Language Therapist
Speech and Language Therapist
Client groups: Adults; Young people; Young people aged 12+
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Dr Fiona Broderick
Clinical Psychologist | CBT Therapist
Client groups: Adults; Children
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Dr Holly Cumbers - Clinical Psychologist
Clinical Psychologist
Client groups: Adults; Children; Young people; Young people aged 12+
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Emily Cumberpatch - Nurse Therapist
Nurse Therapist
Client groups: Adults; Children; Young people; Young people aged 12+
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Dr Nikita Duncan
Clinical Psychologist
Client groups: Adults; Young people; Young people aged 12+
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Caroline Dyson - Psychotherapist
Psychotherapist
Client groups: Adults; Children; Young people; Young people aged 12+
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Billy Gray - Play Therapist
Play Therapist
Client groups: Children
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Dr Krupa Sheth - Clinical Psychologist
Clinical Psychologist
Client groups: Adults; Children; Young people; Young people aged 12+; Families
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Dr Pardis Hashmezadeh - Clinical Psychologist
Clinical Psychologist
Client groups: Adults; Young people aged 12+
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Dr Lucy Murray - Clinical Psychologist
Clinical Psychologist
Client groups: Adults; Children; Young people; Young people aged 12+; Families
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Dr Kate Thomas - Clinical Psychologist
Clinical Psychologist
Client groups: Adults; Children; Young people; Young people aged 12+; Families
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Dr Emily Mason
Clinical Psychologist | Forensic Psychologist
Client groups: Adults; Children; Young people; Young people aged 12+
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