Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy

We offer a range of assessment and support options to help your child and you. Our specialists can work collaboratively as a team or stand-alone if only one of our services is needed.

Each option has been carefully created to help you see the scope of what we offer, which can guide you to decide what is right for your child and you. We will, of course, explain our roles in greater detail and talk you through any queries when you make contact with us.

Also available:

  • Children’s Occupational Therapy Developmental & Sensory Processing Assessments

  • Children’s Occupational Therapy Interventions

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Assessments

  • Autism Advocacy & Support

  • Parent & Family Support

  • NNT Bitesize

Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy

We provide bespoke support for your child’s emotional and mental health needs. 

Our Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist will have an initial phone call with you to discuss your child or young person’s current needs and then guide you to the best starting point or support option that will be most helpful.

Our Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy offers

  • Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy

  • A State of Mind Assessment

  • Mentalisation-based treatment

  • Theraplay

  • Dyadic Developmental Practice (DDP) informed sessions

For more information about each therapeutic approach, please read here

Initial Consultation

An introductory meeting for your child and you, where information is gathered about strengths and challenges, as well as the child’s developmental history. This will guide whether an intervention might be appropriate and what type of treatment will best fit the need.

An Assessment for Psychotherapy

This includes three individual sessions with your child or young person; one parent session; and a family review meeting to plan next steps.

A State of Mind Assessment

This follows the same format as above.

An Assessment for Theraplay

Your child’s developmental history is taken during an initial parent meeting, followed by a videoed assessment that explores relational strengths and difficulties. The assessment outcomes will be shared with you at a feedback session and if a report is required, this can follow too.

Ongoing Therapeutic Interventions:

Psychotherapy

Ongoing weekly sessions, to be booked to follow the equivalent of a six week school term. This block of support will include a termly child and parent review.

Separate termly parent sessions can be arranged if required.

Mentalisation-based Treatment

Eight fortnightly sessions comprising a combination of individual and family sessions.

Dyadic Developmental Practice

Weekly sessions, to be booked in a six-week block, including a parent reflection once per six weeks.

Theraplay

Creative activities including the therapeutic use of play 

Understanding and managing anxieties 

Emotional regulation skills 

Developing effective coping skills 

Interpersonal effectiveness – positive communication skills 

Engagement sessions and relationship building 

Relationship and communication skills 

Recovering from difficult and traumatic experiences

Let us reframe your child’s future, today

Now, Next & Then provides the very best collaborative working, with the highest standard of professional integrity, to ensure quality support for everyone.

There are no hidden costs.

Our travel time and expenses are not charged.

Now, Next & Then is exempt from VAT.