Seeking help early in life may feel like a difficult step, however, can play a vital role in preventing mental health struggles in the future. Intervening before patterns become established and embedded can free children and young people to achieve their goals and reach their full potential.
For parents, it can be surprisingly easy to be pulled into unhelpful cycles with children in your care. Our good intentions can quickly get lost under the stress of juggling so many demands and managing challenges that arise within family relationships.
For parents, it can be surprisingly easy to be pulled into unhelpful cycles with children in your care. Our good intentions can quickly get lost under the stress of juggling so many demands and managing challenges that arise within family relationships.
My approach recognises the challenges posed by powerful emotions as they develop in young people.
Whether these are struggles with anger, sadness, or anxiety…we can often feel lost in knowing how to approach and manage these.
We can all get into patterns of trying to avoid difficult feelings, whether this is through not talking about them, avoiding events that lead to them, or using strategies to calm emotions (such as a quick treat!) which might inadvertently establish other tricky habits. Such powerful emotions need careful and thoughtful consideration. By understanding and making sense of our feelings, whilst making room for them, we can greatly lessen their impact.
Whether these are struggles with anger, sadness, or anxiety…we can often feel lost in knowing how to approach and manage these.
We can all get into patterns of trying to avoid difficult feelings, whether this is through not talking about them, avoiding events that lead to them, or using strategies to calm emotions (such as a quick treat!) which might inadvertently establish other tricky habits. Such powerful emotions need careful and thoughtful consideration. By understanding and making sense of our feelings, whilst making room for them, we can greatly lessen their impact.
I aim to work sensitively when considering the psychological needs of children and adolescents as they develop and grow. When family members are struggling and relationships become strained, progress can be greatly enhanced by considering relationship challenges, alongside individual issues. Being able to relate to and respond in new and different ways can have both a significant impact personally and to your child’s wellbeing.
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Dr Pennie Haywood | Clinical Psychologist [email protected]
Health Care Professions Council Registration: PYL15256
Health Care Professions Council Registration: PYL15256