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Colourful Minds Therapy

Colourful Minds Therapy Colourful Minds Therapy

for Children, Young People and Families


Inclusive, Creative & Integrative 

Counselling and Psychotherapy

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Early specialist support for  mental health concerns, experiences of trauma, neurodivergence challenges, or relational difficulties, has a positive influence on the future health, wellbeing and life outcomes of children, young people and families. 

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 Clients are free to explore who they are and how they feel; at their own pace, in their own time and in their own way; in a safe, confidential and creative space where they feel heard, understood, accepted and supported in expressing emotions safely.


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Integrating theories and approaches from psychotherapy, psychology, and neuroscience; tailored for individual emotional, developmental, relational, cultural needs and differences, which are met with empathy and professional integrity. 

One to One Therapy for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults

Ages 4 to 25


Parent-Child Dyadic Therapy 


Therapeutic Support for Parents  



Sessions take place in a warm, welcoming, inclusive, safe and confidential space, based at The Aylesbury Therapy Centre in Buckinghamshire, with Central London sessions available on request.

Offering integrative counselling and psychotherapy; including a blend of talk therapies, creative arts therapies, play therapy or sand tray therapy, specifically tailored for individual developmental, communication, emotional and cultural needs.


Supporting clients experiencing:


Overwhelming  Worry: anxiety, stress, panic, phobias


Feeling “out of control": emotional dysregulation, self-harm, explosive or shut-down states

 

Low  Mood: hopelessness, apathy,  depression, suicidal thoughts

 

Trauma in all its forms: single-event, complex,  relational, inter-/trans-generational, developmental

 

Grief and Loss: bereavement, parental separation, disrupted or broken relationships


Neurodivergence: autism, ADHD, sensory differences, giftedness and twice-exceptionality


Body and Eating concerns: disordered eating, body image worries, food-related anxiety

 

Sense of Self: confidence, self-esteem, feeling “not good enough,” questions of identity, belonging, culture and differences
 

School or University Pressures: social isolation, exclusion, performance stress, attendance or neurodivergence- related challenges 


Home and Relationship Stressors: parental/sibling conflict, divorce, separation, domestic abuse
 

Life Transitions: moving house or country, changing schools, blending families and other major changes


Family and Parenting: challenges of supporting children experiencing emotional distress or developmental differences; ruptures in family relationships, communication issues or behavioural concerns

Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy

YOUNG, GIFTED AND COMPLEX

SPECIALIST SUPPORT FOR NEURODIVERSE, GIFTED AND COMPLEX PROFILES and their families

Presenting with either singular or co-occurring issues such as:


Autism

ADHD

Trauma

Giftedness/High IQ/Twice Exceptionality

Asynchronous Development 

School or University Challenges

Social and/or Communication Issues

Sensory Processing Sensitivities 

Young, Gifted and Complex

PARENT-CHILD SUPPORT

the play lab and the connection clinic


For families interested in developing secure and healthy parent-child relationships; based on mutual respect, empathy, co-regulation and open communication,  I offer specialist, evidence-based, relationship-focused dyadic parent-child support services to help nurture and strengthen the bond of this important relationship:


The Play Lab for ages 4-10

The Connection Clinic for ages 11-25

The Play LabThe Connection Clinic

SPACE TO BREATHE

support FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS

Space to Breathe is a compassionate support service offering parents and caregivers much-needed time and Space to Breathe and become more empowered and well-resourced when facing the challenges of raising children experiencing emotional distress or developmental differences. 


Space to Breathe

The good news is that healing through relationship will dramatically change brain structure.


Dr Margot Sunderland

Colourful Minds Therapy

Based in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, with Central London availability on request 

Aylesbury Therapy Centre, Temple Street, Aylesbury, UK

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