Children and young peoples difficulties need to be

understood and supported in line with their development.

 

The experience of having their thoughts and feelings acknowledged as meaningful and significant to them is very important for all of us but especially to children and young people who are struggling to make sense of the world around them.

 

Believing that the way they see the world matters and is important, opens up the world to the child/young person enabling them to learn, question and understand new ways of thinking about things and facing difficulties.

 

Using CBT we focus on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour, especially the way that unhelpful thoughts lead to and maintain distressing feelings and behaviours that can be a problem.

 

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