From Classrooms to Communities: Cultivating Resilience Together

At Alethos Therapies, I believe that healing does not happen in isolation; it happens in relationships, in families, in classrooms, and in the wider community that holds our young people.

For over twenty years, I have stood alongside children, families, and educators in Blackpool. My path has taken me from mainstream classrooms to SEND specialist schools, from pupil referral units to Early Help services, and community hubs. These experiences have given me not only knowledge, but a lived understanding of the unique pressures faced by our town: high levels of need, systems that can feel overwhelming, and the extraordinary resilience carried quietly by so many families and schools.

What sets Alethos Therapies apart is the way I work in partnership. I don’t simply “refer on” or provide therapy in a vacuum. I understand the routes families must navigate, the realities educators face, and the systemic barriers that can leave parents feeling alone. With long-standing relationships across schools, youth services, and multidisciplinary teams, I help bridge those gaps, ensuring support is joined up, not fragmented.

My practice is inclusive, trauma-informed, and developmentally attuned, but it is also community-rooted. Therapy here is not just about the individual child or parent; it is about strengthening the whole network around them.

Because resilience grows when schools, carers, and services work together, not apart.

Alethos Therapies is more than a therapy room, it is a commitment to community wellbeing. By standing with schools, parents, and carers, I hope to build a collective path towards healing where no story is too complex, no child is left unseen, and no family has to carry their struggles alone

Young People (10+)

• Emotional Wellbeing and Resilience
  Building coping skills, confidence, and strategies to manage anxiety, low mood, and everyday pressures.

• Identity and Belonging
  Supporting exploration of self, including neurodivergence, gender, sexuality, culture, and finding safe places to belong.

• Self-Harm or Thoughts of Not Wanting to Be Here
  Offering non-judgemental support, safety planning, and hope for young people experiencing distress or harmful coping strategies.

• Family and Relationships
  Navigating conflicts, communication difficulties, separation, loss, or changes within the family system.

• School, Transitions, and Social Pressures
  Adjusting to new environments such as secondary school, college, or friendship groups, while managing peer and social expectations.

• Exam Stress and Academic Pressure
  Reducing performance anxiety and finding healthier ways to cope with the demands of study and assessment.

• Wider Life Stressors
  Support for young people experiencing disadvantage, systemic barriers, or wider community stressors that impact daily life.Adults – space for trauma, stress, burnout, shame, life changes, and reconnection with self.

Parents & Carers – consultation, strategies, and support to strengthen family connection and resilience.

Professionals – reflective support and training for educators, healthcare staff, and frontline practitioners.

Collaboration with secondary schools, PRUs, and colleges.

Work alongside pastoral and SEN teams.

Provide staff CPD, consultation, and training on youth mental health and resilience.

Person-centred counselling and psychotherapy, rooted in trauma-informed, developmentally attuned practice.

Individual sessions (young people and adults).

Parent/carer consultations and check-ins.

Professional training, CPD, and reflective consultation.

Parent/carer workshops (coming soon)

The needs identified with the pastoral / SENDCO professionals

Clear aims and consent pathway.

Termly plan with review points.

Schools/colleges – referral through pastoral or SEN teams.

Professionals/agencies – collaborative referrals welcome.

Parents & carers – may enquire directly for their child or themselves.

Self-referral – contact directly via email, phone, or website form.

Work is guided by the Children Act 1989/2004, Working Together (2018), and KCSIE. Records are GDPR-compliant, and schools receive only agreed, purpose-limited updates.

Pupil Sessions- Fees are agreed in advance and tailored to the number of sessions commissioned, ensuring flexibility for schools and families.

Training and Workshops — The scope, duration, and number of participants determine costs. Quotations are provided following an initial needs discussion